Intimate videos, car theft, and “forced family life”: Lyovochkin’s ex-wife filed a police report against him under several articles, accusing him of systematic harassment

Ukrainian artist Zinaida Kubar (formerly Zinaida Likhachova) has publicly alleged systematic psychological pressure, threats, and harassment which, she says, come from MP Serhii Liovochkin—former head of the Presidential Administration under Viktor Yanukovych and her ex-husband, with whom she has two children.

Kubar claims that after their relationship ended, Liovochkin tried to control her life using threats, surveillance, and influence over law-enforcement agencies.

According to Kubar, another tool of pressure was interference in the service of her current partner, State Border Guard Service serviceman Vladyslav Shevchenko. She alleges that decisions about his transfers and duty station were made “under Liovochkin’s influence” and were formally оформлены (formalized) through SBGS leadership orders. Kubar describes this as deliberate “punishment through service” and a continuation of personal pressure.

After going public, Kubar said she filed a report with the National Police of Ukraine regarding alleged offenses by her former husband. In her statement, she says she asked investigators to look into several episodes, including:

• Coercion to “restore the family” through psychological pressure, threats, surveillance, and воздействие (pressure) on her partner (Article 151-2 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, as Kubar indicates);

• Domestic violence during their time living together, which she links to the use of force and says is supported by medical documents and a recorded police call (Article 126-1);

• Violation of privacy—Kubar claims that intimate videos of her, allegedly recorded without her consent in a past relationship, were sent to her current husband (Article 182);

• Illegal taking of a vehicle—referring to an episode involving a car which she interprets as intimidation (Article 289).

Kubar also says she has materials related to these episodes and is prepared to give them to journalists to ensure public oversight of the investigation.

Commenting on Kubar’s public statements about possible influence over personnel decisions, the State Border Guard Service said such claims do not correspond to reality, explaining that servicemen can be reassigned depending on the agency’s needs and established procedures.

Kubar emphasizes that she avoided publicity for a long time but decided to act “through legal channels,” because she views what is happening not as a private conflict but as a potential abuse of influence and pressure using administrative resources. The key question now, she says, will be how law-enforcement bodies procedurally assess her allegations and verify the stated facts.