Former People’s Deputy Viktor Medvedchuk has been notified of suspicion regarding encroachments on the territorial integrity of Ukraine. According to investigators, he conducted an anti-Ukrainian campaign and called for the liquidation of the state.
Prosecutors from the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office have informed former People’s Deputy of Ukraine from the banned “OPZZh” party, Viktor Medvedchuk, of suspicion, as reported by UNN with reference to the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Details
As stated by the Prosecutor General’s Office, Medvedchuk is accused of encroachments on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, as well as justification, recognition of legitimacy, and denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy.
According to the investigation, throughout 2023–2026, Medvedchuk conducted a systematic anti-Ukrainian information campaign. He participated in propaganda television projects, disseminated Kremlin narratives, denied Russian aggression, questioned Ukraine’s sovereignty, and justified the actions of the aggressor state.
In particular, in November 2025, the suspect gave an interview to journalist Thomas Röper for the YouTube channel “NuoFlix.” During the conversation, he publicly advocated for the so-called “incorporation” of Ukraine into the Russian Federation, effectively calling for the elimination of Ukraine as an independent state.
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According to investigators, Medvedchuk organized the dissemination of this interview on the website of the propaganda media project “Druhaya Ukraina,” which he controls.
The platform was created based on a public organization of the same name, which the suspect registered in September 2023 within the territory of the aggressor state. The resource is used for spreading anti-Ukrainian materials and Russian propaganda.
Additionally, in 2023, Medvedchuk participated in programs on Belarusian television channels “STV” and “CTV,” where he publicly justified the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which began in 2014.
The suspect’s actions have been qualified under Part 2 of Article 110, Part 2 of Article 28, and Part 3 of Article 436-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Pre-trial investigation is being carried out by investigators from the Department of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
Recall
In August 2025, Medvedchuk and 12 other individuals were notified of suspicion of information subversion activities.
The suspects created the project “Druhaya Ukraina” and promoted Kremlin narratives through it. Specifically, they disseminated publications that justified the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, called for changes to Ukraine’s territorial borders or state border, incited national and religious hatred, and spread other materials in support of the aggressor state.