Ukraine Allocates ₴33.2M for Odesa Building Restoration After Russian Attack

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated UAH 33 million 239 thousand to Odesa region from the fund for the elimination of the consequences of armed aggression for the construction and restoration of infrastructure, residential and public buildings and structures.

The government made the decision on April 11.

As noted in the resolution, it is an adjusted project for the overhaul of a nine-story residential building at 23 Chornomorskaya Street in Serhiivka village, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, Odesa region, damaged as a result of a missile strike on July 1, 2022.

In early April, the Infrastructure Restoration and Development Service in Odesa Oblast reported that the repair work on the building was expected to be completed by the end of April. Reconstruction of the damaged high-rise building began in late 2023.

A nine-story building in Serhiivka, Odesa region, was destroyed on July 1, 2022. Then the Russians fired three X-22 missiles at the village - one of them hit the basement of the building. The explosion completely destroyed the first entrance, while the other two were severely damaged. 105 out of 106 apartments in the nine-story building were destroyed.

In July, law enforcement officers put Anatoliy Cherednichenko, head of the Serhiyivka community in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, on the wanted list. The prosecutor's office believes that during the overhaul of residential buildings in the villages of Serhiivka and Chabanske in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, the official developed a scheme to seize budget funds by overstating the cost of work performed and construction materials.

In September 2023, the contractor was replaced in Serhiivka and construction work resumed. At that time, Oleh Kiper, head of Odesa Regional Military Administration, said that there was a pause in the work because it took time to reissue documents between the contractor and the new one. He also added that the previous contractor was being investigated by law enforcement.

In addition, the Center for Public Investigations has personalized those who may be involved in the deadly attack on civilians in the village of Serhiivka in Odesa region on July 1, 2022, by the Russian military.

Кирило Бойко