Killing of son of deputy mayor of Kharkiv in Vienna: suspect Rynzhuk arrested until 15 February 2026 (updated). VIDEO&PHOTOS
The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has ordered pre-trial detention until February 15, 2026, for Bohdan Rynzhuk, who is suspected of killing Danylo Kuzmin, the son of a Kharkiv deputy mayor, in a case that took place in Austria in November.
This was reported by Censor.NET.
According to media reports, Rynzhuk is the stepson of Olesya Ilashchuk, Ukraine's ambassador to Bulgaria.
Prosecutor Ivan Chernychenko shared some details of the case in a comment to Censor.NET:
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According to witness testimony, before the killing, Danylo Kuzmin received $50,000 from an acquaintance living in the city of Dnipro to implement a business idea and enter into a business partnership.
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The suspects were identified and detained on November 26, 2025, in Odesa after they crossed the state border, based on a "red notice" from Austrian law enforcement.
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Suspect Rynzhuk studied with and knew the murdered Kuzmin; they attended the same university.
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Suspect Agoiev was directly linked to Rynzhuk; in effect, he was support staff, such as a driver.
The prosecutor said that it was Rynzhuk who lured Kuzmin to the hotel car park, where he was beaten, then taken away and burned in a car.
Killing of Danylo Kuzmin
In late November, it was reported that a man’s body was found in Vienna and identified as a 21-year-old Ukrainian citizen. He was found in a burned-out car in a hotel’s underground garage.
As Kronen Zeitung wrote, the 21-year-old Ukrainian arrived in Austria "some time ago" and received temporary protection. Vienna police launched an investigation and are questioning the victim’s relatives and friends. The circumstances and motive of the killing remain unknown.
According to media reports, the 21-year-old Ukrainian killed in Vienna was the son of Kharkiv Deputy Mayor Serhii Kuzmin.
It later became known that two Ukrainians had been detained.
