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Recently a major scandal has erupted around the public organization “NON-STOP Ukraine” and its founder, former Kharkiv prosecutor Kyrylo Yakovets. It turns out that, while abroad after failing attestation and losing his attorney’s license for pro-Russian activity, he managed to build a real machine of procedural pressure. Both leading Ukrainian enterprises and the armed forces have been targeted, and according to media reports, the ultimate goal of such attacks may be large sums of money.
Thousands of complaints and hundreds of companies targeted
The scale of the organization’s activity is striking in its systematization. According to investigations by leading media, including Forbes Ukraine and Censor.NET, in just the first seven months of 2026 the structure filed nearly a thousand court petitions and about 3500 complaints with the prosecutor’s office.
More than 300 Ukrainian companies came under mass attack, including such giants as Metinvest, MHP, OKKO, Dragon Capital, and the drone manufacturer Vyriy Industries.
The mechanics resemble a well‑tuned scheme: a criminal complaint is filed; if investigators refuse to open a case, a lawsuit is filed against the inaction; and after an entry appears in the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations, powerful information pressure begins.
To the average reader, the fact that proceedings have been opened already sounds like a verdict, even though in most cases the matter never reaches a court conviction.
Attacks on the defense sector and the reparations paradox
What is especially alarming is that the pseudo‑activists target enterprises that work for the country’s defense. For example, in 2025–2026 Vyriy Industries, a UAV manufacturer, was subjected to pressure as the organization sent mass warnings to state bodies and the Armed Forces. Although the military gave the product the highest marks and even increased orders, the company was forced to spend massive resources on lawyers and reputation protection.
Moreover, a remarkable paradox is unfolding. While he remains safe abroad and systematically pours dirty hate on the Armed Forces of Ukraine, mobilization, and the Ministry of Defense, Yakovets’s close relatives, journalists report, calmly profit from manufacturing and selling tactical and military footwear.
Commercial interest or public oversight: what investigators are looking for
The most acute question now facing society and investigative bodies concerns the possible financial interest behind such frenetic activity. Media publications level serious accusations against Yakovets regarding potential extortion of money to stop the media and legal terror — from one‑time amounts in the tens of thousands of dollars to regular payments.
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