Cabinet resolution #247 of March 5, 2024 

Cosponsors: the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 

Status: in effect since March 5, 2024 

Who is affected: inhabitants of Ukraine who suffered from the armed aggression, the Ministry for the Development of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure, the State Agency for Infrastructure Development and Restoration, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs 

Summary:  

  • 7.6 billion UAH is allocated to the Ministry for the Development of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure for subsidies to local budgets for the implementation of projects eliminating the consequences of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation 
  • 1.5 billion UAH is allocated to the State Agency for Infrastructure Development and Restoration for the construction and restoration of housing and public and infrastructure facilities 
  • 50 million UAH are allocated to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs for the reconstruction of the Borodianskyi center for social and psychological rehabilitation  
  • 88 million UAH are allocated to the Ministry of Defense for the implementation of projects 
  • 33 million UAH are allocated to the Ministry of the Interior for the implementation of projects. 

What is right:  

  • the resolution launches restoration projects in communities affected by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation 
  • the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior will be able to implement their projects. 

What is wrong: since there is no unified reconstruction plan, funds are allocated randomly, leading to their inefficient use and increased corruption risks. Restrictions introduced under martial law, in particular, restricted access to state registries and restrictions on freedom of speech, do not allow the media and NGOs to effectively monitor the use of public funds. 

Alternative solution: to develop a unified strategy for the reconstruction of Ukraine and plan the work of the Fund accordingly. The reconstruction should be timely, efficient, just, and data-driven. For more details, please read the position of the Centre of United Actions on the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. 

Additional information: 

  • article by Oleh Savychuk and Danylo Yashchuk: Post-war reconstruction of communities and compensations: how it will work and why local authorities will remain silent 
  • article by Oksana Zabolotna: Do not reconstruct blindly: what should the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine be like and what are authorities doing wrong? 
  • Ok, So What? podcast, ep. 114: Why does the Cabinet need deputies for reconstruction?