Verkhovna Rada

At the spring session of PACE, the Ukrainian delegation reported on online violence and children's right to a safe digital environment, emphasizing the threats posed by Russian disinformation and the need to protect Ukrainian children from online violence and hostile propaganda in the face of ongoing Russian aggression.

Next week, the Ukrainian parliament may dismiss several ministers, including two deputy prime ministers, the Prosecutor General, members of the Accounting Chamber, and possibly the Minister of Education and Culture, as part of a government reshuffle.

Currently, the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine is only 26. 5% staffed, with 1,060 employees out of the 4,000 required by law.

In three months of 2023, the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine returned more than UAH 1 billion to the state budget in criminal proceedings related to tax evasion.

As of April 18, 2024, the Unified Register of Persons Missing Under Special Circumstances in Ukraine contains information on 37,301 missing persons.

The investigation revealed an extensive network of Russian agents posing as clerics of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) and working to destabilize Ukraine by spreading disinformation, blocking legislation against the Moscow Church, and undermining international aid to Ukraine in support of Russia's war.

More than 150 media outlets and associations demand the dismissal of Natalia Humeniuk, head of the communications department of the Southern Command of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, accusing her of obstructing media coverage of Russian war crimes and the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. The Verkhovna Rada Committee plans to consider this issue at its next meeting.

Ukrainian men aged 18-60 who are abroad must update their military registration data at consulates within 60 days so that employees of the Territorial Recruitment Center understand who is abroad and do not waste time on issuing subpoenas in Ukraine.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has put former MP Ruslan Demchak on the wanted list, suspected of abuse of office that caused grave consequences.

The draft law on the "white business club" initiated by Danylo Hetmantsev contains discriminatory provisions and corruption risks, according to analysts of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs.

The Law of Ukraine on Mobilization will come into force one month after the day following its publication.

President Zelenskyy announced measures to eliminate threats to Ukraine's security and society from the uncontrolled spread of online casinos, responding to a petition from a fallen Ukrainian soldier.

Ukraine is moving toward an international compensation mechanism through the PACE resolution "Support for Ukraine's Recovery," which allows individuals and legal entities to file claims for compensation for war-related damages, including tangible and intangible losses, with the aim of accumulating funds from frozen Russian assets.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe unanimously adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine's recovery, calling for the establishment of an international compensation mechanism under the auspices of the Council of Europe to ensure full compensation for all damages caused by Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopts a resolution calling for the establishment of an international compensation mechanism under its auspices to support Ukraine's recovery, including the use of frozen Russian state assets.

Ukraine is working to have a patron state to negotiate the release of civilian prisoners illegally held by Russia, which would allow diplomats from that country to have physical access to detained Ukrainians and ensure their rights.

Russia is unwilling to negotiate the exchange of convicted Ukrainian servicemen, in particular from the Azov regiment, the 36th Marine Brigade, the 501st and 503rd battalions, who, according to Russia, have "aggravating circumstances," despite the fact that Ukraine has provided a legal mechanism for their repatriation.

Business Ombudsman Roman Vashchuk criticized the draft law on the "white business club" initiated by Hetmantsev, saying that it would create a reservation for the elite instead of leveling the playing field for all businesses.

Currently, there is no system in Ukraine to protect the rights of Ukrainian men forcibly mobilized by Russia in the temporarily occupied territories.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law on mobilization in Ukraine.

Verkhovna Rada Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said that the draft law on strengthening mobilization, which was adopted after taking into account his principled comments, is the best option to increase the number of citizens in the Armed Forces of Ukraine during heavy fighting at the front.

russia is not releasing illegally detained Ukrainian civilians because they may witness its atrocities in the occupied territories.

Stefanchuk discussed with the PACE President the mechanism of compensation for war damage and the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed a draft law on mobilization and sent it to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his signature.

The Center for Countering Disinformation refutes the russian propaganda fake that the Ukrainian government plans to "sell off the entire healthcare system" by privatizing hospitals and clinics.

Ukraine begins preparations for the construction of two new nuclear power units, KhNPP-5 and KhNPP-6, at the Khmelnytsky NPP using Westinghouse AR1000 technology, marking a major geopolitical project with the United States aimed at replacing Russian nuclear technology in Europe.

According to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, between 1 and 5 million pieces of trophy weapons, including automatic firearms, grenades, and mines, remained in the hands of Ukrainian citizens after the war.

A draft law on demobilization will be jointly developed by the Ministry of Defense and representatives of the General Staff over the next few months before it is submitted to parliament.

The police will not perform the functions of the TCRs, but will only deliver those who have received a call and did not come to them, according to the new law on mobilization, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.

Ukraine's armed forces have found ways to rotate the brigades that have been performing combat missions at the front since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, giving them a chance to rest.