Draft bill #11008 of February 12, 2024 

Cosponsors: 8 MPs from the factions Servant of the People and Batkivshchyna with Ihor Herasymenko as the first signatory 

Status: sent for review to Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy of the Verkhovna Rada 

Who is affected: owners and lessees of land plots and the Armed Forces of Ukraine 

Summary: considering the military situation, the cosponsors of the bill propose to update regulations concerning AFU-owned lands (lands owned by the Armed Forces or other military units) that are leased for agricultural purposes: 

  • to reduce the maximum lease term of AFU-owned lands from 50 to 3 years 
  • to prohibit the leasing of AFU-owned lands to foreign countries, individuals, and organizations 
  • to prohibit the lessee of AFU-owned lands from subleasing. 

What is right: 

  • clear regulations will be introduced regarding the lease of AFU-owned lands for agriculture 
  • the state will get additional funding to meet the needs of the army from the lease of the AFU-owned lands.