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39 thousands of requests to the closed registry, ties to judges and pressure on experts: investigation of lawyer Borzykh’s case
Former Deputy Chief Military Prosecutor Dmytro Borzykh has become the focus of an investigation by NABU. Lawyers from the association “Guarantee of Your Rights” are suspected of illegally accessing closed court rulings, warning suspects in corruption cases about searches, and trading in official information.
This is reported in an investigation by ZN.UA, which also describes Borzykh’s connections with judges, representatives of the Office of the President, and a history of pressure on forensic experts.
Access to the closed court registry
On 1 April 2025, NABU and the SAP announced suspicions against Dmytro Borzykh, Andriy Filyuk, and Maksym Komarnytsky in case No. 52023000000000620.
According to the investigation, since August 2022 a special script checked closed court rulings every 12 hours using the electronic key of a judge of the Shevchenkivskyi Court. Journalists identify that judge as Vasyl Voloshyn.
In total, 39 615 requests and 7572 viewed rulings were recorded. The records concern at least 100 criminal proceedings, among them about 30 NABU investigations into high-level corruption.
The technical implementer of the scheme is named as Kostiantyn Saibel. In 2019 he received a two-year suspended sentence in a case about illegal access to registries, which was investigated by future colleagues of Borzykh.
According to journalists, after the leak of court rulings about searches in the case of former minister Mykola Solskyi, the suspects managed to change phones and destroy some traces. NABU recorded more than 30 episodes of information leaks.
Among the proceedings the group was interested in, sources name the cases of Borys Kaufman, Dmytro Isaienko, Hryhorii Kozlovskyi, Oleksandr Hranovskyi, Vadym Novynskyi, as well as the State Service of Special Communications and the municipal enterprise ‘Kinematika.’ At the same time, this does not mean that all the mentioned persons were clients of the law association.
Pressure on forensic experts
A separate episode concerns attempts to influence the experts who examined evidence in the case. NABU wiretapped the lawyers’ office from November to December 2023, seized equipment, and recovered data from computers.
According to ZN.UA, pressure was exerted on specialists from the Lviv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Examinations and on Deputy Justice Minister Andriy Haichenko. In particular, there were threats of being sent to the front.
One of the experts was detained by personnel of the TCC after signing a conclusion, despite having a reservation exemption. At the same time, the court has not established who organized the pressure.
Connections with prosecutors and judges
Borzykh worked as deputy to Anatolii Matios together with Ruslan Kravchenko, who later became Prosecutor General.
ZN.UA sources call the head of the Pecherskyi Court Ruslan Kozlov Borzykh’s godfather and also report his contacts with Oleg Tatarov, Andriy Smyrnov, and Oleksii Kuleba.
Kravchenko confirmed acquaintance with Borzykh from their time working together but denied any current relationship.
Another episode concerns obtaining attorney credentials in 2020. At that time Anatolii Matios and 14 other former prosecutors simultaneously received such documents in Volyn. The exam results were initially canceled but later reinstated by courts.
Lawsuit against journalists
Borzykh also went to court against ZN.UA and journalist Inna Vedernikova. He demanded a retraction of the published information and 500 thousand hryvnias in court costs. In particular, he challenged the journalists’ right to publish the suspect’s surname.
The first lawsuit was withdrawn. After a repeat filing, Judge Yevhen Khainatsky recused himself due to a personal acquaintance with Borzykh. Later Judge Tetyana Ilieva also recused herself.
The case was transferred to Oleksii Sokolov. On 13 October 2026 he concluded the hearing in one session, denying a request to postpone the hearing due to an air raid alert.
Borzykh’s assets and the Bihus.Info investigation
Questions about Borzykh’s assets arose while he was still working in the prosecutor’s office.
According to Bihus.Info, he used a house of 390 square meters in Lisnyky. The market value of its rent was estimated at 90 thousand hryvnias per month, while Borzykh’s salary was about 31 thousand hryvnias.
His common-law wife Daria Poliakova owned a Range Rover Evoque and an apartment worth approximately 3 million hryvnias.
Borzykh’s declaration was classified. Later it was amended to include family information and to indicate rental of part of the house for 15 thousand hryvnias. In June 2018 NABU closed proceedings regarding possible illegal enrichment.
The “Carthage” case and SBU General Serhii Duka
Another episode concerns the “Carthage” case and SBU General Serhii Duka, who is defended by lawyer Vladyslav Kulinych. He previously worked with Borzykh in the military prosecutor’s office.
VAKS judge Volodymyr Voronko also has professional ties with them from Luhansk region.
On 6 November 2026 the SAP prosecutor filed a motion to disqualify Voronko amid a dispute about delays in the court session.
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