ECHR started considering Yanukovych's complaint against Ukraine | News from Germany about Europe

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted the lawsuit filed by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who complains of a prejudice against him by the judiciary in Kiev and Ukraine’s refusal to investigate the assassination attempts against him. This is stated in the message of the ECHR, published on November 2.

In his October 2015 complaint, Yanukovych states, inter alia, that several assassination attempts were made against him in 2014. So, on February 21, 2014, unidentified persons tried to detain by force the cars in the convoy, which, heading towards Kharkov, drove through five checkpoints. In the first three of them, they tried to block the cars, and in the last two, they fired at. On the same day, at a checkpoint near Uman, fire was opened on the vehicles of a convoy heading towards Crimea.

In none of these cases was Yanukovych in the cars, but he claims that these are attempts on his life, and Ukraine has not properly investigated them.

The ex-president insists that the investigation being carried out against him in Ukraine has been taking too long, “is neither independent nor impartial,” and that the trial in absentia was not fair.

Having started considering Yanukovych’s application in the fall of 2021, a court in Strasbourg asked the Ukrainian government to comment on the claims made in writing, the ECHR said in a statement.

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What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
For “charitable contributions”
The former hunting residence of Viktor Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”, like Mezhyhirya, is now controlled by the Maidan Self-Defense. Its activists have created a public organization “National Park of Ukraine Mezhyhirya”, which collects “charitable contributions” for visiting the former lands of the fugitive ex-president of Ukraine. For this money, the residences are guarded and looked after.

What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
Among the forests on the banks of the Kiev reservoir
The residence “Sukholuchye” is located on the territory of the Dneprovsko-Teterevsky forestry on the bank of the Kiev reservoir, 80 km from the capital of Ukraine, around on more than 30 hectares there are forests. Yanukovych’s luxurious house “Honka-2”, a bathhouse, gazebos with wrought-iron chandeliers and even his own church – all this is located in “Sukholuchye”.

What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
House-ship
The Finnish house “Honka-2” looks like a ship with internal balconies in the form of captain’s bridges and masts. On the floor there is an expensive parquet made of wood of 18 different types of trees.

What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
Smart system
For the fourth year in a row, “Honka-2” has no light or heating, and no one is cleaning the house. However, there is no dust thanks to the intelligent natural air conditioning and air purification system. The house was partially looted. Of the expensive furniture, there was a huge wooden table for 18 people, giant coffee tables, three chairs, a sofa and a marble fireplace the size of a man.

What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
Only one massage table left (182230)
One part of Honka-2 was equipped with a spa area for hunters four years ago. It features a sauna, rain shower, jacuzzi, pool and massage table made entirely of white marble. The looters took all the plumbing and sauna equipment, but they could not lift the massage table, so it still stands in its place.

What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
The hunting weapon is missing
On the territory of the former residence of Yanukovych, there used to be its own shooting range with moving targets – rubber copies of wild animals, which were fired at by the guests and owners of Sukholuchye. After 2014, hunting weapons disappeared and the moving target system was destroyed.

What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
Yanukovych spent the night in Sukholuchye only 2-3 times
The residence is still occupied by those who were involved in its maintenance in the days of Yanukovych. Until 2014, there were more than a hundred workers, now there are only 40, including security. They take care of the lawns, feed the animals. According to them, Viktor Yanukovych spent the night in this residence only 2-3 times. In most cases, after the hunt, its participants only dined here and returned to Mezhyhirya.

What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
House of ex-prosecutor general Pshonka
Next to the residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye” is the former dacha of the former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Pshonka. Until 2016, no one guarded it, so it is completely looted by looters. The windows, wood floors, glamorous tiles and kitsch wallpaper with pink flowers have been removed here.

What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
Fishing from Pshonki pier
Now the public organization “National Park of Ukraine Mezhyhirya” also took this object under its protection and after paying charitable contributions, it provides access to water. After all, there is still a pier and a descent for boats. Fishing in the Kiev reservoir near the former dacha of Pshonka will cost fishermen 150 hryvnia.

What has become the hunting residence of Yanukovych “Sukholuchye”
Rest for everyone
Anyone can now come to Sukholuchye and Pshonka’s former dacha, put up a tent and relax in the residences of former high-ranking officials. The entrance to the previously closed area costs 50 hryvnia.
Author: Lilia Rzheutskaya, Kiev