children's rights
Ukrainian state covers 60% of expenses for a child under 18 in family-based care – study
According to the study's results, average monthly expenses for one child amount to about 13,000 hryvnias. State assistance covers only 51% of expenses for a child under six and 63% for a child between six and 18
Russian forces drop drone munition on civilians in Dnipropetrovsk region: Boy killed, two more children injured
An 11-year-old boy was killed in Russian attacks in the Dnipropetrovsk Region (Oblast) on 10 October 2026. Five other people, including two children, were injured
Save the Children warns of new AI and drone threats to children in conflict zones
The report also highlights Gaza as an example of a new phase in modern warfare, in which drone surveillance, AI-supported targeting and other unmanned systems are being used at an alarming scale in densely populated areas
Kyiv region opens specialised recovery centre for children affected by war and violence
Barnahus model centres are places where multidisciplinary teams operate, bringing together psychologists, medical professionals, social workers and law enforcement officers. In these centres, children who have witnessed or survived violence are interviewed only once to avoid re-traumatisation
Interviewing in a friendly space: How ‘green room’ methodology for children is used in pre-trial detention centres in Ukraine
The interior of a "green room" features comfortable, soft furniture, games, pencils and colouring books. The room is equipped with video surveillance. A psychologist works with the child. Investigators, prosecutors or other interested parties are in a separate room at this time and observe the broadcast from video cameras or through a one-way mirror
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
Local authorities ‘forget’ to register orphans for housing in two Ukrainian regions
A monitoring group found that the children's affairs service of the Boratyn village council did not place orphans on the housing queue, believing that their place of registration or their right to use property was a reason not to do so. Following the Ombudsman's recommendations, the service put eight children in the housing queue
Ukraine’s ombudsman receives over 500 complaints about rights violations affecting families with children this year
Complaints to the ombudsman about violations of the rights of families with children in Ukraine are rising sharply. A total of 171 were registered throughout 2025 – about a third of the number received since the start of 2026. Action on 137 complaints helped recover more than 3.3 million hryvnias for Ukrainian familie
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
UK condemns Russia’s militarization and indoctrination of Ukrainian children, demands release of Ivan Zabavskyi and detained OSCE staff
The report published by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights concluded that Russia has violated International Humanitarian Law on a grand scale and is responsible for numerous and overlapping violations of International Human Rights Law.
Russia’s indoctrination and militarisation of Ukrainian children may amount to a crime against humanity – OSCE
The OSCE mission has documented that Russia systematically violates the rights of Ukrainian children, ranging from banning the Ukrainian language in schools to the forced conscription of boys into military service upon reaching the age of 18. The mission's legal analysis classifies the indoctrination and militarization of children as a crime against humanity, and specific episodes, including deportation and torture, as war crimes.
‘A rainbow in tricolour’: Crimean Polina Kustarova on growing up under the daily influence of propaganda
In an interview with ZMINA, Polina Kustarova uses her own experience to explain how propaganda operates at the level of schools, creative activities and family life – and how resistance can emerge even in such an environment
Two 17-year-olds have been evacuated from Russian-occupied territories: The girl secretly studied the Ukrainian curriculum, while the boy lived in isolation for more than two years
After finishing the ninth grade, Artem was unable to continue his online studies at his Ukrainian school due to unstable internet access. At the same time, he refused to attend a Russian school. As a result, he effectively lived in social isolation for more than two years, rarely leaving home and barely communicating with other people
Suspect in the deportation of children from occupied Kherson region becomes an ombudsperson in Russia
Yana Lantratova is a 37-year-old Russian politician who is primarily known in Ukraine as a key figure in the case involving the abduction of Marharyta Prokopenko and Illya Vashchenko from the occupied Kherson Oblast
Six-year-old girl, wounded during the shelling of the Znob-Novhorodske hromada on March 28, died in the hospital
It was reported that the older sister shielded the younger one with her body during the strike and died on the spot. The child was hospitalized in critical condition; the parents also sustained injuries
U.S. allocates $25 million to trace and rehabilitate Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
According to the media note, the "Department of State continues to support President Trump’s efforts to bring about durable peace and prosperity in Ukraine through new assistance programming to aid the return of Ukrainian children forcibly relocated to Russian-controlled territories."
Russia intensifies combat training for high schoolers in occupied Crimea — Irade human rights initiative
These actions directly violate Article 51 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits occupying powers from both compelling civilians to serve in their armed forces or conducting propaganda to secure voluntary enlistment
UN’s Independent Commission of Inquiry stated that Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity
According to a UN commission, the abduction of Ukrainian children to Russia and Belarus constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity. The acts are widespread, systematic, and coordinated by the highest levels of the Russian government
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