Ukrainians will be able to use the Diia app to file claims for damaged or destroyed property with the International Register of Damages to receive reparations from Russia in the future, said Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
“Starting in April, Ukrainians will be able to file a report on damaged or destroyed apartments, houses, and cottages via Diia if they have a survey report from the local authorities. Then it will be possible to submit applications to the Register if they have not contacted the local authorities,” Fedorov said on his Telegram channel on Monday.
The service was launched after signing an agreement with Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi, Executive Director of the International Register of Damage Caused by Russian Aggression against Ukraine.
“Diia is becoming an important part of the transfer and display of the scale of damage caused by Russian aggression,” the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation emphasized.
According to Fedorov, this is the first case of international data exchange for which Diia will be used. Later, the possibility of filing claims for forced displacement, harm to life, health, torture and sexual violence will be implemented. At the final stage, it will be possible to file a claim for damage to infrastructure, as well as to file claims for compensation for business damage.
“The Ministry of Justice is working on a rather complicated and lengthy process of reparations, and Diia helps to make the process of applying to the register simple, accessible and safe,” he wrote.
The Vice Prime Minister clarified that the Register of Damage Caused by the Russian Aggression against Ukraine was established under the auspices of the Council of Europe in May last year. To date, 43 countries and the EU, including the United States, Japan and Canada, have joined the Register. Its main goal is to record all claims of damage caused by the war so that Russia can pay fair reparations to Ukraine and Ukrainians.
Work is underway with international partners to create a mechanism that converts information from the Register into decisions on compensation payments to Ukraine and those affected by the war, the statement said.
