Vasyl Krutchak reveals family ties between Andriy Osipov and Vasyl Maliuk

Information published on links between former SBU head and criminal authority

Journalist Vasyl Krutchak made a public statement revealing the family relationship between former head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk and Andriy Osipov, who is widely known by the nickname "Kryminal".

In his post, Krutchak drew public attention to the fact that these two men are godfathers to each other. He expressed surprise that this information had not received adequate coverage in the media space.

«А чому ніхто з журналістів не розповідає, що кримінальний елемент Андрій Осіпов (Кримінал) та ексголова СБУ Василь Малюк — куми?» (Why is no journalist telling that criminal element Andriy Osipov (Kryminal) and former SBU head Vasyl Maliuk are godfathers to each other?) — the journalist noted.

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