Donetsk, May 16 – DAN. Water supply and drainage, and rail road infrastructure, property of Ukrainian banks in the liberated areas and energy facilities in the DPR have been nationalized in accordance with the decrees of the State Defence committee.

No compensation is provided to previous owners.

Rental agreements, ownership rights of legal entities and natural persons are rendered null and void.

Water facilities are transferred to the Voda Donbassa water company management, and it will provide its services in the liberated areas in accordance with DPR tariffs, and is tasked with setting up a payment system in the liberated areas.

Electrical facilities are transferred to Energy of Donbass, State Main Grid Company, Regional Energy Supply Company, and Donetsk Railway on the right of economic management, and they will provide their services in the liberated areas in accordance with DPR tariffs.

Rail-road facilities are transferred to Donetsk Railway on the right of economic management,  and it will provide its services in the liberated areas in accordance with DPR tariffs.

Property rights of Ukrainian banks in the liberated areas are terminated, all the valuables in bank safes, ATMs, vaults, payment terminals are treated as the property of the Central Republican Bank. Transactions on the alienation of property of Ukrainian banks made after February 19 are also rendered null and void.

The decrees were signed by the Chairman of the State Defence Committee - Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin on May 14 and entered into force from the date of signing. The documents apply to relations that arose from February 19, 2022. *ot