Vitalii Zhykovych
ON THE RECORD · 5 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Someone had ordered this target from the civilian side,”
Vitalii Zhykovych · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
At a custody hearing in Kyiv, Zhykovych said someone had ordered the target from the civilian side before the judge interrupted him.
“As Reut informed me, this operation [â¦] had been authorised and approved by Reut's superiors, who served in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence [HUR],”
Vitalii Zhykovych · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
In an interview from prison in Kyiv, Zhykovych alleges the Monaco operation was authorised by Reut's superiors in HUR.
“funding the annexation of Crimea”
Vitalii Zhykovych · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Zhykovych alleges that Reut told him the bombing was in retaliation for Yermolayev funding the annexation of Crimea.
“In my view, this constitutes grounds for the operation,”
Vitalii Zhykovych · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Zhykovych communicated from prison that he believed Yermolayev's alleged funding of Russia's annexation of Crimea constituted grounds for the operation.
“repel the armed aggression of the Russian Federation”
Vitalii Zhykovych · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Zhykovych said he and Berezovska met online and were working as agents to repel the armed aggression of the Russian Federation.