FIFTH SECTION DECISION Application no. 18372/15 Aleksey Ivanovich VATS against Ukraine and 13 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 13 March 2025 as a Committee composed of: Diana Sârcu , President , Kateřina Šimáčková, Mykola Gnatovskyy , judges , and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. The applicants’ complaints under the Convention were communicated to the Ukrainian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The applicants were required to submit their observations in reply, however, the contact with the applicants has been lost (see appended table for details). By letters sent through the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms) and by registered post, the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired and that no extension of time had been requested (see appended table for dates and details). The applicants’ attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. No reply followed. THE LAW Having regard to the similar procedural conduct of the applicants, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications. Accordingly, the cases should be struck out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases. Done in English and notified in writing on 3 April 2025. Viktoriya Maradudina Diana Sârcu Acting Deputy Registrar President APPENDIX List of applications No. Application no. Introduction date Applicant Year of Birth Representative’s name Main complaints raised Date of sending Government’s observations to the applicant Date of the Court strike-out warning letter 1. 18372/15 08/04/2015 Aleksey Ivanovich VATS 1975 Vasyl Oleksandrovych MYKYTYUK Prot. 1 Art. 3 - ineligibility to vote in or stand for elections. 13/12/2023 (by eComms) 05/04/2024 (by registered post, received on 27/05/2024) 2. 66624/17 19/08/2017 Viktor Volodymyrovych SUGAY 1994 Vitaliy Ivanovych LASTIVKA Art. 6 (1) and 13 - lack of impartiality of the domestic courts due to the absence of a prosecuting party in the administrative-offence proceedings. 05/06/2024 (by eComms) 19/09/2024 (by registered post, received on 11/10/2024) 3. 56038/19 17/10/2019 Lyubomir Bogdanovych LOPUSHYNSKYY 1981 Bogdan Mykhaylovych KALYNYUK Art. 6 (1) - excessive length of criminal proceedings; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings. 20/03/2024 (by eComms) 24/06/2024 (by registered post, received in July 2024) 28/11/2024 (by registered post, returned undelivered) 4. 41009/21 10/07/2021 Oleksandr Andriyovych PUGACHOV 1983 Oleksandr Anatoliyovych IGNATOV Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention. 15/05/2024 (by eComms) 18/09/2024 (by eComms, downloaded on 15/10/2024 and 03/11/2024) 5. 39522/23 23/10/2023 Oleksandr Ivanovych OVERCHENKO 1978 Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention; Art. 5 (5) - lack of, or inadequate compensation, for the violation of Art. 5 § 3 of the Convention. 17/07/2024 (by eComms) 15/11/2024 (by registered post, returned undelivered) 6. 40991/23 13/11/2023 Kostyantyn Oleksandrovych STOLYAROV 1984 Sergiy Oleksandrovych KULBACH Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention 03/07/2024 and 17/07/2024 (by eComms) 15/11/2024 (by eComms, downloaded on 15/11//2024) and 15/11/2024 (by registered post, returned undelivered) 7. 41284/23 17/11/2023 Oleksandr Oleksandrovych OLIYNYK 1990 Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention Article 6 § 1 -excessive length of criminal proceedings; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings. 8. 41472/23 13/11/2023 Ruslan Olegovych KALDYBAYEV 1990 Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention 9. 42069/23 30/11/2023 Sergiy Leonidovych VIRYOVKIN 1968 Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention 10. 42490/23 02/12/2023 Roman Oleksandrovych KOVSHUN 1996 Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention; Article 6 § 1 -excessive length of criminal proceedings; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings. 11. 42666/23 02/12/2023 Vyacheslav Yevgenovych POPLAVSKYY 1993 Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention; Article 6 § 1 -excessive length of criminal proceedings; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings. 12. 42674/23 02/12/2023 Mykyta Vadymovych SELEZNYOV 1995 Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention; Article 6 § 1 -excessive length of criminal proceedings; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings. 13. 2538/24 13/01/2024 Sofiko Shotivna METREVELI 1983 Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention. 14. 2579/24 13/01/2024 Zaza Volodymyrovych MOSESHVILI 1975 Art. 3 - inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention; Art. 5 (3) - excessive length of pre-trial detention.