The legal basis for compensation for damage caused to natural persons and legal entities of private law as a result of the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
Authors: Havrylenko O. O. 
Published: February 2025

The article is devoted to the analysis of some international legal acts, as well as legislative and subordinate legal acts of Ukraine, which were adopted after the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, and which, in the opinion of the author, are an integral part of the legal basis for compensation for damage caused by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, in particular, compensation for such damage to natural persons and legal entities of private law.
The author agrees with some other scientists and legal practitioners regarding the fact that the legal regulation of compensation for damage, determined by the civil legislation of Ukraine, does not take into account all necessary aspects for compensation for damage caused as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, in particular, for compensation for such damage to natural persons and legal entities of private law, due to which there was a need for the adoption of additional legislative and subordinate legal acts in Ukraine and for development by Ukraine in cooperation with other states of international legal acts that would regulate the issue of compensation for damage caused as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
It was determined that to this day it has been adopted a number of international, legislative and subordinate legal acts, which regulate various legal issues regarding compensation for damage caused by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, in particular, compensation for such damage to natural persons and legal entities of private law.
Thus, the author analyzes particular resolutions of the UN General Assembly, resolution of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe CM/Res(2023)3 «On the Establishment of the Expanded Partial Agreement on the Register of Damages Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine», legislative and subordinate legal acts of Ukraine, which regulate some issues of compensation for damage caused by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. On the basis of the analysis, it was established that these legal acts, in particular, fix the status of the aggressor state to the Russian Federation, place full responsibility on the aggressor state for any damage caused by its armed aggression against Ukraine, define some types of damage that was caused as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, in particular, types of damage caused to natural persons and legal entities of private law, which must be compensated, determine the sources of compensation for damage and some bases for further international cooperation to enforce the Russian Federation to compensate the damage caused as a result of its armed aggression against Ukraine.
As a result, the author comes to the conclusion that, although the creation of an effective legal mechanism for compensation for damage caused as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, in particular, compensation for such damage to natural persons and legal entities of private law, is a complex and lengthy process, Ukraine has already started working on this and has positive achievements, which are reflected in the adoption of relevant legislative and subordinate legal acts, as well as international legal acts, which were created in cooperation with partners, and all these acts are part of the legal basis for compensation for damage caused by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.