{"id":599747,"date":"2026-07-22T17:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/599747\/only-a-week-of-the-village-s-occupation-in-mykolaiv-oblast-the-traitor-fled-with-the-russians-but-was-sentenced-to-15-years\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:45:28","slug":"only-a-week-of-the-village-s-occupation-in-mykolaiv-oblast-the-traitor-fled-with-the-russians-but-was-sentenced-to-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/599747\/only-a-week-of-the-village-s-occupation-in-mykolaiv-oblast-the-traitor-fled-with-the-russians-but-was-sentenced-to-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Only a week of the village's occupation in Mykolaiv Oblast: the traitor fled with the Russians but was sentenced to 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Korabelnyi District Court of the city of Mykolaiv<\/strong> found in absentia a resident of the village Mar’ivka of Bashtanskyi district<\/strong> guilty of state treason<\/strong> \u2013 Kirtok Yurii Volodymyrovych<\/strong>, born 25 April 1961<\/strong>. He was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment<\/strong> with confiscation of all property owned by him.<\/p>\n

The verdict in the case<\/a> No. 468\/1691\/23<\/strong>, court proceedings No. 1-kp\/488\/93\/26<\/strong>, was adopted by the panel of judges on 17 June 2026<\/strong>. The hearing was conducted in a special procedure in the absence of the accused, who left Ukraine and did not appear before the court.<\/p>\n

Why the case was heard by the Korabelnyi court<\/h3>\n

The events described in the criminal proceedings did not occur in the Korabelnyi district of Mykolaiv<\/strong>, but in the village of Mar’ivka of Bashtanskyi district<\/strong>. Initially the indictment was submitted to the Bashtanskyi District Court.<\/p>\n

However, Kirtok Yurii Volodymyrovych<\/strong> was charged under part 2<\/strong> of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine<\/strong>. The sanction of this article provides for 15 years<\/strong> or life imprisonment, therefore the case had to be heard by a panel of 3 judges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Bashtanskyi District Court at that time could not form the required composition of the panel. Because of this, on 22 August 2023<\/strong> the Mykolaiv Court of Appeal changed territorial jurisdiction and transferred the criminal proceedings to the Korabelnyi District Court of the city of Mykolaiv<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thus, the case ended up in the Korabelnyi court not because of the place where the crime was committed, but because it was impossible to form a panel of judges in Bashtanka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Russian forces held the village for about a week<\/h3>\n

According to the verdict, Russian forces occupied Mar’ivka<\/strong> in the period from 10 to 17 March 2022<\/strong>. In some witness statements the day of entry of the occupiers was named as 11 March<\/strong>, however official certificates from local self-government bodies and circumstances established by the court determine the start of the occupation as 10-11 March<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thus, the settlement was under the control of Russian invaders for about one week<\/strong>. Ukrainian forces liberated the village on 17 March 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Handed over 2<\/strong> houses to the occupiers<\/h3>\n

The court found that during the occupation Kirtok Yurii Volodymyrovych<\/strong> voluntarily agreed to assist Russian servicemen.<\/p>\n

The convicted man provided the occupiers with 2 residential houses<\/strong> for accommodation. In one of them the Russians set up a so-called “headquarters”, rest areas for personnel, as well as premises for the storage of weapons and ammunition.<\/p>\n

Russian military equipment was stationed in the yards near the houses. According to local residents’ testimony, the command staff of the occupying forces stayed in the convict’s home.<\/p>\n

Received a rifle and drove with the symbol “Z”<\/h3>\n

As the court established, Kirtok Yurii Volodymyrovych<\/strong> was in trusting relations with Russian military personnel. One of the occupiers handed him an automatic weapon, which he carried with him constantly.<\/p>\n

The man moved around the village together with Russian servicemen in an Opel Astra car. The car displayed the letter “Z”, which the Russian army used as a symbol of its invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The convicted man wore a white armband on his arm \u2013 an identification sign used by Russian military personnel and persons who assisted them during the occupation.<\/p>\n

Witnesses reported that other villagers were afraid to leave their homes, while the convicted man freely drove around the settlement accompanied by the occupiers.<\/p>\n

Collected food, alcohol and cigarettes for the Russians<\/h3>\n

During the occupation of Mar’ivka<\/strong> the convict supplied Russian servicemen with food, water and other material resources.<\/p>\n

According to the court, he drove the occupiers to shops and to local residents’ households, showing whose property could be taken for food, cigarettes and alcoholic drinks.<\/p>\n

One of the witnesses said that a Russian serviceman came to her house and stated that he had been sent by the convict. The woman gave the occupier a bucket of potatoes because she feared possible consequences of refusal.<\/p>\n

Also, Kirtok Yurii Volodymyrovych<\/strong> urged fellow villagers to cooperate with the Russians and argued that life would get better after the arrival of the occupation authorities.<\/p>\n

Showed the Russians a route across the Inhul<\/h3>\n

A separate episode of the indictment concerned assistance to Russian forces in planning a crossing of the Inhul<\/strong> river.<\/p>\n

Around 12 March 2022<\/strong> the occupiers discussed with the convict the possibility of forcing the river. He told them about a bridge between the villages of and Inhulka<\/strong> and indicated the direction by which Russian equipment could get to the other bank.<\/p>\n

According to a witness, the Russians’ attempt to use this route was unsuccessful: the column of occupiers and their equipment were struck.<\/p>\n

Russian army uniform and gear found in the house<\/h3>\n

During a search of the household on 10 September 2022<\/strong>, officers of the Security Service of Ukraine found items that belonged to Russian servicemen.<\/p>\n

The seized items included:<\/p>\n