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Ukrainian protesters in Kyiv urge veto of a bill families fear could declare missing soldiers dead
Hundreds marched to oppose legislation that families say could let courts declare more than 90,000 missing people legally dead.
Hundreds of Ukrainians marched through the capital on Friday, demanding the government veto a bill that families fear could lead to missing soldiers being prematurely declared dead.
Artur Dobrosierdov, Ukraine's commissioner for missing persons, reported more than 90,000 people listed in the unified registry, which encompasses cases dating back to 2014, including those from the Crimean Peninsula.
Recent Russian attacks hit a dormitory in Starobilsk, killing four people, while the National Police reported eleven wounded across the northern Sumy region and the United Nations noted increased civilian casualties this year.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed it intercepted 217 Ukrainian drones, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a strike on a Russian oil refinery and warned Russia may leverage Belarus for new attacks.
In Washington, the Trump administration approved an arms sale to help Ukraine sustain air defense, as a Washington-based think tank warned Russia is deepening de facto control over Belarus to leverage future military operations.
Hundreds of Ukrainians marched through Kyiv today to demand that the government repeal a recent law that, according to the families of the missing soldiers, can lead to the premature declaration of the death of these soldiers.