President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law a bill amending legislation on preserving the Ukrainian nation's gene pool, which includes provisions for storing reproductive materials of military personnel who die or are recognized as deceased.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law the bill amending legislation on preserving the Ukrainian nation’s gene pool

The bill was developed with the aim of preserving the gene pool of the Ukrainian nation, as well as settling the issue of social protection of military personnel in terms of ensuring their right to biological parentage (maternity)

In case of death or recognition of a person as deceased, their reproductive materials shall be stored free of charge for three years from the moment of death

After the term expires, further storage may be extended at the expense of another person, specified in the deceased person's application regarding their own reproductive cells

A person whose reproductive cells are stored is entitled to dispose of them in the event of their death

In the case where such reproductive cells are used to conceive a child, their owner shall be recognized a legitimate parent

Before the law enters into force, a notarized will is the basis for the use of assisted reproductive technologies involving reproductive cells

On February 7, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the bill amending legislation on preserving the Ukrainian nation's gene pool

The SSU dismantled a criminal organisation in Kyiv that was carrying out FSB-commissioned information sabotage.

The attackers produced and dispersed pro-Kremlin narratives and provocative messages en masse with the intention of destabilising the socio-political situation and inciting religious hatred in Ukraine.

The State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) had opened a criminal case against Vitalii Shabunin, the head of the board of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, based on a decision of the Shevchenkivskyi court in Kyiv.

The SSU neutralized a criminal organization in Kyiv on 12 March 2024, detaining Serhiy Chertylin who was suspected of treason and inciting religious hatred.