23,000 proceedings opened against alimony debtors since the start of the Russian invasion: where are most of them?
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As of mid-July 2025, over 187,000 proceedings for non-payment of alimony have been recorded in the Unified Register of Debtors. The number of proceedings has increased by 23,000 since the start of the full-scale invasion, with 91% of them opened against men.
As of mid-July 2025, the Unified Register of Debtors (URD) recorded over 187,000 proceedings regarding non-payment of alimony. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, their number has increased by 23,000. The largest number of debtors is in Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kharkiv regions. This was reported by Opendatabot, according to UNN.
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According to the information, 91% of proceedings are opened against men, while women are involved in 9% of cases. However, the record holder in the country was a resident of Kyiv region, against whom 8 proceedings were opened at once. Most often, alimony is not paid by Ukrainians aged 25 to 45 - this age category accounts for 86% of cases.
The largest number of proceedings due to non-payment of alimony were opened in Dnipropetrovsk region - 26,268. This is followed by Odesa (13,516), Kharkiv (13,011), Donetsk (11,680) and Kyiv (11,050) regions. Overall, an increase was recorded in 19 regions, and a decrease in six
Recall
In the first half of 2025, the state executive service bodies of the Ministry of Justice collected over UAH 7.6 billion in alimony - which is 30%, or almost a third, more than in the same period last year.