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⚖️Judge Ruseva and the bribery scandal in the Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa: the High Anti‑Corruption Court reinstated Lonsky’s case
The High Anti‑Corruption Court #ВАКС reinstated consideration of the criminal proceedings against Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa judge Illia Lonsky, who is accused of soliciting an unlawful benefit and fraud. At the same time, Judge Anzhelika #Русєва deserves separate attention in this story, because according to the investigation’s version, Lonsky sought to influence her to obtain the desired ruling.
According to NABU and the SAP, in 2023 Lonsky received money from an attorney and was to give part of the funds to another judge of the Prymorskyi District Court — Ruseva. This concerned case No. 522/2446/23 regarding holding a person accountable under part 1 of article 130 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, which was being heard by Ruseva. ❗️The attorney, according to the investigation, received from his client 2 thousand dollars to resolve the matter, and Lonsky was to use part of these funds to influence his colleague while keeping the rest for himself.
Most tellingly, after NABU carried out searches in Lonsky’s office 20 June, Ruseva filed a recusal in this case. At the same time, records of covert investigative actions included in the proceedings indicate that Ruseva confirmed the fact of conversations with Lonsky, although she denied that those contacts related specifically to the case for which he was exposed.
In other words, the investigation recorded contacts between the two judges, and Lonsky, according to his version, was simultaneously trying to use official connections to influence his colleague’s decision. 🤷♂️Whether Ruseva knew of his intentions and whether she had any involvement in the arrangements is for the court to determine. To date, her guilt in any criminal offense has not been established.
However, Lonsky’s case may be far broader. Law enforcement discovered circumstances that, in their view, may indicate possible influence by the judge on other judges of the Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa. And Judge Anzhelika Ruseva’s name appears in this story specifically because of the episode in which, according to the investigation, Lonsky tried to influence a colleague to obtain the desired result. Whether this was a one‑sided attempt at influence or something more stood behind it is ultimately for the court to establish.
👨🏽⚖️ Investigative judge of the Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa Anzhelika Ruseva unjustifiably denies complaints concerning inaction by investigators or prosecutors in terms of failing to enter information about criminal offenses into the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations, in particular in case No. 522/14212/26 dated 04.08.2026 regarding the inaction of authorized persons of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
The circumstances indicated, according to available information, concern the activities of a group of related persons that include former Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo #Федоров, First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Vyskub, director of the state enterprise “Defense Procurement Agency” #АОЗ Arsen #Жумаділов and other persons involved in organizing a scheme during state defense procurement, associated with artificially limiting competition, forming discriminatory tender requirements in favor of predetermined suppliers, unjustified rejection of economically advantageous proposals, concluding contracts on economically unreasonable terms and the subsequent misappropriation, embezzlement and squandering of budget funds in especially large amounts, which, according to the provided data, could have led to the conclusion of contracts for the supply of military, engineering and specialized equipment, individual protective equipment and other defense items for a total amount of more than 1,27 billion UAH, and may also indicate the operation of an organized corruption scheme in the field of defense procurement.
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