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CASE 074  |  Undisclosed  |  December 24, 2020  |  Ukraine
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  74
  date                December 24, 2020
  original_date       December 24, 2020
  year                2020
  month               12
  quarter             2020-Q4
  victim              Undisclosed
  location            Ternopil, Ukraine
  country             Ukraine
  scenario            Kidnapping
  description         Man kidnapped and tortured for $800k
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             0
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        $800,000
  coin_type           Undisclosed
  reports             NPU.gov, YT, LB.ua
  notes               he and his wife were kidnapped, he was tortured and they stole his car. The victim called the cops with a 2nd phone
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Undisclosed
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
  
  **Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom
  
  **Violence Used:** Torture
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $800k
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://lb.ua/news/2020/12/24/473829_ternopoli_zatrimali.html

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 75: exact date + country, unique candidate

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   NPU.gov, YT, LB.ua
  URL      https://lb.ua/news/2020/12/24/473829_ternopoli_zatrimali.html
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Operatives in Ternopil arrested a group who stole a car, deprived a man of his freedom, and extorted $800,000 from him

Illegal deprivation of liberty, extortion, and illegal seizure of a vehicle are three articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code under which law enforcement officers in Ternopil charged several local residents.

According to Vitaliy Hatanyuk, Deputy Head of the Department for Investigating Especially Serious Crimes of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Ternopil region, the group held and tortured a man from the region overnight.

The man now lives in Kyiv and is involved in a cryptocurrency-related business. He had come to Ternopil with his wife to visit a relative for a birthday.

Around 7 p.m., as he was leaving Ternopil, a group of unknown persons blocked his way with three cars. They pulled him out of his car, handcuffed him, forced him into the trunk of a foreign car, and took his wife in another car in an unknown direction. The criminals also stole his Toyota Camry.

The victim himself reported the crime and his location early in the morning after a night of torture. The kidnappers did not find his second phone during a search. According to the victim, the kidnappers tortured him and threatened to kill him if he did not pay $800,000.

Operatives from the criminal investigation, investigators, patrol police, and the special KORD unit responded to the crime scene, but the criminals escaped.

Following quick action under procedural guidance from the Ternopil local prosecutor’s office, police arrested two of the seven suspects—a co-organizer and a perpetrator. They were placed in custody with bail set at 630,000 and 500,000 hryvnias respectively.

Another kidnapper was caught a day and a half after the crime. The organizer surrendered voluntarily. He is already facing criminal charges in court for drug trafficking as part of an organized crime group.

The whereabouts of three suspects remain unknown; one has reportedly crossed the border. The wife was found and had been held in a Ternopil hotel without physical violence.

The stolen vehicle was found a few kilometers from the crime scene.

All suspects have been charged under three articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code:

Article 146 – Illegal deprivation of liberty or kidnapping by prior conspiracy;

Article 189 – Repeated or group extortion through conspiracy;

Article 289 – Illegal seizure of a vehicle by an organized group or combined with violence dangerous to the victim’s life or health.

The investigation is ongoing.



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ARTICLE 2
  Source   NPU.gov, YT, LB.ua
  URL      (no URL recorded for this column)
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Car thieves who tortured a man and extorted $800,000 were detained in Ternopil
The organizer, co-organizer, and perpetrator were detained.

Car thieves who tortured a man and extorted $800,000 from him were detained in Ternopil . They are charged with three articles of the Criminal Code: illegal deprivation of liberty, extortion, and illegal seizure of a vehicle.

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to Vitaliy Hatanyuk, deputy head of the department for the investigation of especially serious crimes of the Ternopil region's Main Police Department, a group of unknown persons held and tortured a native of the region during the night. The man lives in Kyiv and is engaged in a business related to cryptocurrency. He and his wife came to Ternopil to visit a relative for his birthday.

On the way out of the city at about 19:00, a group of unknown people blocked his way in three cars. The attackers pulled the man out of the car and forcibly pushed him into the trunk of the foreign car, putting handcuffs on his hands. The wife was put in another car and taken in an unknown direction. The attackers also stole a Toyota Camry car.

The victim himself reported the crime and his whereabouts the morning after the night of torture. The kidnappers did not find a second phone on him. According to the victim, the unknown people tortured him and threatened to kill him if he did not pay them $800,000.

Law enforcement officers managed to detain two of the seven suspects - the co-organizer and the perpetrator. They were given a preventive measure in the form of detention with the right to post bail in the amount of 630 and 500 thousand hryvnias, respectively. Another kidnapper was detained a day and a half later. The organizer also came and surrendered to the police on his own. Criminal proceedings are pending against him in court for drug trafficking as part of an organized criminal group.

The whereabouts of three more suspects are being established. It is currently known that one of the group has already crossed the border.

The victim's wife was held in a hotel in Ternopil. No physical force was used against her.

Police officers found the stolen car a few kilometers from the crime scene.

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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

У Тернополі автовикрадачі катували чоловіка і вимагали у нього 800 тисяч

Затримано організатора, співорганізатора та виконавця.

У Тернополі затримали викрадачів авто, які катували чоловіка та вимагали у нього 800 тисяч доларів. Їм інкримінують одразу три статті Кримінального
кодексу: незаконне позбавлення волі, вимагання та незаконне заволодіння транспортним засобом.

Про це повідомляє пресслужба Міністерства внутрішніх справ.

За словами заступника начальника відділу розслідування особливо тяжких злочинів СУ ГУНП в Тернопільській області Віталія Гатанюка, впродовж ночі група невідомих осіб утримувала та катувала
уродженця області. Чоловік мешкає в Києві, займається бізнесом, пов'язаним з криптовалютою. До Тернополя разом з дружиною він приїхав до родича на день народження.

На виїзді з міста близько 19:00 група невідомих трьома авто заблокувала йому дорогу. Зловмисники витягли чоловіка з салону та силою заштовхали в багажник іномарки, надягнувши на руки кайданки.
Дружину посадили в інше авто і повезли у невідомому напрямку. Викрали зловмисники і автомобіль марки Toyota Camry.

Про злочин та своє місце знаходження повідомив сам потерпілий уже під ранок після ночі катувань. Викрадачі не знайшли у нього другий телефон. За словами потерпілого, невідомі катували його і
погрожували вбивством, якщо він не заплатить їм 800 тисяч доларів.

Правоохоронцям вдалося затримати двох із семи підозрюваних - співорганізатора та виконавця. Їм обрали запобіжний захід у вигляді тримання під вартою з правом внесення застави у розмірі 630 та 500
тисяч гривень відповідно. Ще одного викрадача затримали через півтори доби. Самостійно прийшов та здався до поліції і організатор. Щодо нього в суді знаходиться кримінальне провадження за збут
наркотиків у складі організованої злочинної групи.

Місце перебування ще трьох підозрюваних встановлюється. Наразі відомо, що один з групи уже встиг перетнути кордон.

Дружину потерпілого утримували в одному з готелів Тернополя. До неї фізичну силу не застосовували.

Викрадене авто працівники поліції знайшли за кілька кілометрів від місця злочину.

Нагадаємо, у листопаді в Києві два брати викрали криптовалютника і відпустили його за $50 тис.

У грудні в місті Ірпінь Київської області затримали організовану озброєну групу, яка займалася розбійними
нападами. Четверо мешканців Ірпеня та раніше судимий уродженець Херсонщини створили організовану групу - банду та 30 листопада цього року скоїли розбійний напад на родину колишнього бізнесмена у
Київській області.

Вони катувлаи його родину та забрали усі гроші та прикраси.

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