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In brief
On 9 February 2026, on an unlit stretch of the Kyiv–Chop highway in Zhytomyr region, a car driven by Ihor Mazepa struck a pedestrian; the victim died on the way to hospital.
Editorial conclusion A person died. The proceedings were closed. The police cited the absence of a criminal offence; no one was served a notice of suspicion. But the report of the outcome does not allow the reader to check its reasoning. Which circumstances ruled out an offence? Which expert findings were decisive? When exactly was the decision made? Without these materials the editors cannot independently assess how thorough the investigation was. Closing the proceedings does not remove the need for a clear answer to these questions. At the same time, the editors' lack of materials does not prove the decision unlawful. The exact closing date is unknown, so comparing the timeline with other cases would be unfounded.
Status
Proceedings closed
Status as of
The criminal proceedings were closed because the act did not constitute a criminal offence (Article 284 of the Criminal Procedure Code) — according to the National Police reply published on 30.07.2026. No one was served a notice of suspicion. No information on an appeal against the closure was found in the sources available to the editors.
Case passport
- Period
- February — July 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Ukraine, Zhytomyr region
- Case number
- Not established in available sources
- Participants
- National Police of Ukraine
- Ihor Mazepa (driver)
- the victim (the editors do not publish the name)
- Status
- Proceedings closed ·
What is established
- Media report
On 9 February 2026 Mazepa, driving a Mercedes-Benz towards Zhytomyr, struck a pedestrian on an unlit stretch of the Kyiv–Chop highway near the village of Kamianyi Maidan. The victim died on the way to hospital. [1]
In a reply published on 30.07.2026, the National Police stated that the investigation had established that the act did not constitute a criminal offence and that the proceedings were closed under Article 284 of the Criminal Procedure Code. [1]
According to the police reply, no one was served a notice of suspicion during the proceedings, and the injured party did not file a civil claim. The results of the expert examinations were not disclosed. [1]
What the parties say
National Police of Ukraine
National Police: the act does not constitute a criminal offence. [1]
Ihor Mazepa
- Party's position
Mazepa, according to reports of 10 February 2026, said he was cooperating with the investigation. [1]
Timeline
Documents and materials
- 1
Contains the National Police reply: the proceedings were closed because no criminal offence was found; no one was served a notice of suspicion.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2026/07/30/8046575/
What remains unknown
- The conclusions of the forensic examinations on which the decision was based have not been made public.
- The exact date of the decision to close the proceedings is not given in the available sources.
- Whether the victim's relatives challenged the closure has not been established. The editors have no grounds to assert any extraneous reasons for the closure.
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