Residential neighbourhoods in two districts of Mykolaiv are expected to be restored by summer 2025

Employees of a contractor restoring a balcony in an apartment in Korabelnyi district, April 2025, photo: «NikVesti»

Work on the restoration of destroyed residential areas in the Lisky and Korabelnyi districts is expected to be completed by the summer of 2025.

This is described in the article NikVesti «How residential neighbourhoods are being restored in Mykolaiv: Not to patch, but to create comfort»

Six contractors are working on the restoration of the neighbourhoods. The work is funded by the Danish government and implemented by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).

In total, residents of 42 high-rise buildings are getting new balconies and windows installed in their apartments and entrances. However, the rest of the work varies by location:

• In Korabelnyi district, children's and sports grounds have already been arranged;

Renovated playground in Korabelnyi district, April 2025, photo: NikVesti

• In the Lisky neighbourhood, intra-quarter passages are being arranged: pedestrian paths, parking spaces, a carriageway, as well as recreation areas with benches and bins.

A resident of the Lisky neighbourhood rests on the renovated adjacent territory, April 2025, photo: NikVesti

A car park near one of the residential buildings in the Lisky neighbourhood, April 2025, photo: NikVesti

Equipment of a contractor engaged in the restoration of residential areas in the Lisky neighbourhood, April 2025, photo: NikVesti

Currently, UNOPS cannot give the exact cost of all these works, as the work has not yet been completed and the project «may be both cheaper and more expensive», Jakob Hansen, Head of the Office of the Royal Danish Embassy in Mykolaiv, explained in a comment to NikVesti.

However, according to the website of the state DREAM system, the restoration of these residential areas is preliminarily estimated at around UAH 250 million.

Denmark's cooperation with Mykolaiv

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Back in March 2022, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking to the Danish Parliament, called on the country to take «patronage» over Mykolaiv after the end of the full-scale war.

Five months later, in August 2022, the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, and the Danish Minister for International Development, Flemming Møller Mortensen, signed a memorandum of cooperation. The memorandum envisages joint work on developing reconstruction projects and attracting investors from different countries to rebuild Mykolaiv. The Danish Embassy also has an office in the city.

In January 2023 , representatives of Denmark and Ukraine met in Mykolaiv to plan further reconstruction of the city.

In January 2024, the Kingdom of Denmark allocated $21 million to rebuild the Mykolaiv region. In May, $17.2 million was allocated to rebuild destroyed educational institutions in the region, and in June, €33.5 million was allocated to restore infrastructure and improve access to water and electricity.

In September 2024, Ukraine received new aid packages from Denmark, including €44 million for Mykolaiv region.

In total, about 60% of the aid that Denmark sends to Ukraine goes to Mykolaiv and Mykolaiv region, said Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, Ambassador of Denmark to Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the country has provided $118 million in aid to the region. He also stated his vision for the post-war reconstruction of Mykolaiv with pedestrian-friendly conditions and bicycle infrastructure.

While in Mykolaiv, the ambassador explained that Denmark would help Mykolaiv restore and modernise its shipbuilding facilities after the end of the full-scale war.

In particular, the country will rebuild the Mykola Arkas Lyceum while preserving its authentic appearance.

The ambassador also supported the idea of creating a Danish quarter or park in Mykolaiv, but this issue is still at the stage of an idea.

Denmark has also expressed interest in privatising the Mykolaiv Alumina Plant.

In turn, Deputy Mayor of Mykolaiv Serhii Korenev said that Denmark plans to help the city for the next 10 years.

And in October 2024, representatives of «Engineers Without Borders» from Denmark visited Mykolaiv to study the situation with the implementation of the Danish Recovery Programme projects.