130 cases of bullying were recorded in Ukraine in the first four months of 2025, according to the National Police of Ukraine (NPU). On average, 32 reports of bullying are filed every month this year. This is 1.5 times more than in the same period last year. More than half of the reports involve young schoolchildren and teenagers aged 14 to 16. Only 48% of bullying cases have been resolved.
The police detected 130 administrative offenses for bullying (Article 173-4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) in the first four months of 2025. This is an average of 32 reports per month, which is 15% more than in the “pre-war” 2021.
The number of reports of bullying fell sharply after the start of the full-scale war in 2022, to 10 cases per month. However, the number of cases detected gradually increased: in 2024, the police were already filing 22 reports per month, and in 2025, almost 1.5 times more.
There has been a noticeable increase in bullying committed by teenagers. While in 2021 such cases accounted for 44% of the total, this year they already account for 58%.
This year, educational institutions are also being punished more often for failing to report cases of bullying. In 2025, there were already 11 such cases (9% of the total). By comparison, there were 14 such reports in 2024 (5%) and only 13 in 2021 (4%).
On the other hand, there has been a decrease in so-called “group” bullying or repeated bullying by teenagers. In 2025, there were only 5 such reports (4%), compared to 30 (11%) in 2024 and 35 (10%) in 2021.
Overall, out of 130 administrative reports filed this year, only 48% resulted in a court decision.
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