On March 25, 2025, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine excluded from the agenda draft law No. 10311, which was supposed to grant the National Guard expanded rights to use firearms, special equipment and drones to suppress mass protests. This was reported by the Civil Human Rights Coalition (CHR), noting that the decision was the result of lengthy discussions and criticism from the public. The document, which caused a wide resonance even at the development stage, proposed to significantly strengthen the force powers of the National Guard in the event of internal unrest, which many regarded as a threat to civil liberties. 

People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak, commenting on the withdrawal of the bill from consideration, emphasized that he does not see any hidden motives or conspiracy theories in this decision.

"Everyone understood that the text required serious revision. Frankly, I don't believe that we will adopt it in this convocation - at least not in this version," — he said in a conversation with journalists.

According to the deputy, the initial version of the document was too crude, and the proposed measures caused justified concerns among human rights activists and the opposition. Zheleznyak added that finalizing the project will take time and its fate in the current parliament remains in question. 

The initiative, registered in December 2024, was initially positioned as a measure to improve security under martial law, which was extended until May 2025. The bill proposed allowing the National Guard to use lethal weapons, rubber bullets, tear gas, and drones to disperse protesters in the event of a threat to public order. However, after the text was published in the media, human rights organizations criticized it as a tool for suppressing dissent rather than protecting the state. Public protest and pressure from international partners likely played a key role in the parliament's decision to abandon the bill.