The up to date joint Fast Harm and Wants Evaluation (RDNA4) commissioned by the Ukrainian Authorities, the World Financial institution Group, the European Fee and the UN, comes as Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its fourth 12 months.
It covers harm incurred since intensified battle erupted on 24 February 2022 by to 31 December 2024.
This 12 months, the Authorities of Ukraine, with help from donors, has allotted $7.37 billion (€7.12 billion) to deal with precedence areas equivalent to housing, schooling, well being, social safety, vitality, transport, water provide, demining, and civil safety.
As a complete financing hole of $9.96 billion (€9.62 billion) for restoration and reconstruction wants stays, mobilizing the personal sector stays vital.
Russian assaults proceed
“Prior to now 12 months, Ukraine’s restoration wants have continued to develop attributable to Russia’s ongoing assaults,” stated Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
RDNA4 reveals that direct harm in Ukraine has now reached $176 billion (€170 billion), up from $152 billion (€138 billion) from the earlier evaluation issued in February 2024. The toughest hit sectors are housing, transport, vitality, commerce and business, and schooling.
13 per cent of all housing inventory within the nation has been broken or destroyed, affecting greater than 2.5 million households. The vitality sector has additionally skilled a 70 per cent enhance in harm or destroyed belongings, together with energy technology, transmission, distribution infrastructure, and district heating
Housing onerous hit
Throughout all sectors, the areas closest to the frontline – Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kyiv – sustained about 72 % of the full harm.
Reconstruction and restoration wants are the best in housing, accounting for nearly $84 billion (€81 billion)) of the full long-term wants. The transport sector follows at virtually $78 billion (€75 billion), with the vitality and extractives sector coming in third at practically $68 billion (€66 billion).
In the meantime, reviving commerce and business would require over $64 billion (€62 billion), and agriculture over $55 billion (€53 billion).
The evaluation famous that the Russian invasion continues to have extreme impacts on Ukraine’s agriculture sector, which had beforehand contributed 10 per cent to GDP, employed 14 per cent of the labour drive and accounted for over 40 per cent of all exports.
Moreover, throughout all sectors, the price of particles clearance and administration alone reaches virtually $13 billion (€12.6 billion).
Non-public sector help
RDNA4 identifies and excludes over $13 billion (€12.6 billion) in wants throughout eight sectors which have already been met by Ukraine, with help from companions and the personal sector.
For instance, authorities knowledge exhibits that at the very least $1.2 billion (€1.1 billion) was disbursed from state price range and donor funds final 12 months for housing sector restoration, whereas over 2,000 km of emergency repairs had been carried out on motorways, highways, and different nationwide roads.
Moreover, the personal sector has met a few of the vital wants, highlighting its key function within the restoration and reconstruction course of, and plenty of companies have began to spend money on repairs and resilience. Estimates point out that the personal sector might doubtlessly cowl a 3rd of complete wants.

Alina, 12, stands subsequent to her broken residence in Kobzartsi, Mykolaiv area.
Funding and inclusion
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, famous that “the true price of struggle is measured in human lives and livelihoods,” and the worldwide neighborhood should assist to create extra alternatives for Ukrainians to rebuild their lives with dignity.
“This implies investing in dignified jobs, schooling, healthcare, and prioritizing the inclusion of susceptible teams amongst ladies and ladies, kids, displaced folks, Roma communities, struggle veterans and individuals with disabilities,” he stated.
“The trail ahead requires strengthening partnerships, de-risking investments and a steadfast dedication from all of us not simply assist constructions however help restoring the social cloth of war-impacted communities.”
RDNA4 additionally highlights that prioritizing investments in restoration and reconstruction will likely be vital for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union (EU) and long-term resilience.
Thus, restoration offers a possibility not simply to deal with the destruction brought on by the continued invasion but in addition to construct again higher by adopting modern options and reforms that meet the expectations of EU membership.
The up to date joint Fast Harm and Wants Evaluation (RDNA4) commissioned by the Ukrainian Authorities, the World Financial institution Group, the European Fee and the UN, comes as Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its fourth 12 months.
It covers harm incurred since intensified battle erupted on 24 February 2022 by to 31 December 2024.
This 12 months, the Authorities of Ukraine, with help from donors, has allotted $7.37 billion (€7.12 billion) to deal with precedence areas equivalent to housing, schooling, well being, social safety, vitality, transport, water provide, demining, and civil safety.
As a complete financing hole of $9.96 billion (€9.62 billion) for restoration and reconstruction wants stays, mobilizing the personal sector stays vital.
Russian assaults proceed
“Prior to now 12 months, Ukraine’s restoration wants have continued to develop attributable to Russia’s ongoing assaults,” stated Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
RDNA4 reveals that direct harm in Ukraine has now reached $176 billion (€170 billion), up from $152 billion (€138 billion) from the earlier evaluation issued in February 2024. The toughest hit sectors are housing, transport, vitality, commerce and business, and schooling.
13 per cent of all housing inventory within the nation has been broken or destroyed, affecting greater than 2.5 million households. The vitality sector has additionally skilled a 70 per cent enhance in harm or destroyed belongings, together with energy technology, transmission, distribution infrastructure, and district heating
Housing onerous hit
Throughout all sectors, the areas closest to the frontline – Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kyiv – sustained about 72 % of the full harm.
Reconstruction and restoration wants are the best in housing, accounting for nearly $84 billion (€81 billion)) of the full long-term wants. The transport sector follows at virtually $78 billion (€75 billion), with the vitality and extractives sector coming in third at practically $68 billion (€66 billion).
In the meantime, reviving commerce and business would require over $64 billion (€62 billion), and agriculture over $55 billion (€53 billion).
The evaluation famous that the Russian invasion continues to have extreme impacts on Ukraine’s agriculture sector, which had beforehand contributed 10 per cent to GDP, employed 14 per cent of the labour drive and accounted for over 40 per cent of all exports.
Moreover, throughout all sectors, the price of particles clearance and administration alone reaches virtually $13 billion (€12.6 billion).
Non-public sector help
RDNA4 identifies and excludes over $13 billion (€12.6 billion) in wants throughout eight sectors which have already been met by Ukraine, with help from companions and the personal sector.
For instance, authorities knowledge exhibits that at the very least $1.2 billion (€1.1 billion) was disbursed from state price range and donor funds final 12 months for housing sector restoration, whereas over 2,000 km of emergency repairs had been carried out on motorways, highways, and different nationwide roads.
Moreover, the personal sector has met a few of the vital wants, highlighting its key function within the restoration and reconstruction course of, and plenty of companies have began to spend money on repairs and resilience. Estimates point out that the personal sector might doubtlessly cowl a 3rd of complete wants.

Alina, 12, stands subsequent to her broken residence in Kobzartsi, Mykolaiv area.
Funding and inclusion
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, famous that “the true price of struggle is measured in human lives and livelihoods,” and the worldwide neighborhood should assist to create extra alternatives for Ukrainians to rebuild their lives with dignity.
“This implies investing in dignified jobs, schooling, healthcare, and prioritizing the inclusion of susceptible teams amongst ladies and ladies, kids, displaced folks, Roma communities, struggle veterans and individuals with disabilities,” he stated.
“The trail ahead requires strengthening partnerships, de-risking investments and a steadfast dedication from all of us not simply assist constructions however help restoring the social cloth of war-impacted communities.”
RDNA4 additionally highlights that prioritizing investments in restoration and reconstruction will likely be vital for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union (EU) and long-term resilience.
Thus, restoration offers a possibility not simply to deal with the destruction brought on by the continued invasion but in addition to construct again higher by adopting modern options and reforms that meet the expectations of EU membership.