23 March 2026
(PHOTO: Vera Zaporozhets/Intent)
The Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa partially granted the request of the prosecution and partially closed the hearings in the case of Vitaliy Rusakov, head of the surgical department of the private Odrex clinic.
As journalist Vira Zaporozhets told Intent, the doctor's defense lawyers insisted on a fully open trial and even online broadcasting of the hearings.
Instead, the judges decided that the case would be considered in camera only if sensitive information, including the victim's medical data, was disclosed at the hearing.
The Odrex scandal erupted after the death of local businessman Adnan Kivan, who was treated there from May to October 2024. Following his death, two doctors were notified of suspicion of improper performance of their professional duties.
According to the conclusions of the examination, the actions of the accused caused Kivan's death. In particular, the surgeon did not prescribe antibiotics to the patient after the operation and ignored the obvious signs of sepsis, which could have led to death.
Last year, the Prosecutor General's Office demanded that Odrex 's license be revoked because of the death of Odesa businessman Kivan. On November 20, after a second request, the Ministry issued an order for an inspection.
Odesa businessman Adnan Kivan died on October 28, 2024, at the age of 61, as a result of a long-lasting cancer. In Odesa, he was known as the owner of the KADORR Group company, the Kyiv Post and Ukrainian Information Service publications, and Channel 7. He was one of the 100 richest Ukrainians and the five largest renters with a net worth of $240 million according to Forbes.
Recently, representatives of the Odrex clinic announced systematic and disproportionate pressure from law enforcement agencies with the participation of officials from the Prosecutor General's Office. in this regard, the clinic publicly appealed to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko with a demand to take the situation under his personal control.
Кирило Бойко