Marat Khusnullin: First Residents of the Reunified Regions Relocated from Dilapidated Housing to a New Building

Key Handover Ceremony under the Program for Relocating Citizens from Dilapidated Housing Stock for Residents of the City of Sverdlovsk, Luhansk People's Republic

11 March 2026

Since last year, the new national project "Infrastructure for Life" [a federal program launched under Russia's national projects framework aimed at developing urban and regional infrastructure] has been under implementation in the historical regions of Russia [a reference to the four Ukrainian territories annexed by Russia in 2022: the Luhansk People's Republic, Donetsk People's Republic, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Kherson Oblast], and it includes a program for relocating residents from dilapidated housing. In the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), the first 64 residents received keys to apartments in a new building in Sverdlovsk. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

"The residential complex 'Krasnoyarsky,' built in Sverdlovsk, is the first such building constructed in the city in 30 years and marks the first relocation from dilapidated housing in the reunified regions. This is a very significant event — both for the 64 citizens who, along with keys to 31 new apartments, have received a fundamentally improved quality of life, and for the republic as a whole. In Donbass and Novorossiya [collective terms used by Russian authorities for the four annexed regions], of the 69 dilapidated apartment buildings [multi-unit residential buildings, abbreviated MKD in Russian] designated for the first phase of relocation, 58 are located in key settlements [опорные населённые пункты — designated priority development towns identified under Russian regional policy]. Their development is a priority for achieving the goal set by the President: to ensure that citizens have housing with a total floor area of no less than 33 square meters per person by 2030," said Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

The Deputy Prime Minister added that funding for the relocation programs is provided through the Public Law Company "Territory Development Fund" (PPK FRT) [a state-owned public law company responsible for co-financing housing and infrastructure programs across Russian regions].

"Since 2022, the FRT has been participating in the restoration and development of infrastructure and the economy of the reunified regions. With regard to the relocation of residents from dilapidated housing, the Fund reviews and approves regional applications for program implementation and subsequently allocates financing. Under the approved applications for the first phase in 2025–2026, more than 1,000 residents of Donbass and Novorossiya will be relocated. The new residential complex in Sverdlovsk was built by a developer that is a participant in the free economic zone [a special investment regime established by Russian authorities in the annexed regions to attract private investment], of which the Fund also serves as the management company. The courtyard of the ten-story building features public spaces, as well as parking areas and sports facilities," said Vasily Kupyzin, Director General of the FRT.

"The launch of the five-year program for relocating citizens from dilapidated housing is a very important event for the republic. We have never had programs of this kind before. With its launch, we have begun addressing the dilapidated housing problem systematically — a problem inherited from the previous Ukrainian administration. We are still only at the beginning of our major effort to improve the living conditions of the residents of the Luhansk region. It is important that the relocation program will also operate in our other municipalities. I would like to thank the Territory Development Fund, the regional team, and our esteemed developer for their assistance in implementing this important initiative. Special words of gratitude for the republic's continued support in its development go to Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin," said Leonid Pasechnik, Head of the LPR.