Owners of 36 apartments in a Dnipro high-rise building have been unable to receive payments under the "єВідновлення" reconstruction program [1].
The situation highlights critical gaps in how the Ukrainian government classifies property damage, leaving some displaced citizens without the financial means to rebuild or relocate.
The dispute stems from a Russian Shahed drone strike that hit the residential building in November 2023 [3]. While the attack caused extensive damage across the complex, the state's response to the affected residents has been inconsistent.
Residents of one entrance, where flats were completely destroyed, received new-housing certificates to secure alternative living arrangements [1]. However, those in an adjacent entrance have been denied payments for over six months [2].
Authorities said the apartments in this second section were uninhabitable [1]. Because the units were deemed uninhabitable but not completely destroyed, they did not qualify for the same certificates issued to their neighbors, yet the owners remain unable to access the funds necessary for repairs.
The "єВідновлення" program is the primary mechanism for citizens to reclaim losses from wartime destruction. For the 36 affected owners, the classification of their homes as uninhabitable has created a bureaucratic deadlock, leaving them without both a home and the state support intended to replace it [1].
“Owners of 36 apartments in a Dnipro high-rise building have been unable to receive payments”
This case illustrates a failure in the administrative criteria of the "єВідновлення" program, where a 'middle ground' of damage—uninhabitable but not fully destroyed—creates a gap in eligibility. It suggests that current state recovery frameworks may not adequately address properties that are structurally unsound but still standing, leaving a specific class of victims in a legal and financial limbo.
