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CASE 074 | Undisclosed | December 24, 2020 | Ukraine
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DATABASE RECORD
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id 74
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date December 24, 2020
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original_date December 24, 2020
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year 2020
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month 12
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quarter 2020-Q4
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victim Undisclosed
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location Ternopil, Ukraine
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country Ukraine
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scenario Kidnapping
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description Man kidnapped and tortured for $800k
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kidnappings 1
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violence_torture 1
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drugs_alcohol 0
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weapons 0
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theft 1
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life_taken 0
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money_wanted $800,000
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coin_type Undisclosed
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reports NPU.gov, YT, LB.ua
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notes he and his wife were kidnapped, he was tortured and they stole his car. The victim called the cops with a 2nd phone
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has_processed_date 1
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created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45
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AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
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**Victim:** Undisclosed
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**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
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**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom
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**Violence Used:** Torture
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**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $800k
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**Status:** Investigation ongoing
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LINKED SOURCES
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[url] https://lb.ua/news/2020/12/24/473829_ternopoli_zatrimali.html
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NOTES ON THIS FILE
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* matched to sheet row 75: exact date + country, unique candidate
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ARTICLE 1
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Source NPU.gov, YT, LB.ua
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URL https://lb.ua/news/2020/12/24/473829_ternopoli_zatrimali.html
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Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 75, column "Articles"
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Length 2,550 chars
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Operatives from the criminal investigation, investigators, patrol police, and the special KORD unit responded to the crime scene, but the criminals escaped.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The stolen vehicle was found a few kilometers from the crime scene.
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All suspects have been charged under three articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code:
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Article 146 – Illegal deprivation of liberty or kidnapping by prior conspiracy;
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Article 189 – Repeated or group extortion through conspiracy;
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Article 289 – Illegal seizure of a vehicle by an organized group or combined with violence dangerous to the victim’s life or health.
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The investigation is ongoing.
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ARTICLE 2
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Source NPU.gov, YT, LB.ua
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URL (no URL recorded for this column)
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Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 75, column "Article 2"
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Length 2,260 chars
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Car thieves who tortured a man and extorted $800,000 were detained in Ternopil
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The organizer, co-organizer, and perpetrator were detained.
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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.
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This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The whereabouts of three more suspects are being established. It is currently known that one of the group has already crossed the border.
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The victim's wife was held in a hotel in Ternopil. No physical force was used against her.
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Police officers found the stolen car a few kilometers from the crime scene.
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 074
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