The Verkhovna Rada has created a temporary commission to investigate crimes against journalists and other employees of media entities committed by Russian armed formations. The decision was adopted by 272 votes on 4 December 2025, according to the draft resolution profile.

The draft resolution No. 14198 was initiated by MP Yevhenia Kravchuk on 7 November 2025.

Yevhenia Kravchuk (“Servant of the People”) was elected as the commission’s chair and MP Yaroslav Yurchyshyn (“Holos”) was elected as the deputy chair.

The Temporary Investigative Commission (TIC) is to operate for a year and to consist of 13 MPs:

  • Mykola Knyazhytskyi (“European Solidarity” faction);
  • Pavlo Bakunets (“Dovira” group);
  • Ihor Huz (“Za Maybutne” group);
  • Serhiy Sobolev (“Batkivshchyna” faction);
  • Mykhailo Papiyev (“Platform for Life and Peace” group);
  • Mykyta Poturayev (“Servant of the People”);
  • Serhiy Ionushas (“Servant of the People”);
  • Dmytro Slynko (“Servant of the People”);
  • Tetyana Tsyba (“Servant of the People”);
  • Olha Vasylevska-Smahliuk (“Servant of the People”);
  • Bohdan Yaremenko (“Servant of the People”).

The TIC’s primary tasks include:

  • Reviewing the progress of investigations into crimes against journalists and media workers in Ukraine, in particular in the temporarily occupied territories.
  • Verifying details in cases of premediated murder, torture, kidnapping, unlawful detention, and destruction of journalists’ property as documented by law enforcement bodies, international structures, or civil society organisations.
  • Coordinating with the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service, the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications, as well as with specialised civil society organisations.
  • Preparing proposals for improving legislation to provide additional safety guarantees to journalists in combat zones.
  • Assisting international investigations, in particular in cooperation with the OSCE, the Council of Europe, UNESCO, and other institutions.

TIC chair Yevhenia Kravchuk cited data by the Institute of Mass Information in her Facebook post:

“Our goal is not to replace law enforcement bodies but to provide a parliamentary dimension of oversight, coordination, and reporting to the public about crimes against journalists. The TIC will also become a platform for cooperation with international parliamentary institutions and specialised organisations,” said Yevhenia Kravchuk.

She added that the TIC was open to the involvement of civil society organisations, professional media associations, and the journalist community.

On 5 November 2025, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a resolution approving an address to the UN, EU, and NATO institutions, parliamentary assemblies and leading international journalistic organisations calling for increased political and diplomatic pressure, and sanctions on Russia due to its systematic crimes against journalists and media workers.