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
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
According to Relocation, the Estonian government has approved a bill prohibiting citizens of Russia and Belarus from purchasing real estate if they do not have long-term resident status or the right of permanent residence in the country. If the bill is passed by parliament (the Riigikogu), the new rules will take effect on January 1, 2027.
The ban will apply throughout Estonia and will affect not only individuals but also companies from Russia and Belarus, as well as legal entities from other countries if their ultimate beneficial owner falls under the restrictions. The ban will cover apartments, land plots, building rights, and shares in real estate properties.
Tallinn cites national security concerns as the rationale for this initiative. The goal of the bill is to reduce the risks of real estate being used for intelligence activities, preparing sabotage operations, exerting influence, or establishing strongholds near strategic facilities. Interior Minister Igor Taro stated that the ban must not remain merely “on paper” and must not allow the restrictions to be circumvented through companies in Estonia or other EU countries.
However, the law will not be retroactive. Russians and Belarusians who already own real estate in Estonia will retain their property rights. Renting residential and commercial properties will also remain permitted. In certain cases, the government may issue a special permit for a purchase if the transaction does not conflict with the law’s objectives.
According to data from the Estonian Ministry of the Interior, as of January 9, 2026, there were 7,797 Russian citizens and 1,476 Belarusian citizens in the country with temporary residence permits—a total of 9,273 people. It is this group, if they do not have long-term resident status or permanent residence rights, that may be directly affected by the ban. At the same time, 70,237 Russian citizens and 1,190 Belarusian citizens held long-term residence permits and are to be exempt from the restrictions.
There is another aspect to consider—existing property owners. As of April 2025, there were 36,952 Russian citizens and 896 Belarusian citizens among real estate owners in Estonia. However, their current properties will not be seized, so the ban primarily concerns new transactions.
According to Serbian Economist, the International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies reports that global instability is intensifying amid the war in Ukraine and strategic uncertainty
The International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES, Ljubljana, Slovenia) has published an analysis addressing the growing global disorder and the collapse of former strategic benchmarks against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and general geopolitical turbulence.
The author of the study, IFIMES Advisory Board member and President-Commissioner of Glendale Partners, Dr. J. Scott Yanger, notes that as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the international system is increasingly characterized by instability, rising conflict, and a decline in the predictability of decisions by key global players.
The article emphasizes that the protracted war in Ukraine, the crisis in the Middle East, tensions surrounding Iran, as well as increasing impulsiveness and lack of coordination in global politics are creating a new environment of strategic uncertainty. According to the author, traditional mechanisms of international deterrence and coordination are increasingly failing, and leading states are acting in an increasingly unsystematic manner.
The analysis pays particular attention to the impact of these processes on the global economy and energy security. In particular, potential disruptions in strategic transport corridors—including in the Strait of Hormuz—are cited as key risks, which could put pressure on global markets and heighten nervousness in the global economy.
IFIMES believes that the further course of events will depend on the ability of international actors to prevent the escalation of existing conflicts and to move from reactive measures to a more sustainable system of political and economic crisis management.
As noted in the publication, the current phase of global politics increasingly demands not only rapid diplomatic solutions but also a rethinking of the entire architecture of international security, which in recent years has shown signs of systemic weakening.
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“Nova Poshta,” Ukraine’s leading express delivery service, has invested over 1 billion UAH in security since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, an investment that has helped save 951 lives, according to the company’s CEO, Yevhen Tafiychuk.
“War has long since become the norm. That’s why we aren’t waiting; we’re investing in security now,” he said at the NOVA Summit, which took place in Kyiv this week, according to a correspondent for Interfax-Ukraine.
According to data provided by Tafiychuk, since the start of the full-scale invasion, there have been 72,620 air raid alerts; 12 logistics hubs and 28 company branches have been destroyed, and another 16 hubs and 152 branches have been damaged.
For safety reasons, Nova Poshta has built 1,244 protective structures of various types at its facilities to ensure the safety of employees and customers, including 779 metal shelters, 438 reinforced concrete shelters, and 27 underground shelters.
“The strategy is very simple—we need to ensure continuous movement, because if you’re moving, it’s very difficult to hit you. To achieve this, we design our logistics so that a package is practically never stationary,” the CEO noted.
According to him, to ensure customer safety, the company constantly monitors the situation at its facilities with the help of an AI (artificial intelligence) agent.
“We know where and how many customers are currently in our service areas. And if this number exceeds our standards, we intervene immediately: we immediately reinforce our operational team, strategically develop the region, install parcel lockers, and open mobile branches,” explained Tafiychuk.
He added that in the event of damage or strikes, there is a “Plan B” for the rapid deployment of a mobile branch, which ensures service stability. He clarified that currently, Nova Poshta has 43 mobile branches and 16 backup locations in the frontline zone for branches, and a mobile depot can be organized within eight days.
In addition, the executive added, the company has five backup depots in Dnipro, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Odesa.
Tafiychuk also emphasized that security begins with threat detection, which is why Nova Poshta has established a control center that operates around the clock and continuously monitors the situation both in the air and on the ground.
“Through our system of acoustic vibration sensors, we are aware of absolutely everything happening in the air. We know how many drones and missiles there are, where they’re coming from, and where they’re heading. If we know, we can respond. And that’s what we do through our alert and response system,” the CEO said.
According to him, this is a three-tiered system. The first tier is visual, via monitors. The second is auditory: “Nova Poshta” has more than 350 sound systems that help inform employees and customers promptly and quickly. The third layer is informational: more than 70 Telegram channels and over 100 groups on Signal, so every division, branch, and terminal has its own channel where it receives security updates specific to its unit.
“It’s important to be confident that security protocols are actually being followed and can be followed. Our AI agent helps us with this; after every incident, it analyzes the situation, identifies who failed to comply, and we are constantly making changes and improving,“ noted Tafiychuk.
”Nova Poshta” currently has 51,500 service points in Ukraine, including 15,900 branches and 36,500 parcel terminals. In 2025, the company increased its revenue by 21% compared to 2024—to more than 54 billion UAH—and its profit amounted to 2.6 billion UAH, compared to 2.5 billion UAH the previous year. The number of parcels and shipments delivered in 2025 grew by 7.4%—from 486 million to 522 million, including international shipments—by 52.6%, from 19 million to 29 million.
At the end of January 2026, a working group under the Finnish Ministry of Defense proposed changing the mechanism for expropriating (compulsory purchase) real estate for national security purposes and transferring the authority to issue permits for such expropriation exclusively to the Ministry of Defense. The government press release notes that the current procedure has been difficult to apply, as permits are formally the responsibility of different agencies.
The working group’s proposals include expanding the possibilities for rapid response in urgent cases, including earlier introduction of a ban on actions with the property, temporary takeover of real estate, as well as unification of the approach to compensation for expropriation and planning of financing for such procedures in the budget.
The context for such steps remains the Finnish authorities’ concerns about the risks of “hostile influence” through real estate transactions. Previously, the government and the Ministry of Defense had consistently tightened the rules for buyers from countries outside the EU and the EEA, and also promoted restrictions that were in fact primarily aimed at Russian citizens. In April 2025, the Finnish parliament approved a law restricting the purchase of real estate by citizens of countries waging “aggressive war,” which was publicly interpreted as a ban on Russians who are not permanent residents.
Defense Minister Antti Hykkänen previously stated that Finland had made “too naive decisions” on real estate control in the 2000s and was now “systematically correcting the identified problems.”
Thus, at the moment, we are not talking about a declared campaign of “mass seizure” of property from citizens of all countries outside the EU, but about strengthening the state’s legal instruments to intervene in cases where specific real estate objects are considered a potential threat to national security, as well as continuing the policy of restricting new transactions for certain categories of foreign buyers.
