Since the beginning of the year, a commission has inspected over 80 properties damaged by the war in the Central District of Mykolaiv

The aftermath of the shelling of Mykolaiv on 25 May. Archive photo: NikVesti

Since the start of 2026, a commission investigating damaged property has inspected 83 sites in Mykolaiv’s Central District that were damaged as a result of the war.

This was reported by Oleksandr Bereza, head of the Mykolaiv Central District administration, during a live broadcast, according to NikVesti.

According to him, the inspections are being carried out as part of the state programme ‘e-Restoration’.

«Since the start of 2026, the commission on compensation for damaged real estate resulting from the Russian Federation’s armed aggression against Ukraine has carried out 83 inspections. Of these, 37 properties were surveyed for the first time under the «eVidnovlennia» programme, and a further 32 were surveyed again under the «eVidnovlennia» programme for verification purposes, i.e. to check the work carried out,» he noted.

In addition, a further 14 properties were inspected in the Varvarivka neighbourhood following the fall of drone debris on 28 February 2026.

Three reports were also drawn up based on the results of the work and submitted to the Department of State Architectural and Construction Control of the Mykolaiv City Council. The data will be entered into the register of damaged and destroyed property.

As a reminder, in Mykolaiv, under the «VidnovyDIM» programme, 201 buildings have completed the work and submitted documents for compensation. Associations of co-owners of multi-apartment buildings (OSBBs) have already received 375 million hryvnias out of the 600 million hryvnias allocated for compensation.

The Mykolaiv Housing and Utilities Department has reported cases of misuse of funds under the «eVidnovlennia» programme

It should be noted that in Mykolaiv, instances of misuse of funds under the «eVidnovlennia» programme have been recorded; this programme provides compensation to residents for property damaged as a result of the war. In such cases, the money received will have to be returned.

As Ihor Nabatov, First Deputy Director of the Housing and Utilities Department, stated during a briefing on the restoration of facilities in the city, compensation for damaged property is paidin two instalments. Following each payment, a verification process takes place to check that the funds have been used for their intended purpose.

According to him, if it is established that the funds were not used for restoration, they will have to be returned in full. However, there is currently no mechanism in place for this. Ihor Nabatov also reported that of the 3,071 applications approved in Mykolaiv, 1,444 have reached the final verification stage.