Key points
- Over 108,000 new utility debts were opened in Ukraine in the first half of 2026.
- 65% of them, 70,206 cases, remain open and unpaid.
- In total, there are 829,768 utility debts in the Unified Register of Debtors.
- This year, the most new debts have been opened in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Mykolaiv regions.
- Most often, Ukrainians are in debt for heat supply, and the majority of debtors are people aged 46-60.
Over 108,000 new enforcement proceedings for utility debts were opened in Ukraine in the first half of 2026, according to Opendatabot. 65% of them, 70,206 cases, remain open and unpaid.
These unpaid debts account for 9% of all utility debt cases currently in the Unified Register of Debtors.
As of early July 2026, there are 829,768 utility debts in the register. 62% of them are formally closed, but this does not mean that the debt has been paid – executors can close proceedings due to the impossibility of collecting funds, and the debt record remains in the system.
The most new debts this year have been opened in Kharkiv region – 22,171 cases, which is 20% of all new cases. Dnipropetrovsk region is second with 19,636 cases (18%), and Mykolaiv region is third with 12,841 cases (12%).
By type of service, most debts are for heat supply – 43% of all new cases. Another 18% are for water supply, 12% for housing services, 11% for gas supply, and 9% for electricity supply.
The largest share of new debtors are people aged 46-60, who account for 35% of cases. A quarter of debts are owed by pensioners, and another 24% by Ukrainians aged 36-45. Women are involved in more than half of new cases – 60,141 cases.
Some debts remain open for years: the oldest enforcement proceedings have been in the register for over 9 years. One of them is a debt of a woman from Chernihiv region for heat supply, another is a debt of a man from Lviv region for water supply and sewage.
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