Lesin Oleh - Dnipro, 07.02.2026
Chronology
- 07.02.2026 - 55-year-old Oleh left home to walk his dog. On the street, two cars with TCC personnel pulled up to him. What exactly happened is unknown; the confrontation was not captured by residential security cameras. He never returned home.
- 07.02.2026, after midnight - police received a report about the death of a 55-year-old man.
- 25.02.2026 - forensic results were made public: death from brain swelling and edema, skull fractures, and a closed traumatic brain injury.
Investigation
- Police in Dnipropetrovsk region detained three TCC servicemen
- Traces of the victim's blood were found inside their vehicle
- Mykola Synelnikov, head of the Special Defense Prosecutor's Office for the Eastern Region, reported the forensic conclusions
Additional details
Full name: Lesin Oleh Viktorovych, 55, retired police officer and father of three. He had a lawful right to deferment.
The attackers (the notification group of the Samarskyi RTC and SP) were senior police sergeant Ye. H. Duplii, Dmytro Moskalenko, Viacheslav Samukha, Serhii Dovhoruchenko, Mykola Abramchev, and Oleksandr Zahorulko.
Police officer Duplii claims that he was not wearing a body camera and did not see force being used. After taking Lesin to hospital, he disappeared.
Charges: Part 2 of Article 121 of the Criminal Code (intentional grievous bodily harm causing death). Two of the three TCC servicemen were remanded in custody without bail.
Sources
Media
- Patriot of Dnipropetrovsk region - Who and why killed Lesin
- Suspilne Dnipro - Regional TCC chief commented
- TSN - What is known about the victim
- Focus - TCC staff suspected of murdering a father of three
- Obozrevatel - Court chose preventive measures
- ANTIKOR - He had a legal right to deferment
- Gordon - Retired officer and father of three
- Suspilne Dnipro - Family identified the body
Telegram
- Strana - Three TCC employees detained - 07.02.2026
- Strana - He went out to walk the dog - 08.02.2026
- Strana - Forensic results published - 25.02.2026