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The Ministry of Justice plays a crucial role in managing the ramifications of the ongoing conflict and legislative matters in Ukraine. A recent airstrike on Bilenkivska penal colony resulted in significant casualties, highlighting security issues in the region. Meanwhile, the Ministry's TikTok account shared a controversial video featuring Minister Stefanishyna, sparking public attention. Additionally, the Ministry reports on the mobilization efforts, with 8,500 convicted individuals joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine. An ongoing inquiry by the Ministry tracks damages caused by Russian aggression, with over 27,500 applications logged in their damage register. Furthermore, security measures are under consideration following successful cyberattacks on state registers, and the Ministry has recently hired a US law firm to assist with a minerals agreement, underscoring the complexity of international legal matters. These endeavors signify the Ministry’s extensive engagement in national security and international legal frameworks.

What are the consequences of the recent strike on Bilenkivska penal colony?

The recent strike on the Bilenkivska penal colony resulted in the tragic loss of 17 lives and serious injuries to over 40 individuals. This incident underscores the severe impact of conflict on state penitentiary facilities and highlights the Ministry of Justice's ongoing challenges in managing security and humanitarian concerns within affected regions.

How is the Ministry of Justice utilizing social media platforms?

The Ministry of Justice maintains a social media presence, such as its TikTok account, which has been a point of interest due to recent content sharing. A video displaying employees with images of Minister Stefanishyna on their phone screensavers has attracted public attention, demonstrating the Ministry's engagement with digital platforms for outreach, albeit sometimes controversially.

What is the current status of prisoner mobilization to the Armed Forces?

The Ministry of Justice continues its efforts to integrate convicted individuals into the armed forces, with about 8,500 having joined the Ukrainian army. This initiative represents both a strategic resource mobilization and a reintegration effort, reflecting the Ministry's adaptable approach to national defense in times of conflict.

How is the Ministry addressing damages caused by Russian aggression?

The Ministry of Justice is actively managing the consequences of Russian aggression, with over 27,500 applications received by the International Register of Damage. This systematic documentation work ensures that the inflicted damages are assessed properly, providing a basis for future reparations and legal action within international legal frameworks.

What are the actions taken by the Ministry regarding cyberattacks on state registers?

In response to cyberattacks on state registers managed by the National Information Systems, the Ministry of Justice has implemented robust cyber defense strategies and is investigating the attacks, with efforts to identify offenders ongoing. These actions emphasize the Ministry's dedication to safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining the integrity of national legal and administrative systems.

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How many convicts have been mobilised into the Ukrainian Armed Forces? Over 10,000 convicts released from prison on parole for mobilisation into the Defence Forces. PHOTO More than 10,000 convicts have been released on parole for mobilisation to the Ukrainian Defence Forces. 115 507 26 Previously in trend: Mobilization of convicts

Bilenkivska colony after shelling Consequences of Russian strike on Bilenkivska penal colony: 17 dead, over 40 wounded, some seriously. VIDEO+PHOTOS On 28 July 2025, at approximately 11:28 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces carried out an air strike on the territory of the Bilenkivska penal colony in Zaporizhzhia region using four guided aerial bombs (KAB). 12 125 37 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Zaporizhzhia region

Stefanyishyna Ministry of Justice’s TikTok account posted video showing photos of Minister Stefanishyna on screens of department’s employees’ phones. VIDEO The official TikTok of the Ministry of Justice published a video in which employees of the department have photos of the head of the ministry, Olha Stefanishyna, on their phone screensavers. 7 713 48 Previously in trend: photo of Ste

State traitors are in prisons. What is the attitude towards them Traitors are held together with other prisoners, convicts have very negative attitude to them - Ministry of Justice State traitors and collaborators are held in prisons under normal conditions. 6 327 16 Previously in trend: High treason

Some Russian prisoners do not want to be exchanged. What is the reason? Some Russian prisoners of war do not want to be exchanged, - Deputy Minister of Justice Pikalov Some prisoners of war of the Russian army do not want to go for an exchange, as they understand that after that the Russians will send them back to the front line. 3 725 16 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap captured occupiers

Convicts in the Armed Forces: Justice Ministry reveals how many inmates have joined 8,500 convicted individuals have joined Armed Forces of Ukraine, another 1,500 applications under review – Ministry of Justice The process of enlisting convicted individuals into the Armed Forces of Ukraine is ongoing. As of May, 8,500 former inmates have already joined the Ukrainian army. 1 087 12 Previously in trend: former convicts in the Armed Forces

International Register of Damage from Russian Aggression received over 27.5 thousand applications More than 27.5 thousand applications to register of damage caused by Russian aggression received - Ministry of Justice The International Register of Damage caused by the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation has already received more than 27,500 applications, 369 0 Previously in trend: Losses due to Russian aggression register of losses

Hungary Hungary postponed negotiations with Ukraine on national minorities - Ministry of Justice The Hungarian side postponed the consultations on national minorities with the Ukrainian delegation scheduled for May 12. 3 132 46 Previously in trend: Ukraine’s negotiations on national minorities

Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice hires US law firm Ministry of Justice hires U.S. law firm to assist with mineral agreement – media The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has hired the American law firm Hogan Lovells US to defend Kyiv's position during negotiations on a minerals agreement with the United States. 2 233 34 Previously in trend: mineral resources agreement

former convicts in the Armed Forces Over 8 thousand former convicts have already joined Armed Forces of Ukraine – Ministry of Justice More than 8 thousand former convicts, including both men and women, have already joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 1 016 12 Previously in trend: former convicts in the Armed Forces

Russian cyberattack on Ukraine’s state registers Stefanishyna: Those responsible for Russian cyberattack on Ukraine’s state registers have been identified Law enforcement officers have established why the Russian hacker attack on the Unified State Registers of the Ministry of Justice took place. Among other things, they found out who was responsible for it in Ukraine and who was involved in it from the Russian Federation. 3 006 9

Ministry of Justice Attempts to seize funds of agricultural enterprise: investigation into fraud in Ministry of Justice completed, - SBI Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation have completed a pre-trial investigation into an employee of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and her accomplice who tried to fraudulently seize funds from a large agricultural enterprise. 3 528 1 Previously in trend: seizure of funds

Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice to consider complaint of Ministry of Defence on Bezrukova’s return to post of head of DPA The Ministry of Defence has filed a complaint to the Ministry of Justice regarding the return of Maryna Bezrukova to the post of head of the State Enterprise "Defence Procurement Agency". 3 606 27

USR resumes its work on January 9 Unified State Register will resume operations on January 9 after large-scale cyberattack by Russian Federation - Ministry of Justice On Thursday, 9 January, the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs, and Public Organisations (USR) resumed operation after a large-scale Russian cyberattack. 3 059 4

The Ministry of Justice will dismiss Oleksii Berezhnyi, the head of the state registers Russian cyberattacks on state registers: Ministry of Justice plans to dismiss CEO of NIS Berezhnyi, - media The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine will dismiss CEO of the State Enterprise National Information Systems Oleksii Berezhnyi. The company manages the registers of the Ministry of Justice, which were attacked by Russian hackers on December 19. 6 806 40

Штрафи для ухилянтів If evaders fail to pay fines, their property and funds may be arrested - Ministry of Justice. DOCUMENT In the event of non-payment of the fine, enforcement proceedings may be initiated against the evaders and their accounts may be seized. 21 795 181

Ольга Стефанішина VR appoints Stefanishyna as Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration - Minister of Justice Today, on 5 September, the Verkhovna Rada appointed Olha Stefanishyna to the post of Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine - Minister of Justice of Ukraine. 3 767 27

Затримали співробітницю Мін’юсту та її спільника за махінації Employee of Ministry of Justice and her accomplice are exposed for machinations with complaints consideration by Office of Countering Raiding The chief specialist of one of the departments of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and her accomplice have been served a notice of suspicion on the fact of fraud committed on a particularly large scale. 1 941 1

Як дізнатися про штраф від ТЦК How to find out if there is fine from TCR: Explanation of Ministry of Justice Information about the fine from the TCR can be found in the Automated System of Enforcement Proceedings (ASEP). 38 661 82

Мобілізація ув’язнених 4,500 convicts agreed to leave prison for front - Ministry of Justice In April, the Ministry of Justice conducted a survey among prisoners, where they were asked questions about release by signing a contract for military service. Agreed that it is necessary to adopt a law on conditional early release by entering into a contract for military service of almost 5 thousand convicts 7 284 52 War in Ukraine

євро Active discussion on ways to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine continues - Ministry of Justice The countries where most of the frozen Russian assets are located are discussing effective ways and mechanisms for their transfer to Ukraine. 455 7 World

зона,неволя,тюрма,колонія Ministry of Justice on mobilization potential among those sentenced to AFU: There are two categories of people, some of them can be drafted There are about 50,000 people in Ukraine who have a criminal record and have already served their sentences. There are also 26,000 people in prison. Some of them may be mobilized into the Ukrainian army. 3 596 13 War in Ukraine

наручники,сізо,тюрма,злочинці Ministry of Justice proposes that prisoners and convicts can mobilize, but it’s up to court to decide - Deputy Minister Vysotska The Ministry of Justice wants to remove obstacles that would allow people with a criminal record or convictions to be mobilized. 2 968 49 Society

долар,долари Ukraine expects to receive $4 billion from frozen Russian assets in 2024 - Ministry of Justice This year, Ukraine expects to transfer $4 billion of Russian assets frozen by the G7 and the EU. 882 15 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia War

малюська Ministry of Justice proposes to allow mobilization of citizens with criminal record The Ministry of Justice proposes to revise the legal provision on military registration and the possibility of mobilizing former convicts. 5 959 78 Previously in trend: War

зсу According to current legislation, former convicts are removed from military registration and are not subject to mobilization – Ministry of Justice Currently, Ukrainian law prohibits the recruitment of not only convicts in prison but also those who have served their sentences and are free. 8 695 45 Previously in trend: War

авіація Ministry of Justice asks High Anti-Corruption Court to confiscate two planes of Russian company The Ministry of Justice asks the High Anti-Corruption Court to impose a sanction on "Ilyushin Finance Co." JSC. 4 389 7 Incidents

руйнування,ірпінь Acceptance of applications to Register of Damages caused by Russia is expected to start in spring 2024 - Ministry of Justice Organizational arrangements are currently underway for the practical launch of the Register of Damages, the start of accepting applications, which is expected in the spring of 2024, and the launch of the Kyiv office. 618 5 Previously in trend: War

лгбт Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Justice supported the draft on registered partnerships in Ukraine. DOCUMENT The Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Justice have supported draft law No. 9103 "On the Institute of Registered Partnerships". This draft law proposes to introduce a registered partnership as a voluntary family union of two adults of the same or different sexes. Amendments are currently being prepared for the second reading. Previously, the negative conclusions of these ministries blocked the further progress of the draft law in the Verkhovna Rada. 9 860 176 Incidents

шлюб More than 3,000 couples got married remotely since start of full-scale invasion, - Ministry of Justice. PHOTO During the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, 3,328 distance marriages were registered in Ukraine. 954 7 Previously in trend: War

полонені,чмобікі Ukraine spends about UAH 10,000 month on maintenance of one Russian prisoner, - Ministry of Justice About 10,000 hryvnias per month is spent on the maintenance of one Russian prisoner of war. 7 183 128 Previously in trend: War

Court Launches Proceedings Under Justice Ministry’s Appeal On Ban On Party Of Shariy Activity Court Launches Proceedings Under Justice Ministry’s Appeal On Ban On Party Of Shariy Activity The District Administrative Court of Kyiv has launched proceedings under an appeal of the Justice Ministry on a ban on Party of Shariy activity. 10 442 121 Ukrainian Politics

Justice Ministry cannot amend Unified State Register to fulfill decision of Constitutional Court – Maliuska Justice Ministry cannot amend Unified State Register to fulfill decision of Constitutional Court – Maliuska Minister of Justice of Ukraine Denys Maliuska said the Ministry of Justice cannot amend the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations of Ukraine in order to fulfill any decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine or a separate resolution. 10 152 18 Ukrainian Politics

NABU: search operation in Justice Ministry was lawful, prevented destruction of documents NABU: search operation in Justice Ministry was lawful, prevented destruction of documents Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) carried out immediate investigative actions (search operation) in the office a Justice Ministry official and in his home in the light of intelligence about possible destruction of important evidence. 25 798 279 Incidents

Deputy Justice Minister Bernatska: NABU detectives break into ministry premises Deputy Justice Minister Bernatska: NABU detectives break into ministry premises Ukraine’s Justice Ministry says the members of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted unauthorized search in the government agency on Friday morning. 24 395 274 Incidents

луганск Luhansk airport destroyed by Tochka tactical missiles launched from Russia, - deputy justice minister Shortly before Russian battalion task force penetrated Ukraine in August 2014, the aggressor state’s military were shelling the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ positions at the Luhansk airport with Tochka missiles while Ukrainian border guards were attacked by the Russian combat helicopters. 145 591 311 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

газпром Economic court of Kyiv allowed fining Gazprom for 171 billion hryvnia on account of debtor's property The Kyiv City Economic Court granted the petition of the Anti-monopoly Committee of Ukraine and the Executive Service of the Ministry of Justice and changed the way of execution of the court ruling regarding the recovery of a fine in amount of 171 billion hryvnia ($6.4 billion) from Russia's Gazprom. 14 437 56 Ukrainian Politics

минюст Saakashvili will not be extradited until convicted in Georgia, - Justice Ministry Extradition of former Odesa governor, leader of Rukh Novykh Syl party Mikheil Saakashvili will not be held until Georgia finishes considering criminal cases against him. 19 500 142 Ukrainian Politics

саакашвили Ukraine received Georgia's request for arrest and extradition of Saakashvili, - Justice Ministry Deputy Justice Minister for European Integration Serhii Petukhov has announced that the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine received a request from the Georgian Prosecutor General's Office to arrest and extradite former Georgian President, ex-head of the Odesa regional state administration Mikheil Saakashvili. 67 023 764 Previously in trend: Saakashvili deprived of Ukrainian citizenship

экономика телефон "This initiative is not on time," Justice Minister Petrenko on mandatory registration of cell phone numbers Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko negatively assessed the initiative by the State Special Communications Agency to tie cell phone numbers with ID data of their holders. 34 899 197 Ukrainian Politics

газпром Ukraine's Justice Ministry sent Russia's Gazprom an arrest warrant for its shares in Haztranzyt in attempt to recover penalty by Anti-monopoly Committee of Ukraine In April 2017, the Anti-monopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) requested the Justice Ministry of Ukraine to forcibly recover a penalty of 171,9 billion hryvnia ($6.59 billion) from Russia's Gazprom. 18 155 37 Previously in trend: Gas War

газпром Minister Petrenko on collecting 172B fine imposed on Gazprom: "We are working hard on this" Ukrainian authorities search for Ukraine-based assets owned by Russian Gazprom to recover 172 billion hryvnia in fine from the company. 7 619 11 Previously in trend: Gas War

петренко Ukraine Justice Ministry views ICJ ruling as "restrained" Ukraine's Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko says that in view of the first-ever precedent for filing a suit with the International Court of Justice (The Hague) on the violation of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, the court issued a restrained interim decision and wishes to look into the merits of the case before delivering a final verdict. 38 720 113 Previously in trend: Ukraine v. Russia in The Hague

петренко Loads of new evidence of Kremlin crimes filed with ICJ, - Minister Petrenko Kyiv has referred new facts of the Kremlin's crimes against Ukraine to the United Nations International Court of Justice in The Hague. 18 886 68 Previously in trend: Ukraine v. Russia in The Hague

сизо Prisoner beaten in remand center by Tornado fighter Kholod died due to skull injury Kholod is now facing a new term of seven to 10 years. 103 305 273 Incidents

Ukraine provided new unmatched proofs under first Crimea case in ECHR, Justice Minister Petrenko says Ukraine has shown the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) the new and unprecedented evidence in the lawsuit filed against the Russian Federation on Crimea. 12 563 20 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Cabinet urges Rada to repeal all Soviet-era laws, - Minister Petrenko The Cabinet of Ministers invites the Verkhovna Rada to abrogate all normative legal acts adopted in the Soviet Union, including in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. 30 638 168 Ukrainian Politics

петренко Minister Petrenko on EP decision: This is Putin's defeat, failure of Russia and Kremlin's propaganda The decision of the European Parliament to introduce visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens is a reputational defeat of President Vladimir Putin and the breakdown of Russian propaganda. 64 930 183 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

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