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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.
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Ukrainian protesters in Kyiv urge veto of a bill families fear could declare missing soldiers dead

Hundreds of Ukrainians have marched through Kyiv to demand that the government veto a bill they say could prematurely declare missing soldiers dead.

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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.

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Latestly broke the news on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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