On July 7, during a preparatory hearing, the investigating judge's earlier ruling on obligations imposed on Yulia Tymoshenko was lifted. This ruling cannot be appealed.

From the moment her preventive measure was set until the indictment was filed with the court, the list of obligations imposed on MP Yulia Tymoshenko changed repeatedly.

On January 16, 2026, Tymoshenko was ordered to pay bail of UAH 33.28 million as a preventive measure, along with several obligations:

• to appear whenever summoned by NABU detectives, SAPO prosecutors, or the court;
• not to leave the Kyiv region without permission from NABU detectives or SAPO prosecutors;
• to notify NABU detectives or SAPO prosecutors of any change of residence or employment;
• to refrain from communicating about the circumstances described in the current notice of suspicion with certain named MPs;
• to surrender her passport(s) for foreign travel to the State Migration Service at her place of residence.

On January 26, the HACC's Appeals Chamber lifted the obligation barring Tymoshenko from leaving the Kyiv region without NABU or SAPO permission.

The obligations were originally imposed for two months, so in March the court reviewed a motion to extend them. On March 13, 2026, the HACC granted the SAPO prosecutor's motion to extend the following obligations:

• to appear whenever summoned by NABU detectives, SAPO prosecutors, or the court;
• to notify NABU detectives or SAPO prosecutors of any change of residence or employment;
• to surrender her passport(s) for foreign travel to the State Migration Service at her place of residence.

Two months later, the HACC again reviewed a motion to extend the obligations. On May 7, 2026, the court partially granted the SAPO prosecutor's motion and extended the following:

• to appear whenever summoned by NABU detectives, SAPO prosecutors, or the court;
• to notify NABU detectives or SAPO prosecutors of any change of residence or employment;

Under this ruling, Tymoshenko was permitted to travel abroad, since the obligation to surrender her passport to the State Migration Service was not extended.

The May 7 ruling stated that the obligations imposed on suspect Tymoshenko were valid through July 7, 2026 inclusive, within the bounds of the pretrial investigation period.

On May 26, 2026, the indictment in Yulia Tymoshenko's MP-bribery case was submitted to the HACC. A ruling dated May 28, 2026, set the first preparatory hearing for June 16. That hearing could not be fully held that day because Tymoshenko's defense had filed a motion to transfer the case to the Kyiv Court of Appeal on jurisdictional grounds. On July 3, 2026, the HACC's Appeals Chamber denied that motion and kept the case with the HACC.

Speaking at today's hearing, Tymoshenko drew attention to precisely this point. She noted that she now holds the status of defendant, while the investigating judge's most recent ruling explicitly applied to her as a suspect. On that basis, she argued the SAPO prosecutor's motion to extend the obligations could not be granted.

In practice, this means her statutory obligations as a defendant remain in force — including appearing in court when summoned and complying with the court's lawful orders and requirements. Only the additional obligations imposed under a separate court ruling have been lifted.