Despite the adoption of Cabinet Resolution No. 767, which provides for compensation for destroyed housing, many Ukrainians still cannot get on the list of recipients. Military administrations interpret the resolution’s provisions inconsistently, and courts fail to enforce their decisions.
This is reported in the article “The home is gone, and there’s been no compensation for 12 years” by ZN.ua.
The media highlights the story of 72-year-old Hanna Lashkevych — one of thousands of Ukrainians who lost their homes due to the war. Her house in the village of Pisky near Donetsk airport was destroyed by Russian shelling back in 2014. Since then, she has lived with her grandson in a rented apartment in Novovolynsk and has been trying to obtain compensation for her destroyed home.
“Hanna’s story is the story of thousands of displaced people whose lives were shattered by war. But not their faith or determination to fight for their legal rights. The state must not only protect its territorial integrity and borders, but also care for those who have suffered from international crimes and need protection,” the media notes.
The article explains that the difficulty in obtaining compensation lies not only in bureaucracy, but in the fact that the system itself does not function as a coherent mechanism. People who lost their homes due to war are forced to spend years proving the obvious — that their homes were destroyed, that they are entitled to assistance, and that the state is obligated to provide it. Even after court rulings, verified documents, and appeals to government bodies, they face refusals, shifting responsibility between ministries, and a lack of funding. In some cases, there is simply no institution left to issue the compensation — the responsible body was dissolved, and no new one was created.
