Ukraine’s government has opened Dodomu, a pilot service to help citizens abroad plan a possible return, at a time when displaced Ukrainians continue weighing safety, housing and work.
At the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine introduced the service on June 26, 2026. Dodomu lets users create an individual return plan and review material on communities, employment, education, public services and social support. It also lists assistance abroad through Unity Hubs and organizations in the Unity Network, the ministry said. The ministry described the resource as support for people making informed return decisions.
In its 2025 results report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) found that 49% of surveyed Ukrainian refugees remained interested in returning at some point. The share among people displaced within Ukraine was 51%. The report names safety and security, housing, social and basic services, and jobs among conditions that can support a sustainable return.
An Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) review identifies security and family unity as the strongest influences on return intentions, with housing, employment and public services also relevant. It cautions that survey findings from different samples cannot be compared directly.
More than 100 hromadas, or Ukrainian communities, were represented when Dodomu launched. In an Oct. 6 update, the ministry reported nearly 150 local profiles and 52,000 users from close to 100 countries. Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain and Ukraine led by visitor numbers.
Deputy Minister of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine for European Integration Ilona Havronska said at the launch that the return decision is personal and depends on many considerations, with security “first and foremost.” Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH implemented the YOUA project with the ministry on behalf of the German government; Dodomu was developed through the project, with NGO Technologies of Progress as its technical developer. The ministry said Ukrainian state budget funds were not used. As of Oct. 6, the service remained in pilot mode, and the ministry was inviting users to submit feedback as it develops.
