Ukrainian ombudsman explains initial meeting with Russian counterpart

Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets clarified that his initial meeting with Russian ombudsman Yana Lantratova focused on establishing contact for "concrete results," rather than discussing her alleged involvement in child deportations. This comes as Ukrainian law enforcement has documented six cases this year where Russian special services allegedly recruited underage girls for contract killings of Ukrainian military personnel. Human rights expert Boris Zakharov reiterated that the release of prisoners and civilian detainees should precede negotiations, highlighting a recent exchange where only one civilian was among 186 repatriated Ukrainians. Separately, International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended pending a harassment investigation, a decision his legal team called "unlawful." Allegations also persist regarding Rosatom employees' involvement in the Chornobyl nuclear power plant's occupation, following a reported Russian drone attack on a nuclear waste storage facility in the Chornobyl zone on June 7, 2026.

Sources: Громадське, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда