Ukraine: Individual entrepreneurs can now claim damages for Russia’s aggression

The Register of Damage for Ukraine has launched a new category of claims for individual entrepreneurs who have lost money as a result of Russia's aggression.

Category A3.5 is designed for entrepreneurs in Ukraine whose profits were negatively affected, on or after 24 February 2022, by Russia's full-scale invasion.

To submit a claim, individuals must provide details of their entrepreneurial activity and how it was negatively affected, as well as financial records showing the profits lost, via the widely-used Diia app and web portal.

Claims relating to any assets that were destroyed, damaged or lost should be submitted to the Register in different categories, as should claims relating to legal entities.

Eligible claims will be recorded in the Register of Damage for Ukraine and later transmitted to the future International Claims Commission, which will review, assess and decide on claims and determine the amount of compensation, if any, which is due in each case.

In total, more than 130,000 claims have so far been submitted to the Register of Damage for Ukraine, which is the first component of an international compensation mechanism for Russia's aggression.

In December 2025, 35 countries and the European Union signed the convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine within the framework of the Council of Europe.

The claims commission will start work once the convention enters into force and its governing bodies have been set up.

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