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In October 2025, significant court-related events unfolded in Ukraine. Roman Nasirov, former head of the State Fiscal Service, received a six-year prison sentence from the High Anti-Corruption Court for unlawful decisions favoring companies linked to Oleksandr Onyshchenko. Meanwhile, the Pecherskyi District Court placed former Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov under 24-hour house arrest, suspecting him of official negligence leading to nine deaths. These cases reflect Ukraine's ongoing efforts to address corruption and enforce legal accountability within its borders. The legal ramifications extend internationally, as a US company faces obligations to reimburse over €17 million for a defense contract breach, exemplifying the interplay between domestic and foreign legal matters. Stay informed on these pivotal court proceedings shaping Ukraine's judicial landscape.

What are the charges against Roman Nasirov?

Roman Nasirov was found guilty by the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine for making unlawful decisions that benefited companies associated with former MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko. This verdict highlights the judiciary's tough stance on corruption and misuse of power.

Why is Hennadii Trukhanov under house arrest?

Former Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov remains under 24-hour house arrest due to charges of official negligence. He is suspected of actions that led to the tragic deaths of nine individuals, underscoring the importance of proper governance and responsibility in official duties.

What legal issues is a US company facing with Ukraine?

A US company is facing legal scrutiny in Ukraine after failing to fulfill a defense contract. They are required to reimburse Ukraine over €17 million, highlighting the contractual obligations and financial implications of international defense agreements.

What is the recent development in the Mahamedrasulov case?

The Pecherskyi District Court is evaluating the extension of the pre-trial investigation for NABU detective Ruslan Mahamedrasulov and his father. Allegations include high treason against Mahamedrasulov, illustrating the complex legal challenges faced by anti-corruption officials.

How are Ukrainian POWs being treated in Russian courts?

Ukrainian prisoners of war, captured and tried in Russia, face harsh sentencing under 'terrorism' charges. These legal proceedings are widely scrutinized, pointing to the difficult legal context for Ukrainian servicemen in international conflict zones.

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Russian court extends film director Sentsov’s imprisonment until Dec. 16 The North Caucasus district military Court (the Russian Federation) extended the imprisonment of the Ukrainian film-maker Oleh Sentsov until Dec. 16. 3 702 71 Incidents

сакварелидзе sakvarelidze "It is possible to convict a person in absentia, and transfer all his property to the state budget after verdict," - Sakvarelidze comments on release of prosecutor-grafter Shapakin. VIDEO First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Davit Sakvarelidze has no worries that the First Deputy Head of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office Volodymyr Shapakin suspected of taking bribes and recently released on bail escape. According to him, there is a mechanism to convict a person in absentia and he will not be able to avoid prosecution while all his illegal property will be transferred to the state budget. 27 176 61 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case

мельник Ex-rector Melnyk acquitted by court, - lawyer The former MP, ex-rector of the National State Tax Service University of Ukraine Petro Melnyk was acquitted by the Irpin court of the Kyiv region on July 8. 55 126 402 Society

Parubii urges to oust judges who released high-ranking prosecutors on bail The judges who have released two senior prosecutors suspected of taking bribes on bail should be removed from office. 31 722 313 Ukrainian Politics

Pechersk court arrested PGO’s Investigation Department Deputy Chief Shapakin with the right to bail The Pechersk district court in Kyiv remanded Deputy Chief of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office Volodymyr Shapakin in custody with the right to post bail of $3,000,000. 36 501 214 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case

суд взятка чернушенко Son of the head of Kyiv Appeals Court detained, - Prosecutor's Office July 2, 2015 investigators of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine together with the SBU officers pursuant to Art. 208 of the Criminal Code detained the author of SMS-messages being the son of the head of the Kyiv Appeals Court A. Chernushenko. These SMS-messages contained instructions on decisions in cases of the Kyiv Appeals Court, received by the judge of the Kyiv Appeals Court A. Chernushenko. 69 922 157 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Court of Appeal reversed the bail and arrested Buzyna murder suspect Polishchuk for two months The Court of Appeal dismissed the bail and changed the measure of restraint for the suspect in the murder of Oles Buzyna, who had previously been released on 5,000,000 hryvnia bail. 13 808 156 Previously in trend: Buzyna murder trial

Kramatorsk court has sentenced a 20-year old militant to three and a half years Kramatorsk court has sentenced a 20-year old resident of Kramatorsk (Donetsk region) to three and a half years for participation in the "DPR" terrorist organisation. 9 350 46 Incidents

деньги доллары US Justice Department asked to arrest $300 million of Russian companies due to corruption suspicion The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a request with New-York Manhattan Court to block $300 million in connection with investigation of Russian companies' VimpelCom and MTS involvement in corruption while operating in Uzbekistan. 12 486 67 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

савченко письмо Nadiya Savchenko decided to speed up trial and will finish familiarization with materials of the case on July 2, - lawyer. DOCUMENT Ukrainian aviatrix Nadiya Savchenko announced of her intent to finish familiarization with materials of the case fabricated against her in Russia on July 2. 5 156 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

суд взятка чернушенко SBU to check up Judge Chernushenko's decisions after his text messaging went public Security Service of Ukraine initiated check up of decisions made by the head of Kyiv Appeal Court Anton Chernushenko, which decisions were subject of earlier published text messaging of the judge. 29 389 56 Incidents

Yatsenyuk Yatseniuk instructed Justice Ministry to attract ‘the best lawyers in the world’ to sue Russia Prime Minister Arsenii Yatsenyuk gave instructions to attract the best lawyers to submit the maximum number of claims to Russia to compensate losses from the occupation of Crimea and the war in the Donbas. 37 483 302 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Hague Court has no jurisdiction over Russia - Putin Putin suggested that part of Russia's legal strategy will be to deny the jurisdiction of the international arbitration court in The Hague. 169 042 937 World

Strauss-Kahn acquitted of pimping French court has acquitted former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of procuring prostitutes for sex parties. 5 331 32 World

"DPR" militant sentenced to 12 years in prison for kidnapping of five Ukrainian soldiers The Khortytsia district court in Zaporizhia sentenced the militant of the "Donetsk People's Republic" terrorist organization to 12 years in prison for the kidnapping of five anti-terrorist operation soldiers. 29 488 70 Incidents

Russian special forces operative Yerofeyev brought to the appeal court in Kyiv, - lawyer Detained servicemen of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) Yevgeny Yerofeyev was brought to the session of the appeal court in Kyiv on Wednesday. 17 237 138 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Firtash should be prosecuted in the United States, Yatseniuk says Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk is convinced that Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash, whose case is investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, should be prosecuted in the United States. 17 462 139 Incidents

Land of Yanukovych’s Syniohora residence returned to the state – Prosecutor General’s Office 0.5 hectares of land were privatized by ex-president Viktor Yanukovych and his cronies on the basis of false decisions of the village council. 3 930 56 Ukrainian Politics

генштаб назаров Court orders Major General Nazarov to study materials of his criminal case by June 12 The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv ordered Major General Viktor Nazarov, suspected of negligence that resulted in the crash of the IL-76 aircraft over the Luhansk airport, to read the materials of the criminal proceedings until June 12. 12 971 50 Ukrainian Politics

Court postpones hearing of the Maidan shootings case until June 15 Sviatoshynskyi District Court of Kyiv announced recess in the case of the Maidan executions due to the inability to elect a jury. The next hearing will take place at 2 p.m. June 15. 2 841 24 Incidents

суд Court sentenced Kramatorsk policeman to eight years in prison for collaboration with "DPR" terrorists The Kramatorsk city court sentenced local traitor policeman to eight years of imprisonment for collaboration with terrorists of the so-called "DPR". 13 099 89 Incidents

Russian commando Aleksandrov will cooperate with investigation - Lawyer Russian commando Sergeant Alexander Aleksandrov will not appeal the decision of the Shevchenkivskyi Court of Kyiv regarding his arrest. 40 706 106 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Court extended detention of former head of Emergency Service Bochkovskyi and his deputy Stoietskyi until July 22 The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv extended measure of restraint in the form of detention with bail of 1,182,000 hryvnia for former chairman of the State Service for Emergency Situations Serhii Bochkovskyi and former deputy chairman Vasyl Stoietskyi. 1 865 13 Previously in trend: Arrest of State Emergency Service leadership

армия плен рф Case of detained Russian commandos will got to court in two or three months - SBU SBU promises to complete the re-trial investigation into the case of detained Russian GRU soldiers Yevgeniy Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov within two to three months. 8 120 37 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

The court detained second Russian commando Yerofeyev Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv chose a measure of restraint in the form of detention until July 19 of this year for detained Russian special forces captain Evgeniy Yerofeyev. 45 253 164 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

кернес Kernes evacuated from court room due to life threat; other convicted bombarded with eggs Operatives of the special Hryfon unit of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine evacuated Kharkiv mayor Hennadii Kernes from the court room of the Kyivsky district court in Poltava due to threat to his life. 78 937 213 Previously in trend: Kharkiv mayor Kernes

Russian authorities are going to continue the trial of Savchenko in Voronezh - lawyer The trial of the merits of Ukrainian citizen Nadiya Savchenko may be considered not by the Moscow court but the one in Voronezh. 11 094 90 Incidents

Process on Savchenko's defense appeal will be held on May 6 in Moscow's Basmanny court - lawyer On May 6, Moscow's Basmanny court will hold a process on appeal from defense of Nadiia Savchenko, Ukrainian aviatrix, member of Ukrainian parliament, and PACE delegate, filed against the investigation's refuse to let her go to a PACE session. 3 280 33 Ukrainian Politics

найем MP Naiem: "I am preparing an inquiry to Klychko and Poroshenko regarding signed 'confidential obligations' to Firtash" According to Dmytro Firtash, after the fleeing of Viktor Yanukovych he had a meeting with Vitalii Klychko and Petro Poroshenko, during which they signed some "confidential obligations." 98 587 436 Ukrainian Politics

фирташ Firtash confirms Vienna meeting with Poroshenko and Klychko on the eve of 2014 elections: "We got what we wanted" Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash claims that in spring of last year he met with presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko and leader of Udar party Vitalii Klychko. 113 871 753 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor General's Office filed the first case regarding Odesa tragedy of May 2 to court The PGO filed the first indictment against a suspect in murder during the riots in Odesa, May 2, 2014. 7 984 47 Previously in trend: Odesa tragedy

кернес kernes Avakov urges to immediately change preventive measure for Kernes to pre-trial detention The prosecutor's office must immediately petition the court to vary the measure of restraint to the Mayor of Kharkiv Kernes and issue an order of the pre-trial detention of Hennadii Kernes after he has not appeared at today's trial in Poltava court, which is considering the case of the abduction and beating of Euromaidan activists in Kharkiv by Kernes and his bodyguards. 40 076 168 Oddities

Savchenko did not admit guilt after the announcement of final charges - Lawyer Ukrainian aviatrix Nadiya Savchenko, who was today indicted in the final version by the Russian investigation, once again pleaded not guilty. 24 341 226 Ukrainian Politics

суд савченко trial savchenko Final charges brought against Savchenko – Russian Federation Investigation Committee Illegally held in the Russian prison Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has been brought final charges against. 122 883 240 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

судья фаргош Judge Farkosh, who issued order for Kozachenko search, previously released Kharkiv's mayor Kernes from arrest - Journalist. PHOTO Resolution on search at apartment of the Ministry of Justice purge department head Kozachenko was adopted by judge Farkosh, who previously ran scandalous cases of "beating" a "Berkut soldier" by teacher Moskalenko during her eviction from her home in Pechersk district of Kyiv, as well as released Kharkiv's notorious mayor Kernes from arrest. 48 808 170 Ukrainian Politics

чирний Russian court sentences Crimean activist from Ukraine to seven years Ukrainian citizen Oleksii Chirnii, accused by Putin's regime of preparing a terrorist attack on May 9, 2014 in Simferopol, was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in a penal colony. 31 091 345 World

Poklonskaya photo Show trial of Euromaidan activist who allegedly beaten up riot policemen was staged in Crimea. PHOTOS On April 20, the first hearing in the case of Euromaidan activist Oleksandr Kostenko commenced in Simferopol, Crimea. He is accused of causing bodily harm to Berkut policeman on the Maidan in Kyiv in February 2014. 110 808 663 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

сытник Top officials and judges will be priority for Anti-Corruption Bureau – Director Sytnyk The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NACB) will focus on fight against corruption within "the highest echelons of government officials." 14 077 128 Ukrainian Politics

владимир безруков псевдо-волонтер Pseudo volunteer from Kyiv who defrauded 100.000 UAH in donations sentenced to 18 months. VIDEO Fake volunteer Volodymyr Bezrukov, who pocketed about 100,000 hryvnia transferred for Ukrainian soldiers will spent one and a half years in prison. 20 731 75 World

Court dismisses appeal for arrest of former Emergency Service Deputy The Kyiv Court of Appeal upheld the measure in the form of arrest with 1,182,000 hryvnia bail for ex-deputy chairman of the State Emergency Service (SES) Vasyl Stoietskyi. 10 068 23 Previously in trend: Arrest of State Emergency Service leadership

чорновол Boryspil court released thugs who savagely beat journalist Tetiana Chornovol Representatives of the People’s Front faction say that today's decision of the Boryspil city district court of the Kyiv region, which released those guilty of beating well-known Ukrainian journalist, MP Tetiana Chornovol, does not hold water, and indicates degradation of the judicial system of Ukraine. 103 729 376 Ukrainian Politics

суд калаянов court kalaianov ‘People's mayor’ of Berdiansk sentenced to 13 years for separatism. PHOTO The so-called people's mayor of Berdiansk city in that Zaporizhia region Viktor Kalaianov was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the Berdiansk City Court for treason against the state and creation of a terrorist group. 137 019 255 Incidents

Liubotyn mayor arrested for bribery Chervonozavodskyi District Court in Kharkiv arrested Liubotyn mayor, suspected of bribery, for two months. 4 381 39 Ukrainian Politics

савченко Nadiya Savchenko on upcoming court hearing: "I do not let myself die in order to see it". DOCUMENT Ukrainian aviatrix, Batkivshchyna MP Madiya Savchenko, who is illegally held in Russia, hopes that the upcoming court hearing will drop the charges against her and the case will be closed, or at least the measure of restraint will be changed. 8 076 105 Ukrainian Politics

суд arbitration court ExxonMobil lodges a claim to Russia for $500 million with the Stockholm arbitration U.S. oil and gas major ExxonMobil is going to lodge a claim to Russia for $500 million to the Stockholm arbitration court this week. 111 409 399 Economics

задержание гордеев detention hordieiev Hordieiev, suspected for the SBU officer in Volnovakha murder, was arrested for two months by the court The court has arrested Denys Hordieiev, a suspect in the murder of the Security Service of Ukraine officer, for two months Saturday, March 28. 15 416 65 Incidents

бочковский Pechersk court did not arrest former head of State Emergency Service Bochkovskyi Kyiv Pechersk District Court refused to arrest former chairman of the State Emergency Serhii Bochkovskyi and sent the relevant motion back to the Interior Ministry. Earlier, the prosecutors withdrew the move to detain the former head of the Emergency Service. 67 981 373 Previously in trend: Arrest of State Emergency Service leadership

беркут berkut Former Berkut officers, accused of execution of 39 Euromaidan activists, face life imprisonment The jury trial in Sviatoshyn district court of Kyiv will consider the case against former Berkut riot police officers Serhii Zinchenko and Pavlo Abroskin accused of killing of 39 Euromaidan activists. 11 946 100 Incidents