The enemy destroyed 12,000 houses in Mykolaiv region over four years — 32% have been restored

The aftermath of the Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, 17 December 2025. Photo: NikVesti

As of January 2026, shelling damaged nearly 12,000 private houses in the Mykolaiv region, of which a third have been restored.

This was announced by the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitalii Kim during a telethon, according to NikVesti.

«Almost 12,000 private houses were damaged, of which 32% have been restored. 194 are beyond repair. And more than 2,000 multi-storey buildings were damaged, 16% of them have been restored,» said Vitalii Kim.

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He also added that residents of the region have already submitted 2.5 thousand applications for compensation for destroyed housing under the programme «eVidnovlennia». So far, 1390 applications have been approved. The owners of the destroyed housing have received certificates for the purchase of new housing worth a total of 409 million hryvnias.

Read also the article NikVesti «How «eVidnovlennia» works in Mykolaiv and whether compensation covers people's needs».

₴150 million from the World Bank for the design of houses in Mykolaiv. What do we know?

Mykolaiv is among the five communities selected under the grant project «Housing Renovation to Restore People's Rights and Opportunities «HOPE», funded by the World Bank.

For Mykolaiv, 54 houses were selected and divided into 21 clusters. 150.3 million will be spent on their design.

At the same time, the city council says it is not sure whether all fifty houses will be rebuilt by 2027. They promised to develop projects for the reconstruction of high-rise buildings by April 2026.

As of early November, the city authorities announced three tenders to find designers for the overhaul of 20 apartment buildings. Four more procurements, covering 34 buildings, are currently being approved.

NikVesti found out that this list includes at least four buildings that already have developed design and estimate documentation.

After that, the Department of Housing and Communal Services explained that procurement under World Bank rules is lengthy — it can take up to three months from the moment of announcement to signing the contract. Therefore, the Department of Housing and Communal Services conducted its own procurement to carry out stabilisation works — measures that helped to protect the building from further destruction.

Read also the article NikVesti «Reconstruction or just documents: how ₴150 million of the World Bank will be spent in Mykolaiv».