On June 4, 2026, the Shevchenko District Court of Kyiv acquitted Viktor Husarov, a detective of the closed NABU unit "D-2," of criminal liability. He spent over 140 days in custody, fully admitted to transferring data — but was released without a conviction.
What he admitted and what remained unproven
According to the investigation, in 2012–2015, Husarov transferred information at least 60 times from the closed Ministry of Internal Affairs database "ARMOR" to Dmytro Ivantsov — a former deputy head of President Yanukovych's security detail. After the Revolution of Dignity, Ivantsov remained in occupied Crimea, where, according to the SBU, he was recruited by the FSB and helped Yanukovych escape to Russia.
Husarov's lawyer Olena Storozhuk confirmed in court that her client admits to the fact of sending the data. However, he denied intent — claiming that he believed Ivantsov was a current employee of the Security Service and did not know about his switch to the occupiers' side.
"It was not possible to definitively confirm Husarov's membership in the intelligence network"
— prosecutor of the OGP Ruslan Izhuk during the final hearing, according to the Corruption Prevention Center
Because of this, the OGP dropped the main charge — treason (Article 111 of the Criminal Code). The court closed proceedings under this article.
Why he wasn't punished even for the proven breach
The case retained an article on unauthorized actions with information — and this is exactly what Husarov admitted to. However, the data transfer took place in 2012–2015, that is, more than ten years ago. Maryana Hailovska, spokeswoman for the Office of the Prosecutor General, explained in a comment to UNN: the statute of limitations has already expired, which is not a rehabituating circumstance — meaning it does not indicate innocence.
On March 13, 2026, the prosecutor filed a motion with the court for release from liability on this basis — Article 49 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The court satisfied the motion.
The case in broader context
Husarov was detained on July 21, 2025, during large-scale SBU searches at NABU — simultaneously with detective Ruslan Magamadrasulove. At that time, the OGP and SBU announced a "special operation to neutralize Russian influence" on the anti-corruption agency. NABU had from the beginning denied the justification of the suspicions and claimed that an internal inspection revealed no violations.
The case of Magamadrasulove is still ongoing. In May 2026, the court acquitted the key witness for the prosecution — Yusuf Mameshev — due to failure to prove the corpus delicti. The OGP is appealing the decision.
- Husarov: treason charge dropped, breach admitted — liability removed due to statute of limitations
- Magamadrasulove: case in court, key witness acquitted
- Ivantsov: SBU has yet to notify him of suspicion of collaboration with Russia
If the OGP fails to prove Magamadrasulove's guilt more convincingly than in Husarov's case, the high-profile "special operation" of summer 2025 risks ending without a single guilty verdict.
