From Assessing Losses to Resuming Production: UNLA Presented Its Proposals to the Crisis Response Task Force
On October 1, Vitaliia Nesterenko, a representative of the Ukrainian National Lobbyists Association, spoke at a meeting of the Anti-Crisis Headquarters for Economic Resilience under Martial Law. Participants discussed the restoration of damaged assets and production, compensation for business losses, as well as mechanisms for lending and insuring against war risks.
Representatives of a number of companies emphasized the critical nature of the situation following damage to production facilities. The information technology sector is also feeling the effects of the Russian attacks. Ivan Petukhov, president of Adamant LLC and vice president of the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ULIE) for information technology, highlighted this point in particular.
In her remarks, Vitaliia Nesterenko emphasized that a business that has suffered losses needs the opportunity to resume operations as quickly as possible and an effective path to compensation for its losses. Both of these goals depend on how promptly and thoroughly the consequences of the attack are documented.
The path to compensation begins long before a claim is filed—with the evidence that has been gathered and preserved. That is why UNLA experts are involved in developing rules for the use of electronic evidence and OSINT materials in criminal proceedings. Representatives of the Association participated in discussions on amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code within a working group under the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement. UNLA also initiated a professional discussion on the application of the Berkeley Protocol for documenting war crimes.
For the affected company, these issues have very practical implications. After an attack, debris must be cleared away, equipment replaced, and surveillance camera footage may be overwritten. Photos, videos, electronic documents, and financial data must not only be preserved in a timely manner, but their origin and integrity must also be verifiable. This determines whether they will retain their evidentiary value during the investigation and consideration of a claim for compensation.
Vitaliia Nesterenko proposed that the Ukrainian National Lobbyists Association and the Anti-Crisis Task Force of the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ULIE) jointly develop a clear procedure for businesses to document their losses, gather information on obstacles to the use of digital evidence and recovery mechanisms, and, on this basis, to formulate proposals for government agencies. The Headquarters brings together representatives from business, industry, government, and the expert community to develop solutions aimed at strengthening the economy’s resilience.
“Businesses must be able not only to report their losses but also to prove them, resume production, and ultimately receive appropriate compensation,” concluded the UNLA representative.
