For years of abusing his cohabitant: 150 hours of community service in Mykolaiv Oblast

The Pivdennoukrainsk City Court of Mykolaiv Region found a man guilty of systematically abusing his cohabiting partner in Voznesensk District. He was sentenced to 150 hours of community service. In addition, the convicted man must complete a three-month offender intervention program.

The ruling, published in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions at https://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/140021815, lists the man’s previous administrative penalties for abusing the same woman:

• In March 2024, he was found guilty of two incidents — on January 4 and February 21, 2024. The court fined him 605 hryvnias and 60 kopecks.
• In December 2024, he was fined 170 hryvnias for domestic violence committed on October 24 of that year.
• In October 2025, he received another fine of 1,020 hryvnias for a repeat offense.

Despite these penalties, on November 3, 2025, the man again got into an argument with his cohabiting partner at their shared residence. He verbally abused and humiliated her using obscene language. His actions could have made her feel afraid and caused psychological trauma.

The investigation classified these actions as systematic psychological abuse and charged him under Article 126-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

In September 2026, the accused and the victim reached a reconciliation agreement. The man admitted his guilt, expressed remorse, and apologized to his cohabiting partner.

During the court proceedings, he said they had reconciled and no longer argued, and that he had not consumed alcohol for over a year. The victim confirmed that the man had changed his behavior, no longer abused her, and was working. She said she had no complaints against him and had decided to reconcile of her own accord, without pressure.

The prosecutor did not object to the approval of the agreement but asked that the accused also be ordered to attend an offender intervention program. The court granted this request, taking into account the nature of the crime and the previous incidents of domestic violence, and approved the reconciliation agreement.

The Mostivka Village Council of Voznesensk District will monitor the man’s participation in the program. He was warned that deliberately evading the program or failing to comply with restrictive measures could result in additional criminal liability.

We previously reported:

• A laptop cable became a “tool of discipline”: mother fined 850 hryvnias
• Domestic violence over 340 hryvnias: why a case involving the beating of a mother led to a criminal conviction
• Alcohol and violence go hand in hand: in Korabelnyi, one drunk man beat his stepfather while another abused his mother
• He swore at his mother — and got a fine and a “ticket” to an offender program
• He beat his partner — now he must stay at least 100 meters away: Mykolaiv man given a five-year suspended sentence and barred from living with the victim