Author's course by Olha Onishchuk

Guide to compensation for war damage: national and international compensation mechanisms — from A to Z

DATE
9-10 May 2026

FORMAT
offline, Kyiv
Dobrovolchykh Batalioniv St., 10

SPEAKER
Olha Onishchuk

COST

15000 UAH

A two-day author’s course by Olha Onishchuk, created specifically for professionals interested in the issue of compensation for war damage to destroyed property and working with affected property owners, as well as lawyers seeking to deepen their knowledge of compensation issues for high-quality legal support of client cases — both individuals and legal entities.

Book participation

Course participants will receive

Clear step-by-step algorithms for working with victims — from the stage of confirming ownership of destroyed property to the final step — using the compensation received.
The course is based on real cases and the lecturer’s own experience working with victims, so all materials are practical and adapted to the realities of compensation mechanisms. Special attention will be paid to the most common mistakes made in the process of obtaining compensation, as well as complex cases, in particular regarding the realisation of the right to compensation by heirs and non-title owners of destroyed housing.
A separate section will be devoted to working with the international Register of Damages for Ukraine (RD4U). Participants will learn about the important role of RD4U in developing a future international compensation mechanism for Ukraine, familiarise themselves with the nuances of appeals by various entities — citizens, businesses and the state — and learn professional life hacks for the high-quality preparation of applications for property categories, such as the collection of necessary evidence, materials and documents.

THE TRAINING PROGRAM INCLUDES

1. Compensation for war damage: international experience and Ukrainian reality
2. National compensation mechanism: key stages and legal nuances
3. Damaged and destroyed housing: features of legal regulation
4. Housing certificate: subtleties of implementation and support of purchase and sale agreements
5. Termination of ownership of destroyed housing: analysis of complex cases
6. Features of the implementation of the right to compensation by heirs

7.Practical work: analysis of typical mistakes and ways to avoid them
8. Property hygiene: preservation and restoration of lost real estate documents during the war
9. Legal transactions with property in temporarily occupied territories: peculiarities of implementation
10. International Register of Damage to Ukraine: what lawyers need to know today
11. Applying to RD4U: professional life hacks for property categories of applications
12. Nuances of submitting applications from businesses and the Ukrainian state to RD4U: digital powers of representatives

THIS COURSE IS FOR

Practising lawyers, notaries, and attorneys who want to deepen their expertise in the field of compensation for war damage to destroyed property;
Legal advisors of state and private enterprises that have suffered losses as a result of Russia’s military aggression;
Real estate experts who want to expand their expertise;
Specialists from human rights organisations who help affected property owners;
Anyone interested in the field of war damage compensation, regardless of profession.

SPEAKER

Olha Onishchuk

Guide to compensation for war damage: national and international compensation mechanisms — from A to Z

Olha Onishchuk

A practicing notary with over 20 years of experience, a recognized expert in the field of property rights protection, actively involved in public activities, with experience in political office — from September 2019 to June 2021, she held the position of Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine for State Registration, was responsible for anti-raiding, state registration and notary issues.

She is a mentor for the KSPA’s School of Ministers programme, head of the Legal Security of Property programme at the Ukrainian Institute of the Future, author of the initiative and co-founder of the NGO ‘Get Back What’s Yours’.
The organisation was founded in September 2022 in response to a systemic problem – the lack of an effective mechanism for compensation for housing destroyed as a result of the Russian Federation’s armed aggression. The NGO ‘Return What Is Yours’ works to restore justice by ensuring access to compensation through advocacy for systemic legislative changes, promoting the implementation of transparent and effective mechanisms at the state level, and providing legal and information support to victims.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

The course is aimed at developing a comprehensive understanding of the functioning of national and international compensation mechanisms. The practical part of the course includes analysis of real-life cases and joint development of effective solutions that participants will be able to apply in their daily work.

We recommend this course if you strive to:

be among the first specialists that citizens and businesses turn to for assistance in obtaining compensation for war damage;
be confident in navigating all the nuances of the national and international compensation mechanisms;
have clear step-by-step algorithms at your fingertips for victims of Russian military aggression who have lost their property;
enhance your expertise so that you know exactly how to act in unusual situations and the most complex cases;
increase client trust through a deep understanding of a topic that is becoming increasingly relevant;
combine professional expertise with support for people who have lost their property during the war;
be part of a professional community that is shaping a new practice of war damage compensation for Ukraine;
contribute to the country’s recovery by providing quality legal support to victims on their way to receiving compensation for war damage.

THE COST OF TRAINING

10, Dobrovolchykh batalyoniv Str., Kyiv