“Utility debts increased: where the number of proceedings for non-payment grewAs of mid-September 2025, 788,507 proceedings for non-payment of utility services have been recorded in Ukraine, which is 13% more
than in July 2024. The largest debts are in the frontline regions, and the lion’s share of arrears concerns heat supply and water.
”, — write: unn.ua
A record 788,000 utility debts have been recorded in Ukraine as of mid-September 2025, according to the Unified Register of Debtors. This is 13% more than in July 2024.
It is stated that overall, since the beginning of the full-scale war, debts have increased by 1.5 times. At the same time, the largest number of debtors is in the frontline regions: in Dnipropetrovsk region – 150,506 or 19% of all proceedings. Kharkiv region is in second place – 128,217 (16%), followed by Donetsk region – 81,536 (10%), Poltava region – 57,605 (7%) and Zaporizhzhia region – 53,797 (7%).
“The lion’s share of debts concerns heat supply – 330,236 cases (42%). This is followed by debts for water – 162,455 (21%) and housing services – 96,265 (12%). There are also significant debts for energy supply (87,708) and gas (75,522),” the analysts added.
Most often, women are in debt – 438.3 thousand proceedings (56%) have been opened against them, while against men – 350.1 thousand (44%).
It is also stated that “the main burden of utility debts falls on people aged 46-60 – 302.8 thousand proceedings (38%)”.
In second place is the 36-45 age group with 194.7 thousand proceedings (25%). Almost the same number of debts are among people over 60 – 194.1 thousand (25%).
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