Head of detectives at Ukraine's Anti‑Corruption Bureau arrested on suspicion of links to Russia

Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, an official of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) suspected of connections with Russia, was detained for 60 days by the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv on 22 July.

Source: Radio Liberty; Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office

Details: Radio Liberty notes that the prosecutor and the defence filed a request for a closed hearing, which the judge granted.

It was later reported that the court had imposed a pre-trial restriction in the form of detention on Mahamedrasulov.

The NABU official said he had expected the decision. His lawyer, Tetiana Okhrimchuk, said the defence would appeal the decision.

Update: The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office has stated that the NABU department head suspected of aiding Russia was remanded in custody in the city of Dnipro at the decision of the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv.

The pre-trial restriction was imposed without bail. The term of detention is until 16 September 2025.

Background:

• As the head of one of NABU's interregional detective departments, Ruslan Mahamedrasulov coordinates the Bureau's activities in the frontline Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts from the city of Dnipro.
• The Security Service of Ukraine claims that the official "has contact with representatives of the aggressor country and helps his father, a businessman, to conduct illegal trade with Russia". There have been no public comments or reactions from the suspect so far.

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