Mexican implicated in NABU’s tapes consulted on how best to mock "Azov" veteran Lakhno (Leleka)
Those implicated in the "Carthage" case discussed physically assaulting "Azov" veteran Viktor Lakhno, who had spoken out against the U420 chain of stores. Specifically, they discussed the possibility of dousing him with acid or beating him with hammers.
This is stated in the Censor.NET article "HAMMERS OR ACID? All details of NABU and SAPO special operation ‘Carthage’: Names and details."
Details
After the publication of an investigation into the illegal activities of stores selling drugs, the Mexican (Yehor Burkin/Levchenko), in a conversation with Criminal (Andrii Osipov—ed.), boasts that they’ve dealt with everyone except for a war veteran who fought in Mariupol and was held captive.
This refers to "Azov" veteran Viktor (Leleka) Lakhno, who opposed the U420 network. Yehor Burkin/Levchenko discusses the best way to mock the veteran—pouring acid on him or beating him with hammers. Osipov advises beating him with hammers.
Viktor Lakhno himself stated on his Instagram page that he had been offered money. "I received offers to take money. Most people in my position would have accepted them. I received threats from them, and they were real. Mexican controls drug trafficking in several European and CIS countries and is discussing an assassination attempt against me with representatives of the SSU. I contacted law enforcement agencies. No one responded in any way."
Azov veteran Viktor (Leleka) Lakhno is also known for throwing an egg at Andrii Yermak, the former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, in May 2026, and for pelting People's Deputy Mykola Tyshchenko with tomatoes in July 2026.
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Background
- Earlier, NABU reported that a senior SSU official was threatening to use a weapon and obstructing a search.
- The Bureau subsequently said that NABU and SAPO had exposed a criminal organisation that systematically bribed senior officials in the SSU, National Police and prosecutor’s offices in exchange for "protection" for fraudulent call centres and other illegal businesses.
- NABU said it had exposed a criminal organisation whose members had established a system of regular bribes to senior law enforcement officials to allow fraudulent call centres and other illegal businesses to operate unhindered.
