Ukrainian ombudsman prioritizes contact with Russian counterpart; other developments include child recruitment allegations and ICC prosecutor suspension

Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets stated he prioritized establishing contact with Russian ombudsman Yana Lantratova for "concrete results" during their first meeting, rather than immediately addressing her alleged involvement in child deportations from Kherson. Separately, 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 stressed that releasing prisoners and civilian detainees must precede negotiations, citing a recent exchange that returned only one civilian among 186 Ukrainians. Meanwhile, International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan was suspended pending a harassment investigation, a decision his legal team called "unlawful." Allegations also link Rosatom employees to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant's occupation, following a reported Russian drone attack on a nuclear waste storage facility on June 7, 2026.

Sources: Радіо Свобода, Громадське, Українська правда