Deputy head of Zakarpattia OVA proposes funding IDP placement in private sanatoriums

Shortage of spots in Zakarpattia shelters

Vasyl Ivanchko, First Deputy Head of the Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration, stated the need to accommodate approximately 35,000 internally displaced persons in the western regions of the country. According to him, only 1,200–1,300 spots remain vacant in municipal shelters within Zakarpattia itself.

Initiative to involve the private sector

The official proposed involving private sanatoriums in the process. Instead of returning to the practice of housing people in schools and kindergartens, Ivanchko proposes compensating the rent for such facilities using state funds. Meanwhile, the official did not provide information about specific facilities that could participate in the programme, nor did he define the tariffs and funding procedures.

Family business interests and regulatory framework

The declaration notes that the official's wife, Viktoriia Ivanchko, owns a 100% stake in Vilux 2020 LLC, which specialises in real estate leasing, and also holds a 50% stake in Kronos-Uzh LLC, which operates in the real estate market.

The current Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 616 provides for the compensation of municipal expenses to private facilities in case of free IDP placement, but does not provide for the payment of rent.