(24 Jul 2025)
RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lviv, Ukraine – 24 July 2025
1. Various of protesters holding minute of silence for those killed in the Russia-Ukraine war
2. Various of protesters singing the Ukrainian national anthem
3. Protester announcing latest actions of authorities UPSOUND No name given (Ukrainian): "Today, the president announced, taking into account our position and the position of our Western partners, that he will urgently submit a bill to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian Parliament), which should guarantee the independence of the SAPO (Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office) and NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine). This is already the first small step towards our victory."
4. Wide of protesters
5. Protester wrapped in Ukrainian flag holding sign reading (Ukrainian) "Stop the dictatorship"
6. Various of protesters chanting UPSOUND (Ukrainian): "Hands off NABU"
7. Various of protesters
8. Protester holding sign reading (Ukrainian) "Silence is consent. We disagree"
9. Various of protesters chanting UPSOUND (Ukrainian) "Corruption is the killer of the future"
10. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Varvara Kuznetsova, protester:
“I think we should stand up for our rights until the end, until the new law is signed.”
11. Protesters
12. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Rostyslav Onyshchenko, protester:
“Of course, we need to show some patience, and there is some reaction from the president. But whether he will continue to influence the deputies to adopt this law, because he has such influence, we will see.”
13. Various of people making protest banners
14. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Marta Shmanko, protester:
“Of course, we are not saying overthrow the government and hold some kind of elections. But I think it’s important for society to express its opinion, its position, to somehow say that everything is not okay.”
15. Various of protesters holding banner reading (Ukrainian) "Ukraine needs independent institutions"
16. Various of protesters chanting UPSOUND (Ukrainian) "Ukraine without corruption"
17. Various of protesters
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of people gathered in Lviv for a third day of protests in response to a new law demonstrators say will undermine the power of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies.
The protest began with a minute’s silence for all the victims of the Russian invasion.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday submitted a new bill that would restore the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies in an effort to defuse tensions following his approval earlier this week of the controversial law.
The previous bill was seen as undermining the agencies’ independence and sparked a public outcry and protests, the first major demonstrations since the war began, as well as sharp criticism from the European Union.
Zelenskyy said parliament would review the new bill, which “guarantees real strengthening of Ukraine’s law enforcement system, the independence of anti-corruption bodies, and reliable protection of the legal system from any Russian interference.”
But protesters in Lviv said they would continue demonstrating until the new bill was signed.
“I think we should stand up for our rights until the end, until the new law is signed,” said protester Varvara Kuznetsova.
Zelenskyy initially argued the law was needed to speed up investigations, ensure more convictions and remove Russian meddling.
The controversy surrounding the initial bill has threatened to undermine public trust in Ukraine’s leadership after more than three years of fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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