Eight Ukrainian Newsrooms Defy Court Ban to Publish Corruption Probe on Official's Brother
Eight Ukrainian media outlets, including Ukrainska Pravda and Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, jointly published an investigative report that a Kyiv court had temporarily banned, marking an unprecedented show of solidarity against censorship. The investigation by Slidstvo.info and the Anti-Corruption Action Centre alleges that Oleksandr Sukhachov, brother of State Bureau of Investigation director Oleksii Sukhachov, acquired 143 apartments and offices in Kharkiv at exceptionally low prices—some for as little as €800 each. The properties were purchased from a developer that later obtained a court injunction from Judge Serhii Vovk to block publication, claiming irreparable harm. The report notes that a 2021 police investigation into the developer was taken over by the State Bureau of Investigation, now headed by Sukhachov's brother, and was closed without charges. The case has escalated into a broader confrontation between anti-corruption journalists and law enforcement linked to President Zelensky's circle.
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