International Register of Damage Opens All 43 Claim Categories

The International Register of Damage caused by the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has completed the opening of all 43 envisaged claim categories. The last three categories became available on 30 September and concern damage suffered by the state of Ukraine.

These are categories B1.6 "Other property losses", B3.1 "Environmental damage" and B3.2 "Theft and/or appropriation of natural resources". The Register's official website has already published forms, rules for filing claims and relevant instructions for them.

Thus, all categories approved for individuals and legal entities, as well as the state of Ukraine, are now open. As early as 10 September, after the launch of the last categories for legal entities, the government reported that 40 of the 43 categories were available.

The list covers a wide range of losses caused by Russian aggression: deaths and injuries, forced displacement, loss of housing and employment, destruction of property and infrastructure, business losses, damage to cultural values and the environment, demining costs and other consequences of the war. In total, 43 claim categories have been approved for the Register.

At the same time, submitting a claim to the Register does not in itself mean automatic receipt of money. The Register collects, verifies and records claims and evidence of damage caused. Subsequently, they are to be transferred to an international compensation commission, which will consider the claims on the merits and determine the amount of compensation.

The International Register of Damage has been operating within the Council of Europe since 2023 and began accepting claims in April 2024. By the beginning of September 2026, it had already received almost 190,000 claims, about 58,000 of which had been entered into the Register.

Based on: International Register of Damage, Diia, Council of Europe