*3.2. Screening Method*

In order to select the direction for the most favourable development of the postwar Ukrainian economy, a comparative analysis was conducted to compare the impacts of several project initiatives on sustainable regional development. We selected region-leaders of innovation-active enterprises, which can become a model for the proactive development of Ukraine, taking into account the initial crisis conditions. The screening method highlights the areas of effective postwar development: this is the direction of fair transformation of old industrial coal regions, provoked by the closure of coal mines and related infrastructure. In addition, the focus is on the movement of energy cooperation, which, in the context of decentralisation and the acquisition of a number of financial powers by urban communities, can become a driver of local development.
