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Right to an open trial: Lawmaker takes surgeon Rusakov's case under public monitoring
A number of media outlets with questionable editorial policies have been actively spreading information about the alleged premeditated murder of a well-known Odessa businessman, founder of KADORR Group Adnan Kivan, in recent months. After the patient's death during the sixth course of chemotherapy, the prosecution initially qualified the event as premeditated murder, and later reclassified the proceedings as improper performance of professional duties by a medical professional. At the same time, the medical community…
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The Supreme Court supported the position of the State Medical Service regarding the “expulsion” of a veteran and defender of the Donetsk airport
On December 29, 2025, a panel of judges (Ukhanenko S.A., Kashpur O.V., Sokolov V.M.) of the Cassation Administrative Court made a decision that could become a fatal precedent for hundreds of foreign volunteers defending Ukraine. The court actually legitimized the deprivation of the legal residence status of Leonid Chemodanov (call sign "Zelony"), the defender of the Donetsk airport, based on bureaucratic formalism and dubious data from the aggressor country. The Supreme Court…
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The lawmaker joined the statement in support of Vitaliy Shabunin
Stop using the justice system for political reprisals: a statement from public organizations regarding the case of Vitaliy Shabunin To the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko Director of the State Bureau of Investigation Oleksiy Sukhachev STATEMENT On July 11, 2025, the co-founder of the public organization “Anti-Corruption Action Center” Vitaliy Shabunin was searched. At the time of the investigative actions, Shabunin is a sergeant and is undergoing…
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We are collecting popular arguments for the appeal in the case of Vitaliy Kukol.
The court used non-legal arguments to convict Vitaliy Kukol for using homemade weapons for defense during the occupation of the city of Trostianets in Sumy region. Vitaliy Kukol acted as a real member of the resistance movement: he organized the mining of the road, helped with the evacuation of civilians, and passed on intelligence to the Ukrainian military. He acted as best he could. The verdict is not about the law, but about the bias of the prosecutor and the court. About a certain…
Cases
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Rusakov's case
A number of media outlets with questionable editorial policies have been actively spreading information about the alleged premeditated murder of a well-known Odessa businessman, founder of KADORR Group Adnan Kivan, in recent months. The death of a patient who was in the last stage of cancer and undergoing the sixth course of chemotherapy was recorded as neutropenic sepsis, one of the most common and dangerous complications of intensive care…
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The case of Vitaliy Kukol
In March 2022, Vitaliy Kukol, a resident of the village of Kamyanka, Sumy region, remained in the community when the front was rapidly approaching the Trostyanets district. While local authorities and law enforcement officers were evacuating, Kukol organized the mining of the road, helped with the evacuation of civilians, and passed intelligence to the Ukrainian military. He acted as best he could. In the absence of state support, he made homemade weapons. He kept them…
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The case of collaborators from Bucha
In March 2022, during the occupation of Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka (Buchanskyi district, Kyiv region), three local residents — Volodymyr Uzbek, Stefan Slabynskyi and Andriy Olifiyets — according to the investigation: All three were charged under articles: What the court decided On March 25, 2025, the Kyiv-Svyatoshynskyi district court of Kyiv region (presiding judge — Oleksandr Hryshko) made a decision that contradicts common sense and…
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The Chewbacca Case
A serviceman is under criminal prosecution for actions during a combat mission. February 27, 2022 – the first days of a full-scale invasion. The servicemen are carrying out missions in the Odessa region. Their car is being pursued: another car is performing dangerous maneuvers, blocking traffic, and ignoring stop signals. On the same day, sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRG) attack the military in Odessa. In particular, there is information about an armed attack,…
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Uncle Viti's case
When fighting is going on near Dymerka in March 2022, a fighter of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army (UVA) Viktor Mazur is detained by law enforcement officers: his weapon is confiscated and taken to the police station. Instead of gratitude for protecting the capital, criminal prosecution has been ongoing for two years under Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal possession of weapons). He did not serve in the army and has been “decommissioned” for 20 years…