11.04.2022

Russia will be responsible for the loss of Ukraine’s land fund

Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi spoke about the development of a methodology for determining the damage and losses from land losses caused to Ukraine as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. This was reported by Ministry of Agrarian Policy .

According to the Minister, the costs of land reclamation will be taken into account when calculating the damage and losses; losses to owners (land users) of agricultural land plots; costs for restoration of reclamation areas; demining costs, etc.

“Most of the land, including agricultural land, with reclamation infrastructure, has suffered significant damage, and their owners and users – losses. All this must be reimbursed in full, including not only the actual losses but also the lost profits. We plan to attract the best specialists with international experience to develop other indicators and methods, ”Mykola Solskyi emphasized.

Damage and damage caused to Ukraine as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation will be determined in 15 areas:

1) human losses and related social costs;

2) economic losses associated with human losses;

3) military losses;

4) losses associated with ensuring public safety and order, combating crime, road safety;

5) loss of housing and housing and communal services;

6) loss of land;

7) loss of forest resources;

8) subsoil loss;

9) loss of water area;

10) losses caused to the nature reserve fund;

11) loss of transport infrastructure, telecommunications network and communications;

12) loss of energy infrastructure;

13) loss of cultural heritage;

14) economic losses of enterprises;

15) losses of institutions and organizations.

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Help:

March 20, 2022 was adopted Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 326″ On Approval of the Procedure for Determining Damage and Damage Caused to Ukraine as a Result of Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation “.

Each of the areas is assigned a responsible ministry, another central or local executive body, which is obliged to develop and approve appropriate methods of determining damage and damage within six months.

It is also envisaged that the ministries, other central and local executive bodies responsible for determining damages and losses by areas will provide the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories with relevant information by April 1 of the following period to summarize it and provide it by June 1. To the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.