At its eighth meeting (held throughout September and October 2025), the Board of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine adopted a series of decisions on the eligibility of claims for recording in the Register, resulting in the recording of more than 9,700 new claims across four categories, including missing close family members, involuntary internal displacement, serious personal injury and damage or destruction of residential immovable property.

For the first time, the Board also approved the recording of claims under Category A2.3 (Serious personal injury), marking an important expansion of the Register’s operational scope to cover additional forms of harm suffered by victims of the aggression, including violations of personal integrity, which transforms individual pain into recognised legal evidence.

As of today, the Register has received over 70,000 claims, of which almost 22,000 have already been processed and recorded. The largest shares relate to displacement and damage or destruction of residential property, underscoring the vast human suffering and material losses caused by Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine.

The Board welcomed the continued progress in the claims submission process and reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that the Register remains a credible, transparent and victim-centred mechanism in the broader international effort to secure reparations for Ukraine and its people.

Register of Damage for Ukraine

The Register of Damage for Ukraine, established under the auspices of the Council of Europe, serves as an essential step toward an international compensation mechanism. Currently, claims can be submitted in fourteen categories:

• A1.1 (involuntary internal displacement)
• A2.1 (death of an immediate family member)
• A2.2 (missing immediate family member)
• A2.3 (serious personal injury)
• A2.4 (sexual violence)
• A2.5 (torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment)
• A2.6 (deprivation of liberty)
• A2.7 (forced labour or service)
• A2.8(forcible transfer or deportation of children)
• A2.9 (forcible transfer or deportation of adults)
• A3.1 (damage or destruction of residential property)
• A3.2 (damage or destruction of non-residential immovable property)
• A3.3 Loss of housing or residence
• A3.6 Loss of access or control of immovable property in the temporarily occupied territories.

Additional categories of claims will be launched in due course. 

The Register continues to encourage all eligible individuals to submit their claims. Information on claims categories, eligibility criteria, and submission procedures is available on the Register’s website.