Ukrainians are urged to register their housing in the Unified State Register of Property Rights

As a result of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, about 13% of the housing stock was destroyed. According to data from the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine, more than 3.5 million Ukrainians have lost their homes during the full-scale invasion

This was reported by Natalia Kozlovska, Deputy Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, during the dialogue "Information Security of Property in the Context of Military Challenges."  This was reported Central Interregional Department of the Ministry of Justice (Kyiv).Kyiv).

The public discussion was held on March 31 within the framework of the Projects "Strengthening judicial and non-judicial remedies for the protection of the rights of persons affected by the war in Ukraine" and "Promoting the development of housing solutions for persons affected by the war in Ukraine", which are being implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine "Resilience, Recovery and Rehabilitation" 2023-2026.  

The open discussion was attended by the leadership of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Development, MPs of Ukraine, representatives of local governments, professional and public organizations, specialized experts and journalists.  

During the discussion, in particular, such topical issues as online registration of property rights and adaptation of the state registration sphere to military challenges were considered. 

"We will continue to talk about the damage we have suffered in connection with the full-scale invasion of Russia and the war, which has been going on for four years. Some of the BTI archives were lost, and as a result, the title documents on citizens' ownership of housing were simply lost and cannot be restored. That is why we emphasize the importance of citizens entering information into the State Register of Real Property Rights. In Ukraine, 13% of the housing stock has been destroyed or damaged," Natalia Kozlovska said.

According to Kozlovska, as of today, there are about 9.6 million unverified homeowners in Ukraine. These are people who have not registered their ownership of real estate in the Unified State Register of Property Rights (USRP), which makes it difficult to receive compensation, in particular through the state program "eVodnovlennya."