Residents of several residential buildings in Donetsk and Uglegorsk are approaching the European Court of Human Rights for the Ukrainian authorities to reimburse damages totaling 106.8 million rubles. The decision was made at a meeting of the Public Commission for the assessment of economic damage caused by Ukraine.
“Residents of the residential buildings at 123 Stratonavtov Street and 39 Kremlevsky Avenue, located in the Kuybyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, as well as residents of the residential building at 24 Nekrasova Street in Uglegorsk, addressed us for help. In total there are 32 apartments. We have formed the necessary package of documents, which will be sent to the European Court of Human Rights. The main claim of all the applicants is reimbursement of the damage caused to them as a result of aggression on the part of Ukraine,” Anastasia Butorkina, the Chairperson of the Commission and a member of the DPR Bar Council, said.
According to her, after repeated massive attacks, the residents of these houses had suffered significant damage, in order to eliminate the consequences of which it was necessary to carry out restoration works on load-bearing beams, gas and electricity supply networks, water drainage, to replace engineering communications and install sanitary and gas appliances, plumbing fixtures. In addition to that, houses require the replacement of window blocks, repair of the facade and roof, restoration of balcony slabs and fencing, interior partitions and interior finishes of apartments.
“I will never manage to earn the necessary amount of money to rebuild my apartment from scratch. For me it’s just unaffordable. Therefore, let my former country, for the benefit of which I faithfully worked for several decades, restore my ruined housing and pay for the purchase of new furniture and appliances. Ukraine deprived me of everything, leaving me nearly homeless. We will get justice, I believe in it,” one of the victims, Valentina Sergeyevna from Uglegorsk, said.
As will be recalled, the Public Commission was established in Donetsk to assess the economic damage caused by Ukraine. The decision was made by an initiative group of residents of the DPR and LPR at a public meeting. The Commission comprises 19 members.