Dmytro Lubinets

Lubinets refutes claims of child exchange agreement between Ukraine and Russia

Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, denied a report from Le Monde claiming Qatar had signed an agreement with Ukraine and Russia for the exchange of 13 children, stating that the claim is false on Sept. 27.

27 September 2024, 12:42 PM

Russia shows no interest in evacuating its citizens from Kursk Oblast

Russia is refusing to evacuate its citizens from Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian Armed Forces spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyi said during the United News telethon on Sept. 24.

24 September 2024, 05:43 PM

Ombudsman condemns possible execution of unarmed Ukrainian POW by sword

Ukraine has sent letters to international organizations—the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross—documenting another human rights violation by Russia. This concerns a new case of the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war.

17 September 2024, 10:49 AM

Kyiv imposes phone ban on Russian prisoners of war in response to mistreatment of Ukrainian POWs

Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine are no longer allowed to make phone calls to their families, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, announced on national telethon on Sept. 8.

8 September 2024, 06:30 PM

Lubinets calls for global condemnation over Russian missile attack in Poltava

Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets urged the world to condemn Russia after a Sept. 3 attack in Poltava that killed 41, he wrote on Telegram.

3 September 2024, 03:59 PM

Kyiv appeals to UN, ICRC over apparent beheading of Ukrainian soldier

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets has responded to a video that allegedly shows a beheaded Ukrainian soldier at a checkpoint in Russia’s Kolotilovka, Belgorod Oblast. Lubinets addressed the issue in a Telegram post on Aug. 16.

17 August 2024, 12:16 AM

No camps planned for Kursk evacuees, says Dmytro Lubinets

Ukraine does not plan to set up special camps for evacuating civilians from Russia's Kursk Oblast, and authorities do not anticipate a large influx of evacuees, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said on Radio Svoboda on Aug. 16.

16 August 2024, 08:38 PM

Lubinets, Moskalkova discuss Kursk POW swaps

After hundreds of Russian soldiers surrendered in Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and his Russian counterpart, Tatyana Moskalkova, discussed future POW exchanges, Lubinets announced on Aug. 14.

14 August 2024, 08:49 PM

Ukrainian families brought back from Russian-occupied Luhansk

Three people have been successfully returned from the temporarily occupied Luhansk Oblast, including a daughter and son who have already been reunited with their mother, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on Telegram on August 2.

2 August 2024, 05:34 PM

Ukraine: large-scale prisoner swap with Russia not happening soon

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets expressed skepticism about the possibility of a large-scale "all for all" prisoner exchange with Russia happening soon, citing a lack of readiness from the Kremlin, Ukrinform reported on July 9.

9 July 2024, 05:31 PM

Russia recruits Ukrainian teens for arson attacks — Ombudsman

Russia is recruiting Ukrainian minors to set fire to military vehicles deep behind the frontlines, promising "thousands of dollars" for the crime, Ukraine’s Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said on June 18.

18 June 2024, 09:51 PM

Ukraine accuses Russia of blocking POW returns, calls propaganda claims 'absolute lies'

Russia is not interested in returning its prisoners of war, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said in a comment to Ukrinform on June 15.

16 June 2024, 11:40 AM

Teenager abducted by Russia back in Ukraine

A 17-year-old girl was returned to Ukraine from Russia, Save Ukraine reported on Facebook on June 9.

10 June 2024, 10:29 AM

OSINT analysts identify war criminal who abused Ukrainian prisoners of war

War criminal who abused Ukrainian prisoners of war identified by Bdzholy (Bees) and evocation.info OSINT analysts team, it is Russian Lieutenant Alexei Kiprin, journalist Andriy Tsaplienko reported on Telegram on June 3.

3 June 2024, 03:08 PM

Video of Russian soldiers abusing Ukrainian POWs spreads after being shared by UA Ombudsman - video

A video showing Russian soldiers abusing Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) has spread on the Internet after being shared by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets on Telegram.

3 June 2024, 09:27 AM

Contrary to Russian claims, Ukraine did not halt POW swaps

Ukraine did not make a unilateral decision to suspend prisoner-of-war exchanges with Russia, Ukraine’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, said on May 29.

30 May 2024, 01:32 AM

Kyiv reports Russia’s plans to abduct children from occupied Ukrainian territories

The Russian occupation authorities have begun to compile lists of children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to abduct them to Russia, Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said on May 3, according to Espreso.

3 May 2024, 05:55 PM

Nearly 37,000 people considered missing in Ukraine, but actual numbers may be higher – commissioner

Almost 37,000 children, adults, and military personnel are considered missing in Ukraine, but these figures may be much higher, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on April 16.

16 April 2024, 06:37 PM

Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner takes on Kharkiv bar over provocative cocktail names

There’s a free speech battle looming in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv after the Ukrainian parliament’s Human Rights Commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, opened proceedings against the city’s ‘Poza Zonoyu’ (Beyond the Zone) bar over the venue’s provocative cocktail names, NGO Divchat (Girls) expert Olha Novak reported on Facebook.

2 April 2024, 03:14 PM

Russia exploiting prisoner swap issue to destabilize Ukraine by contacting POW families – ombudsman

Russia is using the issue of prisoner exchange to undermine the situation in Ukraine, telling relatives that it is allegedly ready to return the soldiers, while Kyiv is blocking the process, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets reported on Telegram on March 16.

16 March 2024, 07:55 PM

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