We all understand that Lubinets wouldn't last a week in his position if he wasn't sharing his stolen goods with officials from the President's Office. That’s why, when I described (with documented evidence) how he registers vehicles donated by foreign partners to the Ombudsman's Secretariat under a shell company, Lubinets sent a letter to the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (Derzhspetszvyazok), requesting an order be issued to internet service providers to block access for Ukrainian users to my blog, volodymyrboyko.com, as well as several websites that republished my article "The Ombudsman of Corruption" about Lubinets’ antics. These included the Poltava-based site bastion.tv, Lviv-based sites fakeoff.org, forpost.lviv.ua, and bomok.com.ua, as well as the Uzhhorod site uzhgorodka.uz.ua.
Of course, some might argue that, first of all, extrajudicial blocking of internet resources is not allowed in Ukraine. Therefore, the head of the National Center for Operational and Technical Management of Telecommunications Networks under the State Service of Special Communications, Oleksandr Tytarenko, who issued the blocking order, should immediately face criminal liability for unauthorized interference with computer networks (Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Additionally, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) should draft an administrative protocol against Lubinets for requesting Derzhspetszvyazok's intervention under conditions of an actual conflict of interest. However, Tytarenko likely assumed that no one would file a complaint against him since websites are often registered under fictitious identities. As for the head of NACP, Pavlushyk, no reasonable person would expect this protégé of corrupt official Artem Sytnyk to genuinely fight corruption.
However, in the case of my blog "C.O.U.F." (Chronicles of Ukrainian Fools), Lubinets faced an unexpected problem. The issue is that this internet resource is registered under my name, with my sole and contractual phone number publicly known across the country (+380 50 327 1802) listed for hosting and reader contact purposes. My actual email address is registered, and hosting and domain name fees have been paid from my personal bank card for the past eight years. Proving that Lubinets and Tytarenko encroached on my property is, therefore, no challenge for me.
Regarding the Lviv-based websites, it has now come to light that they are owned by Oleg Radik, an advisor to the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration and a well-known entrepreneur, who is as surprised by this situation as I am.
Naturally, I have already sent requests to Lubinets and Derzhspetszvyazok, asking for the materials on which the blocking order for my site was based. I also filed a complaint with NACP, reporting Lubinets' corrupt actions (all of this will be published along with their responses later). In a few days, Tytarenko’s order to block my blog "Chronicles of Ukrainian Fools" will be appealed in court.
And after January 20, 2025, things will get even more interesting. A detailed report will be sent to the new U.S. administration, highlighting how the Ukrainian government blocks internet resources exposing the embezzlement of foreign aid (I remind you that investigating such embezzlement has already been declared a priority by Trump’s team).
Moreover, complaints will be filed with the UN Human Rights Committee and, most importantly, the Council of Europe. The latter has already received a statement from the international NGO Orphans Feeding Foundation, which provided financial assistance to the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights—funds that were stolen by Lubinets.