Dmytro Lubinets

Ukraine struggles to return its youngest deported children from Russia - Ombudsman

The most difficult group to return from Russia are the youngest Ukrainian children, as they are unable to assert their national identity themselves, Ukraine's Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said, Ukrinform reported on Dec. 10.

11 December 2025, 09:30 AM

Russia preparing staged 'peaceful protests' to incite unrest in Ukraine – Ombudsman Lubinets

Russian security services may be preparing “peaceful protests” in major Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, in an effort to destabilize the country internally, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 06:16 PM

Italy allows Ukrainian commissioner access to suspect in Nord Stream sabotage

Italian authorities granted a Ukrainian parliamentary commissioner access to Serhiy Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian man suspected of the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, for a four-hour meeting on Nov. 15, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said in comments to news outlet Babel.

18 November 2025, 04:35 PM

Ukraine's ombudsman seeks access to jail holding Nord Stream suspect

Ukraine’s human-rights commissioner asks Italian authorities for access to the jail where Serhii Kuznetsov — a Ukrainian held on suspicion in the Nord Stream case — is detained, ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets wrote on Nov. 4.

5 November 2025, 10:14 AM

Soldier celebrating his birthday returns home after being freed from Russian captivity

Among the Ukrainian defenders who returned to their homeland from Russian captivity is a fighter whose birthday is today, as announced by Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets, who also published footage of the return on June 19.

19 June 2025, 06:59 PM

FSB detains and deports Ukrainian in Crimea — Lubinets

Individuals identifying themselves as Russian FSB officers detained a Ukrainian citizen in occupied Crimea and took them to an unknown location, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets reported on Telegram on May 29.

29 May 2025, 06:44 PM

European Parliament adopts resolution demanding return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia

The European Parliament approved a resolution supporting the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported or forcibly transferred to Russia, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on May 8.

8 May 2025, 07:11 PM

Russians see record surge in requests for missing soldiers in Ukraine in March

In March, the "I Want to Find" project received over 10,000 applications about missing Russian soldiers, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on April 9.

9 April 2025, 06:19 PM

Lubinets warns pharmacies in small towns could shut down under new drug pricing rules

Ukraine’s human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, criticized the government’s new drug pricing policy, warning it could force pharmacies in remote areas to close.

8 April 2025, 07:31 PM

Over 11,000 complaints on human rights violation filed in March — Ukrainian Ombudsman

The Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights received 11,139 complaints from citizens regarding their rights violations, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets wrote on April 7.

8 April 2025, 08:07 AM

Rights violations by military recruiters becoming more widespread, ombudsman warns

Human rights violations by the employees of Territorial Recruitment Centers (TRC) “have become systemic and widespread,” Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on March 26.

26 March 2025, 09:52 PM

Unacceptable and escalating: Lubinets warns of rising enlistment office violations

The number of reported rights violations during mobilization activities by territorial recruitment center staff has risen in 2025, with the nature of these violations changing, Ukraine’s Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said in a Telegram post on March 21.

21 March 2025, 02:42 PM

Russians using drones to ‘hunt’ children in Kherson — Lubinets

Russian forces targeted Ukrainian children in Kherson with explosives dropped from FPV (first-person view) drones, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on March 17.

18 March 2025, 02:03 AM

Ukrainian ombudsman: Russian commanders endorsing executions of Ukrainian POWs

Russian military channels are circulating videos allegedly showing the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces. Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, reported this on Feb. 17.

17 February 2025, 06:45 PM

Families of Ukrainian POWs alerted to fraud scheme demanding money for parcel delivery

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets warned families of prisoners of war about a scam involving fraudsters posing as international humanitarian mission workers and demanding money for supposed parcel deliveries to POWs, in a post on Telegram on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 01:18 PM

Ukraine, Russia agree on regular prisoner exchanges in 2025

Kyiv and Moscow have reached a “preliminary agreement” to make regular prisoner exchanges this year, prioritizing the return of seriously ill and severely wounded POWs, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on Jan. 6.

6 January 2025, 07:57 PM

Russians kidnapped 48 children from Kherson orphanage during retreat — Volodymyr Zelenskyy

In 2022, as Russian invaders retreated from Kherson, they kidnapped 48 children from an orphanage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Facebook on Dec. 24.

24 December 2024, 09:34 PM

More than 100 Ukrainian POWs executed by Russian forces in 2024

In 2024 alone, Russian troops have executed 109 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2024, 10:06 PM

Ukraine has returned 3,935 people from Russian captivity since the invasion began — Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 3,935 people, including 3,767 servicemen, have been freed from Russian captivity, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Dec. 8.

8 December 2024, 03:36 PM

Ukraine's population may decrease to 25.2 million by 2051

Grim demographic trends in Ukraine suggest that the country’s population could drop to 25.2 million by 2051, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Dec. 3.

4 December 2024, 01:54 AM

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