Kyiv city authorities, together with representatives of major businesses, have begun working out possible additional support measures for entrepreneurs whose facilities suffered losses as a result of Russian attacks. This was announced by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko in his Telegram channel, referring to the outcomes of a meeting between the Kyiv City Council and the capital's business community. According to him, entrepreneurs who continue to operate in the city despite significant losses raised a number of specific questions about compensation and incentive mechanisms.

What incentives are being discussed

The central point of discussion was two business initiatives. The first — providing incentives on the lease of land on which facilities damaged or destroyed by the attacks are located. The second — considering the possibility of incentives on property tax payments. Klitschko emphasized that on both issues the parties agreed to jointly work out possible options within the framework of current legislation. Importantly, at this stage the discussion concerns the development of support mechanisms, not already-adopted decisions on specific incentives.

Mobile shelters and winter preparations

The installation of mobile shelters in Kyiv was discussed separately at the meeting. The mayor appealed to entrepreneurs to participate in their installation, and, according to him, business is ready to do so. The parties also discussed the capital's preparations for the upcoming winter: among the areas business is working on, Klitschko cited the installation of alternative power sources, the setup of heating points — including by retail chains — as well as support for Kyiv's humanitarian headquarters.

Scale of damage and the state fund proposal

Klitschko noted that, despite significant losses from the attacks, entrepreneurs continue to work, ensure logistics and services, produce goods and medicines, build facilities, preserve jobs, and pay taxes. At the same time, according to available data, Russian strikes have intensified specifically against Ukrainian business: warehouses and enterprises in the capital region and across the country are coming under attack. Ukraine is discussing the creation of a state fund to compensate business damage from shelling, for which it is proposed to raise the value-added tax by one percentage point. According to estimates, damage to Ukrainian business from attacks in 2026 could reach $10 billion.

Protecting gas stations from drones

A separate direction was the intensification of attacks on gas stations. Authorities announced the testing of a software solution that will allow gas stations to see the direction of drone movement and respond to the threat in advance directly at the stations.

Contradictory data

The wording of sources and headlines shows a difference in assessing the status of the measures. On the one hand, a number of publications describe the process as the "preparation" or "development" of incentives for affected businesses, which may create the impression that specific preferences are about to be introduced. On the other hand, Mayor Klitschko himself and the text of the statement emphasize that at this point the discussion concerns only the working out of possible options in accordance with legislation, not adopted decisions. Thus, neither the land lease incentives nor the property tax incentives have been introduced or approved yet — they remain at the discussion stage.