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Hungary blocks EU progress on two more accession clusters for Ukraine
The source added that, in July 2026, before the summer break, Hungary agreed to approve only the screening results for cluster 3 for Moldova
Experts report surge in cyberbullying by teenagers targeting peers and teachers in Ukraine: What punishment courts impose
For children's behaviour online, courts hold their parents, mostly mothers, administratively liable. Usually, a warning or a fine ranging from 850 to 1,700 hryvnias is issued
Ukrainian citizens and foreigners entitled to request government data on budgets and salaries
Ukrainian and foreign individuals and legal entities, as well as citizens' associations without legal entity status, have the right to request public information. Entities of authoritative powers - state or local government bodies and their officials - cannot submit such requests
Ukraine’s parliament passes law to increase payments, reform support for families of children with disabilities
Hetmantsev was one of the bill's initiators. Speaking in the plenary hall, he thanked the relevant parliamentary committee, the Ministry of Social Policy and experts involved in drafting the bill. According to him, 160,000 families raising children with disabilities are waiting for the changes provided for by the bill
Russian “human safari”: Video shows drone chasing and attacking street vendor in Kherson
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian soldiers of taking pleasure in killing people. After footage emerged showing a Ukrainian market trader being chased by a drone, the 52-year-old was selling vegetables in the Kherson Region (Oblast) when a drone circled his vehicle and then exploded, leaving him with a concussion and shrapnel wounds
Russian strikes kill nine civilians across Ukraine on 27 July
Russian military strikes on 27 July 2026 killed nine civilians in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts), while at least 77 others were injured in attacks that also struck the Zaporizhzhia and Sumy Oblasts
Trans women now find it more difficult to obtain a diagnosis: Stereotypes, corruption and other challenges facing transgender people during wartime
ZMINA discussed these and other issues with Emiliia Kovalenko, a trans woman and head of NGO "Emancipation", Salvador Stryzh, a trans man and communications manager at NGO Resistance, and Nick, a community representative
Six Russian commanders sentenced in absentia for 2022 assault on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Ukrainian court has convicted six Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) officers in absentia of violating the laws and customs of war over the assault on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Government backs bill to establish new family-based care as foster families starting in 2027
The legislation would strengthen oversight of children's rights, establish staffing and operational standards for child welfare services, and introduce a system of continuous professional development for their personnel
Hungary blocks opening of two more EU accession clusters for Ukraine
Hungary backed the launch of the procedure to open Cluster 3 for Moldova but withheld its support for the same step for Ukraine, effectively preventing the process from moving forward for either country
Russian strikes kill 10 civilians in Ukraine on 9 July
Russian military strikes on 9 July 2026 killed 10 civilians in Kyiv and the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Odesa, Kherson and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 81 people, including in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions
Ukrainian, Hungarian ombudsmen agree on reciprocal visits to monitor minority rights
According to the Ukraine's Ombudsman's Office, 91 educational institutions in Ukraine's Zakarpattia Region (Oblast) provide instruction in Hungarian to 12,975 students, while another 2,550 students study Hungarian as a separate subject
Draft Ombudsman bill strengthens institution but carries politicization risks, Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research warns
According to the experts, one of the bill's main advantages is its alignment with European Union and Council of Europe standards. The effectiveness and independence of national human rights institutions remain key benchmarks in assessing Ukraine's compliance with the rule of law during its EU accession process
Over half of Ukrainians support civil partnerships for LGBT+ – sociological study
On July 10, the nongovernmental organisation Fulcrum UA presented the results of the survey, which KIIS conducted in May and June 2026. Sociologists surveyed 2,007 respondents to assess Ukrainians' attitudes toward LGBT+ people and the level of support for their rights
How Ukraine collects data on equality and discrimination: Ombudsman’s office highlights gaps
In the European Union, equality data is a crucial tool for identifying discrimination and inequalities across various sectors. Ukraine has corresponding obligations for EU accession, as outlined in the government's rule-of-law roadmap
What Ukraine’s migration policy should look like on the path to the EU: Human rights advocates discuss reforms
Human rights defender Borys Zakharov, director of the Man and Law Charitable Foundation, stressed the need for judicial reform, warning that without an independent judiciary, law enforcement agencies could continue what he described as "repressive" practices. In his view, the State Migration Service and the Security Service of Ukraine also require reform
European, Japanese and U.S. parts helped Russia build missiles that killed 24, including three children, in Kyiv – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy warned that if Russia's war machine is allowed to continue, its next strikes could target Europe, Russia's other neighbors, and more distant regions, pointing to Russian involvement in Syria and Africa as evidence of its broader ambitions
Sixty-three countries agree to develop joint strategy on return of deported Ukrainian children
The objective of the the High-Level Meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children was to strengthen collective efforts to secure the safe return of children unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred by the Russian Federation in the course of its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine
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