Ministry of Justice of Ukraine

Since 2022, Conflict Armament Research (CAR) has published thirteen public reports outlining studies of various types of weapons used by Russia in Ukraine, including russian, Iranian and North Korean weapons systems.

The state Bureau of Investigation, together with the SBU, the Ministry of Justice, the Kiev Research Institute of forensic examinations, the state financial monitoring service of Ukraine and the NBU, established a link between Sia Royal Pay Europe and the Russian bookmaker 1xBet.

The Ministry of Justice does not rule out that later Ukraine will build a fourth camp for russian prisoners of war, since the existing camps will not accommodate russian prisoners.

Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets sent a team of the National Preventive Mechanism to a correctional colony in the Poltava region after receiving information about torture and bullying of prisoners there.

Ukraine has nationalized the large fishing trawler Bukhta Sokolovskaya, owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexander Verkhovsky.

The Verkhovna Rada passed bills aimed at reforming the penitentiary system, including allowing prisoners sentenced to restriction of liberty to work under civil law contracts and increasing the number of hours that prisoners can work to improve living conditions in colonies.

The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court filed a lawsuit to recover the assets of six enterprises, including two pipe plants, in connection with the fact that their Russian co-owners were sanctioned for the supply of polymers to the Russian military-industrial complex.

More than 3,000 convicts have already applied for military service in Ukraine, the deputy minister of Justice said. The department understood that there would be those who wanted to, but the law would limit one or another category, so it is impossible to say that everyone would fall on parole and sign a contract.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has confiscated two An-148-100E passenger aircraft from the Russian company Ilyushin Finance Co, a part of the Rostec state corporation responsible for leasing and servicing Russian-made aircraft, for its involvement in logistical support of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine's Minister of Justice Denys Malyuska acknowledged that the Constitution needs to be improved, but argues that this should not happen during the ongoing war.

President Zelenskiy will not lose his legitimacy after May 21, as his powers will last until the next president is elected, despite the imperfections in the Constitution regarding wartime provisions, Justice Minister Denys Malyuska said.

On June 12, the European Court of Human Rights will hold oral hearings in the interstate case Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia regarding human rights violations in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions since 2014 and during Russia's full-scale invasion.

Verifying the ownership of real estate is an important prerequisite for entering into a sale and purchase agreement. Before entering into a sale and purchase agreement for real estate on the secondary market, it is necessary to verify the documents confirming the ownership.

In April, Ukraine did not suspend human rights protection, but partially lifted the restrictions that had been applied earlier, according to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.

In April 2024, Ukraine did not suspend the protection of rights, but withdrew reservations on the restriction of a certain set of rights, clarifying existing restrictions and reducing them, within the framework of its international obligations.

Notary assistants in Kyiv certified over 2,000 documents using his electronic digital signature while he was abroad.

During martial law, Ukraine's military leadership has the right to restrict citizens' freedom of movement, inspect belongings, and compulsorily seize private or communal property for state needs under martial law, according to an updated list of rights and freedoms.

The head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice said that there is about a month and a half left to reach an international consensus on the confiscation of Russian assets, as the G7 summit in mid-June is likely to formalize a decision on this issue.

The State Enforcement Service has seized all the property and accounts of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Vsevolod Knyazev to recover almost UAH 1 million in illegal payments he received as a gift in the form of a significantly reduced apartment lease.

A former senior official of the Ministry of Justice who had been granted russian citizenship was dismissed in 2021 after the SBU exposed her, and the court upheld her dismissal despite an appeal.

The Ministry of Digital Transformation met with US congressmen and USAID to discuss digital anti-corruption reforms, including digitalization of construction, services for seafarers, monitoring of the targeted use of funds, and the launch of projects such as car customs clearance in the Diia system, eAcquis for alcohol and tobacco, electronic notary, and e-court to increase transparency and efficiency.

Ukraine may restrict access to public services for persons liable for military service who do not have military registration documents as an incentive to fulfill their duties during mobilization.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered the seizure of the assets of former Motor Sich President Vyacheslav Boguslaev and former top executive Petro Kononenko, including real estate, bank accounts, shares in companies, securities, trademarks, industrial designs, and firearms.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has confiscated the property of former Education Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk, including an apartment, land, a house and cash, for his active support of the Russian occupation administration and propaganda rhetoric.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has confiscated the property of pro-Russian Metropolitan Shvets Rostislav Pylypovych, who supported Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, to the state.

Legislative changes are needed to create proper conditions in prisons and ensure compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights.

Since January 2024, the minimum guaranteed amount of child support in Ukraine has increased to UAH 1,281. 5 for children under 6 years of age and UAH 1,598 for children aged 6 to 18 years due to the increase in the subsistence level.

Ukraine has begun digitizing more than 3 million civil status documents from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts to facilitate the provision of public services to citizens from these war-torn areas.

In 2024, the minimum guaranteed amount of child support per child in Ukraine increased to UAH 1,281. 5 for children under 6 years of age and UAH 1,598 for children aged 6 to 18 years due to the increase in the subsistence level.

Euroclear, which holds most of the Russian central bank's frozen assets in Europe, reportedly received permission to keep the profits earned on these assets in 2022 and 2023 instead of using the funds to support Ukraine's military efforts.