Key points
- The Damage Registry has opened claim intake in categories B2 and C2 for damaged, destroyed or lost cultural values.
- In category B2, claims are submitted by the State of Ukraine and territorial communities; in category C2, by legal entities regardless of ownership form.
- The categories cover architecture, sculpture, painting, museum and archival collections, old prints and cult objects.
- The damage refers to events from 24 February 2022 or later due to Russian Federation actions on Ukrainian territory, including territorial waters.
- Claims may concern the value of destroyed objects, restoration and evacuation costs of cultural values.
- Claims can be submitted via “Diia”.
The Damage Registry, which records losses caused by Russian aggression against Ukraine, opened on 3 September 2026 opened intake for two new categories – B2 and C2. The categories concern damaged, destroyed or lost cultural heritage objects.
In category B2, claims can be filed by the State of Ukraine on behalf of state-owned property management entities and territorial communities on behalf of local self-government bodies. In category C2, legal entities have the right to file regardless of ownership form – private museums, galleries, religious organizations and charitable foundations.
Categories B2 and C2 apply to movable and immovable material objects of artistic, historical, religious, ethnographic or scientific significance. This includes works of architecture, monumental sculpture and painting, museums, libraries, museum storages, archives, collections, old prints, paintings and cult objects.
Claims are accepted for damage caused on or after 24 February 2022 due to internationally unlawful actions of the Russian Federation, concerning objects on Ukrainian territory within its internationally recognized borders, including territorial waters.
Within the categories, claims are considered for the full value of destroyed, irretrievably lost or illegally removed objects, the cost of their repair, restoration, conservation or full reconstruction, as well as expenses for evacuation, protection, search and return of cultural values.
Claims can be submitted via “Diia”.
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