Justice Ministry

Deputy justice minister's family acquired luxury Kyiv apartments

The family of Deputy Justice Minister Lyudmyla Kravchenko acquired three apartments in upscale Kyiv residential complexes with a combined market value that could reach $400,000, according to an investigation published by hromadske on June 10.

10 June, 04:25 PM

What VIP cells at Kyiv’s Lukyanivske pre-trial detention center cost and include

Kyiv’s Lukyanivske pre-trial detention center currently has 27 upgraded paid cells, offering amenities such as televisions, microwaves and, in some cases, showers, refrigerators and air conditioning, Ukraine’s Justice Ministry told NV on May 27.

28 May, 06:23 PM

Deaths in occupied Ukrainian lands nearly 6 times births in 2025

On Russian-occupied Ukrainian lands, 4,879 deaths were registered in 2025 compared with only 863 births — a ratio of 5.6 to 1, according to data obtained by NV from Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice.

25 March, 01:49 PM

Ukraine again fails to sell industrial giant

An online auction scheduled for Jan. 13 to privatize a 99.99% stake in Sumykhimprom, one of Ukraine’s largest chemical producers, failed to take place due to a lack of bidders, according to the ProZorro procurement system.

13 January, 12:56 PM

Ukraine to seize Russian-linked stake in major railcar maker

Ukraine has filed a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court seeking to confiscate a 25% stake in Kryukiv Railway Car Building Works, the country’s largest railcar manufacturer, the Justice Ministry reported on on Dec. 15.

16 December 2025, 08:07 PM

Zelenskyy’s party still hunting for key ministers

After Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko’s meeting with representatives of the President’s party, no candidate for the vacant ministerial posts has yet been approved, Members of the Servant of the People (SN) ruling political party told NV.

3 December 2025, 01:29 PM

Parliament far from appointing new Energy, Justice ministers

The Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) will not consider any ministerial appointments this week because the ruling Servant of the People party is yet to come up with candidates and enough votes to appoint them, opposition MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Dec. 1.

2 December 2025, 03:18 AM

PM Svyrydenko moves to dismiss justice, energy ministers

Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko has submitted a motion to the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) to dismiss Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk.

12 November 2025, 09:49 PM

Opposition moves to vote on firing justice, energy ministers

Ukrainian opposition MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak filed two resolutions calling for the dismissal of Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk, Zheleznyak announced on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 08:52 PM

SBU brings corruption charges against several Justice Ministry officials

Ukraine’s SBU security service and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have charged three current and former Justice Ministry officials with embezzling UAH10 million ($240,000), the SBU announced on Aug. 6.

7 August 2025, 01:35 AM

Justice Ministry publishes footage from Russian airstrike on penal colony in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian airstrike on the Bilenkivska colony in Zaporizhzhya Oblast destroyed the dining hall, both the administrative headquarters and the quarantine unit sustained significant damage, Justice Ministry wrote on July 29 and posted the photos.

29 July 2025, 12:30 PM

Canada moves to seize Russian An‑124 plane before turning it over to Ukraine

The Canadian government has launched legal proceedings to seize a Russian An‑124 cargo aircraft that remained at Toronto’s airport since February 2022, Ukraine’s Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said on May 6.

7 May 2025, 01:29 AM

More than 8,000 former prisoners have joined Ukraine’s Armed Forces — Justice Ministry

Over 8,000 former inmates have volunteered to serve in Ukraine’s Armed Forces, the Justice Ministry said on April 2.

2 April 2025, 05:21 PM

Ukraine’s death rate outpaces births nearly 3 to 1 in 2024

Ukraine recorded 495,090 deaths in 2024, nearly three times higher than the 176,780 births reported, according to data released by the Ministry of Justice on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 01:03 PM

Ukraine rebounds from Russian cyberattack, restores key state register

Ukraine's Unified Register of Legal Entities, Sole Proprietors and Public Associations resumed operations following a major cyberattack by Russia, according to First Deputy Justice Minister Mykola Kucheriavenko, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Jan. 9.

9 January 2025, 05:15 PM

Ukraine’s Unified and State Registries offline after Russian hackers attack

Access to the Ukrainian Justice Ministry’s Unified and State Registries has been temporarily suspended after a massive Russian cyber attack, said Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Minister of Justice, on Facebook shortly before midnight on Dec. 19.

20 December 2024, 07:52 AM

Ukraine submits its Rome Statute ratification to UN

Ukraine has submitted its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute to the UN Secretariat, Deputy Head of the President's Office Iryna Mudra announced on Oct. 25.

26 October 2024, 01:56 AM

Another pro-Russian party banned in Ukraine

Overtly pro-Russian political party, the Slavic Party, has been banned in Ukraine through a court ruling, the Justice Ministry announced on Oct. 24.

24 October 2024, 09:20 PM

Norway plans to build fence along its border with Russia

The Norwegian government is considering constructing a fence along the border with Russia to deter a potential influx of refugees, NRK reported on Sept. 28.

30 September 2024, 08:20 AM

Kamyshin, two other ministers resign

Ukraine’s Strategic Industries Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska, and Environment Minister Ruslan Strilets have submitted their resignations to the Ukrainian parliament on Sept. 3.

3 September 2024, 07:25 PM

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