The removal of Ukrainian officials’ electronic declarations from the state registry does not mean that previously published information has completely disappeared from the public domain, notes Opendatabot.
Many documents were publicly available for several years before the mechanism for hiding them was introduced in late 2023. During that time, the data may have been saved by journalists, civil society organizations, analytical services, and online archives.
However, the publicly available portion of the declarations no longer contains residential addresses, tax identification numbers, or a number of other direct personal identifiers.
The mechanism to restrict access was introduced to protect military personnel, law enforcement officers, and other officials amid a full-scale war. A government agency may appeal to the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAZK) if it believes that the publication of a document poses a threat to the declarant or their family.
As of July 2026, more than 445,000 declarations for the years 2015–2026 have been removed from public access.
Source: https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/hidden-declarations-2026
Most of the declarations by Ukrainian officials that were removed from the public registry pertain to the period before the start of the full-scale war, according to Opendatabot.
The largest number of hidden documents was submitted for 2016—94,968 thousand, or more than one in five of the removed declarations. Another 72,068 thousand documents relate to 2020.
At the same time, the share of hidden declarations for 2016 accounts for about 9% of the total number submitted during that period, and for 2020—about 8%.
By comparison: among the documents submitted during the full-scale war, about 2% of the declarations were removed from public access.
This difference is partly explained by the fact that significantly more documents were submitted between 2016 and 2020. Additionally, once access restrictions are approved, all declarations belonging to a specific individual—including those published long before the mechanism was introduced—may be removed from the registry.
In total, as of July 2026, access to 445,536 thousand declarations filed by 99,087 thousand individuals has been restricted.
Source: https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/hidden-declarations-2026
As of July 2026, 445,536 electronic asset declarations submitted by 99,087 public officials for the years 2015–2026 have been removed from public access in Ukraine, according to Opendatabot, citing open data from the National Agency for Corruption Prevention.
On average, there are about 4.5 hidden declarations per declarant. If an official is granted the right to restrict access, all documents submitted by that official may be removed from the registry at once, regardless of the reporting period.
The mechanism for restricting access was introduced after the resumption of electronic filing in late 2023. It is designed to protect military personnel, law enforcement officers, and other individuals for whom the disclosure of information could pose a threat to them or their family members.
The declarant cannot independently remove the declaration from the registry. A government agency, military unit, or other authorized organization must submit a corresponding request to the NACP.
Source: https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/hidden-declarations-2026
In Uzbekistan, 2,141 positions in the executive branch will be cut by November 1, 2025, due to the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies. The corresponding decree was signed by the country’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and the document was published in the National Legislation Database.
According to the decree, the largest number of cuts will occur in the State Tax Committee (498 positions), the Ministry of Water Resources (224), the Ministry of Agriculture (200), the Ministry of Justice (197), the Ministry of Ecology (176), and the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction (163).
In addition, the number of deputy heads in state committees, agencies, and inspectorates will be reduced: in some structures, the number of deputies will decrease from 11 to 7, from 12 to 6, and from 13 to 7, respectively.
The Ministry of Employment and the Federation of Trade Unions have been instructed to assist dismissed employees in finding employment and retraining.
The reform is part of a program to digitally transform public administration. In early 2025, President Mirziyoyev signed a law reforming the civil service system, which provides for the introduction of performance evaluations for civil servants and higher requirements for digital skills.
Earlier, Uzbekistan announced the creation of an Artificial Intelligence Development Alliance, which will coordinate the introduction of AI technologies in various industries and allocate funding for infrastructure development. About $100 million is planned to be allocated for these purposes.
The mass reduction of civil servants reflects the authorities’ policy of optimizing the bureaucratic apparatus and improving management efficiency through digitalization. At the same time, experts note that the success of the reform will depend on the quality of the technologies implemented and the state’s ability to provide social protection and retraining for the workers who are being laid off.
