FIFTH SECTIONCASE OF VOVK AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE(Applications nos. 56675/18 and 8 others –see appended list)      JUDGMENT STRASBOURG28 May 2025 This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision.In the case of Vovk and Others v. Ukraine,The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of: Diana Sârcu, President, Kateřina Šimáčková, Mykola Gnatovskyy, judges,and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,Having deliberated in private on 7 May 2025,Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:PROCEDURE1.  The case originated in applications against Ukraine lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table.2.  The Ukrainian Government (“the Government”) were given notice of the applications.THE FACTS3.  The list of applicants and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table.4.  The applicants complained of the excessive length of criminal proceedings and of the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law.THE LAWJOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS5.  Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment.ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE  6 § 1 AND ARTICLE 13 OF THE CONVENTION6.  The applicants complained that the length of the criminal proceedings in question had been incompatible with the “reasonable time” requirement and that they had no effective remedy in this connection. They relied on Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention.7.  The Court reiterates that the reasonableness of the length of proceedings must be assessed in the light of the circumstances of the case and with reference to the following criteria: the complexity of the case, the conduct of the applicants and the relevant authorities and what was at stake for the applicants in the dispute (see, among many other authorities, Pélissier and Sassi v. France [GC], no. 25444/94, § 67, ECHR 1999‑II, and Frydlender v. France [GC], no. 30979/96, § 43, ECHR 2000‑VII).8.  In the leading case of Nechay v. Ukraine (no. 15360/10, 1 July 2021) the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case.9.  Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of justifying the overall length of the proceedings at the national level. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the length of the proceedings was excessive and failed to meet the “reasonable time” requirement.10.  The Court further notes that the applicants did not have at their disposal an effective remedy in respect of these complaints.11.  These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article 6 § 1 and of Article 13 of the Convention.APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION12.  The Court makes no award in application no. 56675/18 since the applicant has renounced any compensation. Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case‑law (see, in particular, Bevz v. Ukraine, no. 7307/05, § 52, 18 June 2009), the Court further considers it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table to the remaining applicants.FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,Decides to join the applications;Declares the applications admissible;Holds that these applications disclose a breach of Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings and lack of an effective remedy in that regard;Holds(a)  that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, with exception of the applicant in application no. 56675/18, within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement;(b)  that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.Done in English, and notified in writing on 28 May 2025, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court. Viktoriya Maradudina Diana Sârcu Acting Deputy Registrar President  APPENDIXList of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention(excessive length of criminal proceedings and lack of any effective remedy in domestic law)No.Application no.Date of introductionApplicant’s nameYear of birthRepresentative’s name and locationStart of proceedingsEnd of proceedingsTotal lengthLevels of jurisdictionAmount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage per applicant(in euros)[1]   56675/1820/11/2018Sergiy Volodymyrovych VOVK1978   13/02/2015 08/04/2021 6 year(s) and1 month(s) and 27 day(s)3 level(s) of jurisdiction-   1955/2426/12/2023Mykola Volodymyrovych PAROVYY1983   17/12/2013 06/09/2023 9 year(s) and8 month(s) and 21 day(s)3 level(s) of jurisdiction2,400   17676/2426/05/2024Vitaliy Viktorovych SMETANA1983 Ignatov Oleksandr AnatoliyovychDnipro25/11/2011 pending More than13 year(s) and5 month(s) and1 day(s)3 level(s) of jurisdiction4,200   18295/2405/06/2024Sergiy Petrovych DZYUBENKO1975   10/05/2019 pending More than5 year(s) and11 month(s) and 16 day(s)1 level(s) of jurisdiction1,800   24165/2402/08/2024Oleksandr Mykolayovych TARANENKO1955 Kazarnovskyy Oleksandr LvovychOdesa26/05/2017 11/04/2024 6 year(s) and10 month(s) and 17 day(s)2 level(s) of jurisdiction1,800   24580/2414/08/2024Sergiy Petrovych BULKACH1976   07/04/2014 11/07/2024 10 year(s) and3 month(s) and5 day(s)3 level(s) of jurisdiction 2,400   25460/2417/08/2024Oleksandr Vasylyovych CHEPORNYUK1987   25/11/2015 Pending (suspended on 03/05/2023 following the applicant’s conscript to for the military service)More than 7 year(s) and5 month(s)2 level(s) of jurisdiction1,800   26904/2423/08/2024Maksym Olegovych MYRONENKO1990 Goliver Pavlo VolodymyrovychKryvyy Rig05/11/2014 pending More than10 year(s) and5 month(s) and 21 day(s)2 level(s) of jurisdiction3,000   27355/2422/08/2024Illya Oleksandrovych TURKOVSKYY2001 Romanyuk Ivan MykolayovychNova Romanivka14/01/2018 pending More than7 year(s) and3 month(s) and 12 day(s)1 level(s) of jurisdiction2,400  [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.