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🌐Community Reconstruction Policy: 2024 Summary and 2025 Priorities  

 

What reforms are planned to accelerate Ukraine’s reconstruction, what are the results of the state programs eOselya (eHousing) and eVidnovlennya (eRecovery), what are the reconstruction priorities for 2025, and how will the transparency of permitting procedures be improved?  

 

These questions were discussed in detail during the thematic panel “Community Reconstruction Policy: 2024 Summary and 2025 Priorities,” held within the framework of the practical forum “Reconstruction in Action 3.0” at the International Construction Exhibition KyivBuild Ukraine 2025.  

 

🤝 Many international partners are already investing in Ukraine’s recovery. Recently, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced plans to invest at least €1.5 billion in Ukraine in 2025. Additionally, the World Bank is implementing 21 projects in Ukraine, funded through loan resources. This was reported by Lev Partskhaladze, President of the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine and moderator of the thematic panel.  

 

He noted that these projects are only part of the international support aimed at Ukraine’s development and recovery across various sectors and expressed gratitude to Premier Expo for organizing the forum, which brought together representatives of the government, communities, and businesses, both Ukrainian and international.  

 

💬 “We now also want to develop a platform based on the CBU to unite all our manufacturers and other companies willing to attract foreign investment and collaborate with international partners. This would allow them to interact easily, both online and offline,” shared Lev Partskhaladze.  

 

🏡 On the necessary solutions for communities to not just survive but develop, and how to change outdated housing policies, spoke Olena Shuliak, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on State Building, Local Governance, Regional Development and Urban Planning, and Head of the "Servant of the People" party.  

 

💬 “Parliament and the government are planning radical changes. We must replace outdated rules with new mechanisms that truly work: financial and credit programs, social housing development, and private sector involvement. Because owning a home is not a luxury but a basic need. This year, one of the key Ukraine Facility markers is expected to be adopted – the draft law ‘On the Basic Principles of Housing Policy,’” stated Ms. Shuliak.

 

🌇 Already in 2025, outdated housing policy is planned to be replaced with modern new legislation. This is necessary to address a number of issues caused by the use of the old Ukrainian Housing Code — such as long waiting lists for housing and difficulties for citizens in purchasing a home.  

 

Olena Shuliak also commented on the current results of the eVidnovlennya program: in 2023-2024, UAH 18 billion was provided to people as compensation for destroyed and damaged housing.  

 

🏗️ Viacheslav Didkivskyi, Deputy Head of the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine (Restoration Agency), outlined the key areas of the agency’s work.  

 

💬 “A priority direction of our activity is the creation of a central procurement office, which will consolidate procedures, ensure transparency, and provide guarantees to our international partners,” stated Mr. Didkivskyi.  

 

He also noted that the largest partners of the Restoration Agency today are the World Bank, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).  

 

He provided a detailed explanation of how the Restoration Agency is working on preserving road infrastructure and developing border checkpoints to ensure uninterrupted logistics.  

 

Additionally, Mr. Didkivskyi shared the current progress of the social housing construction project, noting that there are prospects for cooperation on this issue with the EIB. The technical implementation involves the development of 5-7 typical designs that will be offered to communities for selection. The Deputy Head of the Restoration Agency also reported on the planned number of apartments to be built by the end of this year and specified the sources and proportions of funding.  

 

📱Oleksandr Novytskyi, Head of the State Inspectorate for Architecture and Urban Development of Ukraine, provided updates on the ongoing digitalization of the construction sector. Recently, amendments were introduced to several government resolutions, including the implementation of automatic registration of construction start documents for CC1-category projects.  

 

The automated system has already proven its efficiency, reducing the rejection rate of declarative documentation submissions to 7%, whereas previously, this figure could reach up to 60%.  

 

💬 “We placed our bet on a player we trust — the digital system — the Unified State Electronic System in Construction,” emphasized Mr. Novytskyi. “We are leveling the playing field for everyone. We are giving citizens and businesses the ability to obtain a completed document in just 15 minutes.”  

 

🌇 Andrii Tarasenko, Director of the Business Development Department at Ukrainian Financial Housing Company, presented the latest results of the eOselya program. To date, 15,602 families have purchased their own homes, with the highest number — 3,568 — in the Kyiv region.  

 

Mr. Tarasenko recalled that several changes were introduced to the program last year. Now, the age of the housing must not exceed three years, except for purchases in frontline regions and by internally displaced persons, where the housing age limit is extended to 10 years.  

 

As a result of the first nine months of 2024, thanks to the eOselya program, construction volumes in Ukraine increased by 23.8%.

 

Andrii Tarasenko spoke about the plans for the eOselya program in 2025, which, in particular, envisage that over 600 apartments will be purchased by citizens each month. He also shared information about clients' expectations for the apartments they are considering for purchase.  

 

🔋 Dmytro Syrykh, Technical Director of the Energy Efficiency Fund of Ukraine, explained how the Energy Efficiency Fund is working on restoring damaged buildings and improving energy conservation.  

 

Mr. Syrykh emphasized the importance of cooperation with communities in matters of enhancing the energy efficiency of multi-apartment buildings.  

 

The Energy Efficiency Fund is implementing three programs: VidnovyDIM, EnergoDIM, and GreenDIM.  

 

🏗️VidnovyDIM provides a 100% grant covering the cost of materials and works, but not exceeding 8.8 million UAH per building.  

 

🔋 As of today, the total value of submitted projects under the EnergoDIM program amounts to 7.3 billion UAH, and over 79,000 families have already become participants.  

 

☀️ Additionally, projects worth 249.1 million UAH have already been submitted for participation in the GreenDIM program, with over 29,000 families joining the program.  

 

💰 The specifics of UNDP technical support within the framework of the implementation of subprojects of the Emergency Credit Program for Ukraine's Recovery (ECPU) and the Ukraine Recovery Program (URP) were presented by Nadiya Bondarchuk, Technical Expert at UNDP GTP.

 

Ms. Bondarchuk provided a detailed overview of several UNDP programs:  

✔️ ECPU, which provides 200 million euros in a multi-sector framework loan for the restoration of critical and social infrastructure;  

✔️ URP, which provides 340 million euros in loans for infrastructure restoration;  

✔️ URP III, which includes a total loan amount of 250 million euros. Projects will be financed on a non-repayable basis as a grant.  

 

❗ Nadiya Bondarchuk drew the audience's attention to the fact that not all projects under the URP program have been launched yet, meaning developers can still participate in this program.

 

She reminded that the selection of projects for URP III was carried out in the following areas: construction and/or placement of gas piston and gas turbine installations; construction, reconstruction, and major repairs of municipal housing; construction, reconstruction, and major repairs of water supply and sewage projects; and reconstruction of medical institutions.

 

🏗️ Ms. Bondarchuk provided a detailed explanation of the URP III project selection conditions, including an 18-month implementation period, the requirement for co-financing from local budgets of at least 23%, and other criteria. She also shared with the participants of the thematic panel the algorithm for project implementation.

 

🤝 Dmytro Polyanskyi, Senior Recovery Lead of the Business Ombudsman Council, described how the state and communities ensure favorable conditions for private sector participation in reconstruction projects.

 

Mr. Polyanskyi outlined key challenges in the reconstruction process, including:  

🔸delays in fund allocation and inefficient use of allocated funds;

🔸delays in work payments and contract signings;

🔸difficulties in attracting private businesses (both national and foreign) to participate in reconstruction projects;

🔸corruption risks in procurement and the price-based approach as the primary factor in public procurement;

🔸the need to adjust wages to market levels;

🔸a growing labor shortage;

🔸material shortages due to destroyed enterprises and supply chain disruptions.

 

Dmytro Polyanskyi emphasized that the private sector can be a key player in community reconstruction, while local self-government should be the driving force of change.

 

🏗️ Oleksandr Kharchenko, Vice President of the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TRUST ZHYTLOBUD-1, spoke about the implementation of projects for rebuilding destroyed buildings.

 

He outlined a number of issues related to construction work in Kharkiv, including a shortage of workers and unsafe working conditions. Mr. Kharchenko noted that the workforce had decreased threefold, while apartment sales dropped from 5,500 to just 160 units.  

 

Additionally, Oleksandr Kharchenko highlighted the issue of documentation adjustments, stating that out of 107 restored buildings, documentation needed to be corrected for 104 of them. 

 

💬 "It is impossible to create a project for reconstruction beforehand. It has to be done based on actual results. Now, all the necessary recording tools exist — photo and video cameras," emphasized Mr. Kharchenko, stressing that this issue requires regulation at the level of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine or other authorized bodies.

 

🏫 The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TRUST ZHYTLOBUD-1 spoke about the construction of an underground school and the positive impacts of this project.  

 

Oleksandr Kharchenko also highlighted several challenges faced during the construction of platoon strongpoints, including loss of personnel and equipment.  

 

🏗️ Ihor Platonov, Owner of LLC "UKRAINIAN-EUROPEAN COMPANY "DIAMANT", shared the results of reconstruction efforts using the example of completed work in the village of Yahidne.  

 

In 2023, the company began restoring residential buildings in the village. However, the team also helped rebuild farm structures that were not included in the official recovery program. By the end of March 2025, the first 40 houses will be completed and ready for residents to move in.  

 

🤝 Mr. Platonov also shared his experience working with the Recovery Agency, emphasizing that its employees are willing to provide all necessary support, clarify documentation procedures, and guide project implementation.  

 

A huge thank you to all participants of the thematic panel for the insightful discussion and active involvement in Ukraine’s recovery!  

 

Together, we can rebuild a modern Ukraine!

 

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WE WILL WIN AND REBUILD EVERYTHING! 💪

TOGETHER TO VICTORY! 

GLORY TO UKRAINE! 💙💛