Ukraine completes opening of all 43 claim categories at international damage register
The International Register of Damage Caused by Russia's Aggression Against Ukraine (RD4U) completed the phased opening of all 43 claim categories on 30 September. The categories cover damages to individuals, legal entities, and the State of Ukraine. The Register has received about 195,000 claims, of which more than 65,000 have been entered into the Register.
Key points
- RD4U opened all 43 claim categories for submission on 30 September
- Categories are split into 21 for individuals, 11 for legal entities, and 11 for the State of Ukraine
- The last three categories opened were state-level: B1.6 "Other property losses," B3.1 "Environmental damage," and B3.2 "Plundering and/or misappropriation of natural resources"
- The Register has received approximately 195,000 claims, with more than 65,000 entered and the rest being processed
- Claims can be submitted online through the Diia portal
- The Register only records claims; compensation amounts and payments will be decided by a future International Compensation Commission, whose founding Convention requires 25 to enter into force
Why it matters
Completing the opening of all 43 categories means every type of damage within the Register's mandate — from personal injury and loss of housing to environmental harm and looting of natural resources — now has a defined submission path toward the eventual international compensation mechanism. With roughly 195,000 applications already received and more than 65,000 entered, there is substantial claimant demand ahead. However, the Register only records claims; determining amounts and making payments falls to a future International Compensation Commission, whose founding Convention was adopted in December 2025 and still needs further ratifications to enter into force.
What happened
On 30 September, the International Register of Damage Caused by Russia's Aggression Against Ukraine (RD4U) completed the phased opening of all 43 claim categories provided for in its mandate. The categories are divided into 21 for individuals, 11 for legal entities, and 11 for the State of Ukraine. The final three categories to open were state-level: B1.6 "Other property losses," B3.1 "Environmental damage," and B3.2 "Plundering and/or misappropriation of natural resources," which may be filed by the State of Ukraine, its central, regional, and local authorities, and by state and communal institutions. The categories cover a wide range of consequences of the war, including death and disappearance of relatives, bodily harm, torture, sexual violence, forced displacement, loss of housing and work, damage to property and infrastructure, business economic losses, damage to cultural heritage and the environment, and state humanitarian expenditures. Applications can be submitted online via the Diia portal. As of the reporting date, the Register had received around 195,000 applications, of which more than 65,000 had been recognized as admissible and entered, with processing of the remainder ongoing. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky announced the opening, and Executive Director Markiyan Kliuchkovsky framed the milestone as giving every type of damage a defined path toward the compensation mechanism while calling on the international community to complete the Compensation Commission and Fund.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian coverage leads with the domestic significance of the milestone for citizens, businesses (including individual entrepreneurs, or FOPs), and the State of Ukraine as claimants. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky's statements frame the opening as part of holding Russia accountable for damage to people, business, and the state, and as building the evidence base for the future compensation mechanism. Reporting emphasizes practical details for applicants — the breakdown of categories, the types of damage covered, and submission through the Diia portal — while Executive Director Markiyan Kliuchkovsky's quotes stress that the international community must now complete the Compensation Commission and Fund so that recorded rights translate into decisions and payments.
Where reporting differs
Ukrainian sources give different counts for signatories and ratifications of the Convention establishing the Compensation Commission. One set of reports says 41 signatories and 9 states plus the EU as ratifiers; another says 40 signatories with 9 states plus the EU ratifying; a third says 40 states and the EU as signatories with 10 ratifying countries.
Background
The Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U) was established by the Council of Europe on 12 May 2023 and is headquartered in The Hague with an office in Kyiv. It records claims concerning acts causing harm to civilians, businesses, and the state from 24 February 2022 onward. The phased launch of the claims submission system began on 2 April 2024, with categories opened in stages through end-August 2025 and the final three state-level categories opened on 30 September. The international compensation mechanism consists of three elements: the Register, the future International Compensation Commission, and a future Compensation Fund from which payments would be made. The Convention establishing the Compensation Commission was adopted on 16 December 2025 at a Diplomatic Conference in The Hague; 25 ratifications are required for it to enter into force, with signing and ratification counts still below that threshold at the time of reporting.