Overview
- After the Odesa court authorized a compulsory bring-in, Yevhen Borisov told the judge he was forcibly removed from a Kyiv hospital and the defense submitted video and a medical note advising ten days without exertion.
- DBR director Oleksii Sukhachov said operatives acted within their powers under the court order and argued Borisov has been avoiding hearings.
- The hearing was recessed to October 24, and the prosecution is seeking detention or bail set at 300 million hryvnias.
- Ukrainian media reported searches involving former Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi and related organizations, with no official confirmation from authorities.
- DBR announced it completed a probe into alleged VAT schemes by former Dnipropetrovsk tax officials and sent an indictment to court over losses exceeding 56 million hryvnias.