Odrex
Police are investigating the involvement of the "INTO SANA" clinic and other medical facilities in Odesa in a draft evasion scheme. For 22 thousand dollars, fictitious medical certificates were sold, allowing individuals to avoid military service.
Law enforcement officers are investigating the possible illegal expansion of the land plot boundaries and the change of its intended purpose, where the Odrex clinic is located. The co-owners of the clinic and the land lessor have almost identical founders.
The NHSSU has signed a contract with the controversial Odrex clinic for the "Health Screening 40+" program, despite criminal proceedings and patient complaints. This decision raises questions about patient safety and the use of budget funds.
Behind the facade of the scandalous Odrex clinic lies a history connected with the gambling business, offshore companies, and ties to Russia. And the key owners, who previously stood behind the production of slot machines and profited from ludomania, now manage a medical institution where the price of a mistake is a human life.
StopOdrex activists, including families of deceased patients of the Odrex clinic, launched a Telegram channel for communication. This decision was made after the third blocking of the StopOdrex website.
The case of Adnan Kivan's death became a turning point for the Odrex clinic. After it gained wide resonance, more and more people dared to speak about their own negative experiences of treatment in the scandalous clinic. In response, Odrex's lawyers seem to have chosen a tactic of shifting the case from the legal to the public sphere. Experts emphasize: in such conditions, the line between the right to defense and the risks to the principles of the rule of law is extremely thin.
At the address of the scandalous Odesa clinic Odrex on Rozkydailivska Street, 69/71, 27 legal entities are registered: medical companies, as well as an insurance company, an investment fund, a taxi and courier delivery service, a security agency, and businesses in IT and agricultural trade. Such a concentration of diverse companies at one address can create conditions for building a complex system of financial flow redistribution.
The Ministry of Health found no violations at LLC "Medical House "Odrex"" and LLC "Center of Medicine" during an inspection on January 6-8, 2026. These companies are associated with the Odrex clinic, which is involved in 10 criminal cases.
The Prymorsky District Court of Odesa extended the night house arrest for the head of surgery and a former oncologist at the "Odrex" clinic in a patient's death case. The preventive measures will remain in effect for another two months, and Rusakov's suspension from his position was also extended.
The StopOdrex platform, where families of deceased patients and people with negative experiences of treatment at the "Odrex" clinic publicly share their stories, has been blocked for the third time. People who consider themselves victims view this as an attempt by the clinic to silence them and push the truth out of the public space. At the same time, they fear that after informational pressure, physical violence may follow.
Miller Law Firm lawyers and the Odrex clinic tried to expose law enforcement pressure at a press conference, but resorted to manipulation. They denied license revocation and the existence of criminal proceedings, despite official data.
UNN journalist was not allowed into Odrex press conference, despite prior accreditation.
The StopOdrex website, created to share stories of treatment at the Odrex clinic, has been blocked after the clinic filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization. Relatives of the victims believe that the clinic is trying to hide the truth.
The scandalous "Odrex" clinic, against which 10 criminal proceedings have been initiated, announced the "successful completion" of an inspection regarding compliance with licensing conditions. Such a result of the inspection by a special commission of the Ministry of Health raises questions about the regulator and strengthens suspicions of a possible conflict of interest, given the long-standing ties of the clinic's management personally with Minister Viktor Liashko.
The StopOdrex platform, where patients share stories about treatment at the Odrex clinic, has been blocked again. The initiators consider this an attempt to hide the truth from the public.
More than two weeks have passed since the completion of the inspection of Odrex's compliance with licensing conditions. However, the Ministry of Health has still not published a decision, despite dozens of criminal proceedings, patient deaths, and widespread public outcry regarding the "Odrex Case." Such a pause endangers Ukrainian patients and raises questions about the regulator's reaction. Particular attention is drawn to a possible conflict of interest, as Minister Viktor Lyashko is personally acquainted with and has long cooperated with the head of Odrex.
In Ukraine, patient deaths are recorded in private medical facilities due to poor quality medical care and non-compliance with protocols. Political expert Mykhailo Shnaider notes that the Ministry of Health reacts to tragedies rather than preventing them.
Two months after the release of the film "Wasp's Nest," it became known that the Odrex clinic is involved in 10 criminal cases, and the Ministry of Health has revoked one of its licenses. However, relatives of the deceased patients note a lack of communication from the investigation.
The Ministry of Health has still not published a decision regarding the inspection of two legal entities associated with the Odrex clinic, despite the commission completing its work on January 8, 2026. This delay raises questions amid numerous criminal proceedings against the clinic.
The Main Investigation Department of the National Police has completed the investigation into the death of Odesa businessman Adnan Kivan at the Odrex clinic. Two doctors are accused of improper performance of duties, which led to the patient's death.
The licensing commission of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine completed the inspection of two legal entities associated with the scandalous Odesa clinic Odrex on January 8, but the regulator's decision has not yet been made public. According to established practice, the Ministry of Health adopts such orders within a week, so the current pause seems atypical. The delay amid criminal proceedings and a possible conflict of interest only reinforces public questions about the impartiality of the regulator.
Khrystyna Totkailo, whose father died after treatment at "Odrex," stated that the clinic's lawsuit against UNN is pressure on the media. The clinic demands a refutation of the materials and 1 million UAH in compensation for covering patients' stories.
The private clinic Odrex filed a lawsuit with the Commercial Court of Kyiv against UNN, demanding a retraction of materials about affected patients and compensation of 1 million hryvnias. The clinic was outraged by publications based on the film "Wasp's Nest," which contains stories from victims' relatives and patients.
The Odesa private clinic "Odrex" is a defendant in 10 criminal proceedings. The investigations concern fraud, improper performance of duties by medical personnel, and premeditated murder.
The widow of a patient of the Odesa private clinic Odrex provided UNN editorial office with documents which, according to her, show signs of medical documentation forgery after her husband's death. The provided materials demonstrate different versions of the same operation and discrepancies in the description of treatment complications.
On the night of January 13, Russian occupiers attacked a DTEK thermal power plant, resulting in equipment damage. This is already the eighth massive attack on the company's thermal power plants since October 2025.
The Ministry of Health may revoke two more medical licenses of the Odrex clinic due to violations of licensing conditions. This concerns LLC "Medical House "Odrex" and LLC "Center of Medicine", which are involved in a number of criminal cases.
The deaths of patients at the private Odesa clinic Odrex could be a potential source of income for the business. Families of the deceased claim that funeral agents learned about the deaths earlier than the relatives themselves. And often, instead of clinic representatives, they informed relatives about the tragedy, immediately offering expensive services. This may indicate the illegal transfer of medical and personal data by the Odrex clinic to third parties and point to possible systemic violations of medical confidentiality and legislation on personal information protection.
The Ministry of Health conducted an inspection of LLC "Medical House "Odrex" and "Center of Medicine" within the framework of criminal cases regarding alleged fraud and improper treatment. Earlier, the Ministry of Health had already revoked the license of one of Odrex's legal entities due to its refusal to provide documentation.
The StopOdrex website has become a public space for documenting the stories of people who consider themselves or their relatives to have been harmed by treatment at the private Odesa clinic Odrex. It stores stories that, according to the authors, disappeared from other review platforms. During its existence, the StopOdrex website has already been twice targeted for blocking by companies associated with the clinic. Activists are convinced: it is these stories that are annoying the Odrex clinic.