The Ukraine War Damage Register has been operational since the end of April
Ten million complaints could land in the reparations register for Ukraine, announced Wednesday, Ukrainian lawyer Markian Klichkovsky, who heads this new international organization backed by the Council of Europe.
From the end of April, Ukrainians will be able to start registering their complaints, exclusively digitally, using the public service application Diïa. This application is subject to cyber attacks “almost every day”, But Mr. Klitschkowski insisted that it was only a “The Front Door” To register claims, which will be stored abroad.
The Council of Europe’s 46-member summit in Reykjavik in May decided to create a register to track and calculate the amount of damage inflicted on Ukraine by Russia after the 24 February 2022 invasion. Objective: To eventually get paid.
Based in The Hague, the organization will employ 45 people, including ten in Kyiv. “Committed to raising awareness about the process”. The Ukrainian lawyer recalled that the register was only the first step in the compensation mechanism, acknowledging that the means of financing them was the subject of international negotiations.
The register adds several measures aimed at helping Ukraine seek redress. In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin for his role in the deportation of Ukrainian children.
A project to create a special court for war crimes in Ukraine, possibly also based in The Hague, was a topic of discussion at the Reykjavik summit.
