Ukrainian ombudsman explains meeting focus amid new allegations and ICC suspension

Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets explained that his initial meeting with Russian ombudsman Yana Lantratova prioritized establishing contact for "concrete results" over immediately addressing her alleged involvement in child deportations. Concurrently, Ukrainian law enforcement has documented six instances this year where Russian special services reportedly recruited underage girls for contract killings of Ukrainian military personnel. Human rights expert Boris Zakharov emphasized that the release of prisoners and civilian detainees must be a prerequisite for negotiations, noting a recent exchange that returned only one civilian among 186 Ukrainians. Separately, International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan was suspended pending a harassment investigation, a decision his legal team deemed "unlawful." Allegations 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 area on June 7, 2026.

Sources: Радіо Свобода, Громадське, Українська правда