The Odesa District Administrative Court partially granted the lawsuit of a resident of the Novovorontsovska community in the Kherson region, who challenged the refusal to provide compensation for a residential house destroyed as a result of Russian shelling.
This was reported in the court’s decision.
Thus, the plaintiff turned to the court after the commission under the Novovorontsovska settlement military administration several times refused him compensation under the ‘eRecovery’ program. Officials cited allegedly false data in the documents proving ownership of the property as the grounds for the refusal.
According to the case materials, the house in the Novovorontsovska community was destroyed in September 2022 as a result of Russian shelling and a fire. The fact of destruction was confirmed by documents from the State Emergency Service (SES), an extract from the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations, and certificates from local authorities.
In February 2024, the owner submitted an application via the ‘Diia’ portal for compensation for the destroyed housing. He subsequently submitted similar applications several more times, but was denied each time.
During the proceedings, representatives of the military administration stated that they had doubts about the legality of the registration of ownership of the house. In particular, they referred to the results of an inspection by the Ministry of Justice, which found violations during the state registration of the property.
The plaintiff, however, emphasized that his ownership right remains valid and is confirmed by an entry in the State Register of Property Rights to Real Estate. He also indicated that the commission exceeded its authority, effectively assessing the legality of registration actions instead of considering the issue of providing compensation.
The court concluded that the commission did not provide sufficient justification for the refusal and did not prove the presence of false information in the plaintiff’s application. As a result, the court declared unlawful and annulled the commission’s decision No. 292 of 12 August 2025 to refuse to provide compensation.
In addition, the court obliged the commission to re-examine the Kherson resident’s application for compensation for the destroyed house, taking into account the court’s findings.