What criminal case have we managed to find?
In the public case file No. 1-kp/752/1934/26, Artur Sergeyevich Garbuzov is listed as the defendant. Case No. 752/9034/26 was registered at the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv on 6 April 2026; the case file entry dated 8 May indicates that the case was scheduled for trial. The list of documents includes a ruling dated 7 April concerning the offence of illegally smuggling people across Ukraine’s state border. No verdict was found in the verified materials. [1] [2]
A name search also returns administrative case No. 760/24069/20 and civil case No. 757/3274/18-ts. These are different categories of legal proceedings, and their existence does not imply the existence of two further criminal cases. [7]
What was reported regarding his service with the SBU
SPILNO identifies Garbuzov as a former employee of the SBU’s Department for the Protection of National Statehood and links him to case No. 22024000000000772. A ruling by the Shevchenkivskyi District Court confirms the existence of the case and contains references to Part 1 of Article 114-1 and Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; however, the individuals involved are not identified in this ruling. The document itself does not allow these articles to be attributed personally to Garbuzov or to establish how the two case numbers found relate to one another. It has not been possible to verify his current position or details of his education from publicly available official sources. [3] [4]
Editor’s insight: the theory regarding the deliveries
An editorial source claims that Garbuzov is linked to ‘Khimprom’ and the supply of drugs to the front line, and suggests that he enjoys the protection of senior officials. This information was provided by an editorial source. Case No. 752/9034/26 concerns the smuggling of people across the border. At the time of verification, the UKR.NET link redirected to a general crime news feed. Getcontact describes tags as captions added by users: they do not confirm a person’s position, connections or activities. [5] [6]
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