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⚖️ Among the guests who arrived in luxury cars on 20 August, key figures of the judiciary were recorded:
✔️Hryhoriy Usyk — Chair of the High Council of Justice and a person who, given his position, should be one of the main examples of professional ethics and integrity for the entire judicial system. He was elected a member of the HCJ by the XX Congress of Judges of Ukraine on 16 August 2022. He arrived at the event in an official vehicle. The vehicle in question is captured in photo and video materials in the editorial office’s possession.
✔️Mykola Moroz — member of the HCJ, elected on 15 August 2022 by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine under the parliamentary quota. His term ended in August 2026.
✔️Tetyana Spiridonova — judge of the Khmelnytskyi Court of Appeal, elected a member of the HCJ on 11 March 2026 by the XX regular Congress of Judges of Ukraine. Only a few months ago she took an oath, committing to conscientiously, honestly, and impartially exercise her powers and to observe professional ethics.
✔️Oksana Kvasha — member of the HCJ, elected in November 2023 by the congress of representatives of higher legal education institutions and research institutions. Vitaliy Mahinchuk — member of the HCJ, appointed in October 2025 by the President of Ukraine.
Also at the event were Yuliia Bokova, Tetyana Bondarenko, Olha Popikova, and Olena Kovbiy — HCJ members elected by the respective congresses in 2023 and 2026.
Roman Maselko was also recorded — literally a few days after his HCJ powers had ended. So if for the current Council members this meeting was a workday, for Maselko it was a meeting with former colleagues. His presence adds another nuance to the event: formally he has already left the Council’s composition, but it seems he has not left its inner circle of social interaction.
While Kyiv residents were helping evacuate neighbors from semi-destroyed apartment entrances in Solomianska, tables had already been set for guests at Mario.
The venue’s menu featured oysters costing 200 – 230 UAH each, antipasti with truffle honey — 770 UAH, veal carpaccio — up to 665 UAH, and Scottish salmon tartare — up to 665 UAH. Argentine ribeye — up to 2190 UAH per portion, and a fruit platter — almost 2 thousand.
Most striking is the wine list: Cristal Louis Roederer — 34,8 thousand UAH per bottle, and Veuve Clicquot — 9 thousand UAH.
In its decision the HCJ emphasized: “behavior — both while administering justice and outside of official duties — must meet standards that do not give rise to reasonable doubts about the honesty, independence, and impartiality of the judiciary.” It also stated that “unethical behavior toward participants in proceedings, etc., leads to a reduction in authority and makes such behavior incomprehensible to society.” Celebrating in a restaurant during the deaths of fellow citizens is precisely the kind of behavior that is absolutely “incomprehensible to society.”
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