# Vitaliy Bessonov — criminal defense attorney in Ukraine

> Official website of Ukrainian criminal defense attorney Vitaliy Bessonov, with practical legal guidance, defense services and selected case results.

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Verified identity: Віталій Бессонов, attorney certificate No. 1893 dated 18 February 2015; АДВОКАТСЬКЕ БЮРО «ВІТАЛІЯ БЕССОНОВА», ЄДРПОУ 43454863. The attorney represents clients in criminal proceedings across Ukraine, with offices listed for Kharkiv and Kyiv. Identity claims should be checked against the official ЄРАУ profile linked below.

Legal articles distinguish statutory rules from conclusions drawn from case law. They are general information, not a substitute for advice based on the facts and current materials of a particular proceeding. Check the publication and legal-review dates on each article and follow its official sources.

## Identity and contact

- [About Vitaliy Bessonov](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/about): Professional profile, credentials, practice focus and contact details.
- [Official ЄРАУ attorney profile](https://erau.unba.org.ua/profile/48623): Independent official register record for attorney status and certificate details.
- [АО «Відсіч» team](https://vidsich.com.ua/team): External team profile for the professional association.
- [Contact card](https://bessonov.com.ua/contact/vitaliy-bessonov.vcf): Current machine-readable contact card.

## Immediate legal guidance

- [Що робити при затриманні](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/detention-first-actions): First actions, rights and procedural safeguards after detention.
- [Обшук: права та алгоритм дій](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/search-rights-and-actions): How to check documents, preserve objections and control seizure during a search.
- [Як перевірити ухвалу на обшук](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/check-search-warrant-before-search): A pre-search warrant checklist covering validity, premises, scope, counsel access and procedural objections.
- [Вилучення телефону та техніки](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/phone-and-device-seizure): Rights involving device seizure, digital data and return of property.
- [Повідомлення про підозру](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/notice-of-suspicion): What a notice of suspicion means and what to verify first.
- [Обрання запобіжного заходу](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/preventive-measure): Risks, evidence and defense steps at a preventive-measure hearing.

## Criminal defense knowledge base

- [Knowledge hub](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge): Index of current Ukrainian legal guides.
- [Допит свідка](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/witness-interrogation): Preparation, self-incrimination safeguards and access to counsel.
- [Арешт майна](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/property-arrest): Property seizure, cancellation procedure and appeal routes.
- [Електронні докази та НСРД](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/electronic-evidence-nsrd): Authorization, integrity, disclosure and admissibility of digital evidence.
- [Економічні злочини](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/economic-crimes-defense): Evidence and defense issues in economic-crime proceedings.
- [Захист бізнесу](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/business-criminal-defense): Criminal-risk response for companies, owners and managers.
- [Захист у суді](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/criminal-trial-defense): Evidence, hearings, judgment and appellate preparation.
- [Як діяти родичам затриманого](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/knowledge/relative-detained): A practical checklist for relatives after a detention.

## Core services and topic clusters

- [Супровід обшуків](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/services/search-seizure): Urgent legal assistance during searches and seizures.
- [Терміновий захист при затриманні](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/services/urgent-defense): Defense from the first hours after detention.
- [Кіберзлочини та цифрові докази](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/services/cybercrimes): Device, correspondence and electronic-evidence defense.
- [Економічні злочини](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/services/economic-crimes): Defense in financial, tax and official-misconduct cases.
- [Корупційні злочини](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/services/corruption-crimes): Defense in bribery and unlawful-benefit proceedings.
- [Військові кримінальні справи](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/services/military-crimes): Defense involving military service and military criminal offenses.
- [Суд і апеляція](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/services/court-appeals): Trial, appeal and review of legal qualification.
- [Захист бізнесу та керівників](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/services/business-defense): Coordinated criminal defense for companies and management.

## Practice and official legal sources

- [Selected defense results](https://bessonov.com.ua/uk/practice): Published case outcomes with localized case pages where available.
- [Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine](https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/4651-17#Text): Official current statutory text.
- [Criminal Code of Ukraine](https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2341-14#Text): Official current statutory text.
- [Supreme Court of Ukraine](https://supreme.court.gov.ua/supreme/): Official decisions, reviews and court news.
- [Unified State Register of Court Decisions](https://reyestr.court.gov.ua/): Official court-decision register.

## Optional

- [Russian knowledge hub](https://bessonov.com.ua/ru/knowledge): Russian localized legal guides.
- [XML sitemap](https://bessonov.com.ua/sitemap.xml): Complete list of indexable Ukrainian and Russian pages.
- [Robots policy](https://bessonov.com.ua/robots.txt): Current crawler permissions.