Ministry of Justice of Ukraine

Ukrainian entrepreneurs can now make changes to their sole proprietorship through the Diia mobile app. The process takes up to 10 minutes and allows you to update your personal data, address, and activities online.

Starting in 2025, the Russians plan to deprive Ukrainians without Russian citizenship of the right to reside in the occupied territories. Refusal to obtain a Russian passport will result in restrictions on the rights to healthcare, employment, and social benefits.

Ukraine plans to create a legal group to bring the Russian Federation to justice in all possible jurisdictions. The group will involve international lawyers and representatives of top universities in the world.

The minister of justice commented on the criticism of the draft law No. 10242 on strengthening responsibility for the dissemination of data from e-registers. Stefanishina stressed the need for a balance between data security and freedom of speech.

Olga Stefanyshyna stated in the Verkhovna Rada that she has weapons and the right to self-defense. The minister of justice stressed the importance of a legal balance between punishment and the right to self-defense.

Arma has announced a tender for the management of the Gulliver shopping center. Taking into account the identified inconsistencies, the Ukrainian national news agency appealed to the state audit service of Ukraine with a request to start monitoring this purchase for compliance with the requirements of the legislation on public procurement.

The Odessa regional state administration has signed a memorandum with KNIISE to control the construction of fortifications. The agreement should ensure transparency and quality of implementation of defense projects in the region.

The Ministry of defense has changed the regulations on Military Medical commissions. Those unfit for service will remain in the register, and medical examinations will last up to 4 days with the possibility of extending up to 14 days.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed two new deputy ministers of justice - Victoria Vasylchuk and Yevhen Pikalov. State secretaries were also appointed to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

The Cabinet of Ministers made a series of dismissals and appointments in the leadership of government agencies. Changes were made in the State Service for Special Communications, Ukrtransbezpeka, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Energy.

Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise is conducting 11 comprehensive examinations to determine the causes of the F-16 fighter jet's crash. The experts will examine data from the flight data recorders and all technical parameters of the flight.

The government appointed two new deputy ministers of justice. Also, three high-ranking officials were dismissed and the dismissal of the head of the Nikopol District State Administration was approved.

In the temporarily occupied territories, Russians demand a Russian passport to renegotiate heating contracts. This also requires re-registration of housing ownership under the laws of the occupiers.

NABU Director Semen Kryvonos insists on creating his own expert institution to conduct independent examinations. The lawyers' community is against it because of the risks of manipulating evidence.

The next round of EU-Ukraine bilateral meetings within the framework of the screening process has begun in Brussels. The Ukrainian delegation presents the state of approximation of legislation to EU norms in the field of justice, freedom and security.

The HACC upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice to impose sanctions on singer Taisiya Povaliy. The state seized the singer's cars, weapons, real estate and rights to 9 songs.

From 6 museums in 5 de-occupied regions of Ukraine, 34,872 museum objects from the state part of the Museum Fund were stolen. The return of cultural property may take years, the Ministry of Culture said.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice to nationalize six Ukrainian enterprises of the russian Polyplastik Group. The owners of the conglomerate support russian aggression and supply polymers to the russian military-industrial complex.

The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has stated that Ukrainians will not be prosecuted for receiving a Russian passport under duress in the occupied territories. Such documents have no legal force and are not recognized in Ukraine and the world.

The average monthly cost of maintaining prisoners in Ukraine is 14165 UAH, which is twice the minimum wage. Most of these funds are spent on the staff of the penitentiary service.

The Ministry of Justice won a case in the HACC against Russian oligarch Usmanov. Iron ore products worth more than UAH 2 billion and 100% of the authorized capital of Peter-Service Ukraine LLC were recovered.

The Ministry of Justice appealed to the HACC to nationalize the assets of the former head of Yanukovych's security worth over UAH 100 million. He is accused of aiding and abetting Russia and illegal handling of weapons.

The head of a department of the Ministry of Justice was detained for taking a bribe from an entrepreneur for using prisoners' labor in production. The official faces up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.

The Ministry of Justice is preparing a cassation appeal against the court decision that legalized the raider seizure of a part of the museum in Pyrohiv. The acting Minister of Culture stated that the data in the land cadastre was not true.

Experts of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise identified the fragments of DPRK missiles after the strikes on Kyiv region. Experts are confident in the origin of the missiles, but cannot establish the date of their manufacture.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Health has recommended the adoption of draft law No. 9103 on civil partnerships. The document proposes to introduce a registered partnership as a voluntary family union of two adults of the same or different sexes.

In the first half of 2024, 15% fewer marriages were concluded in Ukraine compared to last year. At the same time, the number of divorces increased by 1.5 times, and the number of marriage agreements increased by a quarter.

The Northern Commercial Court of Appeal has overturned the order of the Ministry of Justice to protect the property of the museum in Pyrohiv from raider seizure. The Ministry of Culture claims that this effectively legalizes the raider seizure of part of the museum's territory and premises.

In the first half of 2024, 87,655 newborns and 72,766 marriages were registered in Ukraine. Most births and marriages took place in Kyiv, followed by Lviv, Dnipro and Odesa regions.

In the first half of 2024, 87,655 babies were born in Ukraine. Most births were recorded in Kyiv, Lviv, and Dnipro regions, and 72,766 couples got married.