On July 4, Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Chernyshov took part in the panel discussion titled Infrastructure Recovery as part of the International Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2022) in Lugano, Switzerland. During the event, he presented the Regional Recovery and Development Plan, which is a component of the Recovery Plan of Ukraine.

"As of mid-June, we have an indicator of total losses from physical destruction of USD 95.5 billion. The war singled out four groups of regions in our country: frontline, hub, rear and de-occupied. Every region has its particular challenges and tasks. At that, communities have demonstrated adaptability and flexibility to the challenges of war," Oleksii Chernyshov wrote on his Facebook page.

The Minister also described a vision of the future, in particular: implementation of Decentralization 2.0; updated multi-level governance and regional policy - synchronized with the EU policy; development of cities with a focus on people and their needs; transparent reconstruction.

"Currently, our directions are as follows: restoration, construction of temporary housing, increasing the number of social housing. We are focused on improving energy efficiency, modernizing the entire housing and communal economy, reducing emissions and recycling waste. We will develop a creative economy, build scientific centers and industrial parks. Our infrastructure will contribute to the development of all regions, the entire state!" stressed the Minister.