# Suspects in high-profile case discussed acid attack on Ukraine’s top investigative journalist

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/suspects-in-high-profile-case-discussed-acid-attack-on-ukraines-top-investigative-journalist/
- Published: 2026-11-06T19:29:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T20:39:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Kyiv Independent
- Original article: https://kyivindependent.com/suspects-in-high-profile-case-discussed-acid-attack-on-ukraines-top-investigative-journalist/
- Topics: Europe, Russia-Ukraine War, World

## Key points

- NABU tapes capture suspects discussing an acid attack on journalist Denys Bihus.
- The threats were linked to reporting on a shop chain selling products with illegal substances.
- The wider probe alleges criminal groups bribed senior law enforcement officials.

## Summary

Recordings released by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) capture suspects discussing assaulting investigative journalist Denys Bihus or throwing acid in his face. The threats were reportedly retaliation for Bihus.Info’s investigations into illegal businesses, and have raised concerns about press freedom and alleged links between criminal groups and senior law enforcement officials.

NABU published the tapes on 4 November as part of a probe into a group accused of bribing officials to protect illegal businesses, including scam call centres. The threats were linked to Bihus.Info’s reporting on U420, a shop chain whose products were found by a ministry laboratory to contain illegal substances; police traced it to the Khimprom network. On 5 November, anti-corruption agencies charged five people in the broader case, which also involves suspected drug trafficking and currency counterfeiting.

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