Overview

• Kyiv Police say the 32-year-old was discovered on Oct. 11 in Kyiv’s Obolonsky district with a gunshot wound, with a firearm registered in his name recovered from the car.
• Authorities have opened a criminal inquiry under the Ukrainian Criminal Code, treating suicide as a possible cause while not ruling out other scenarios.
• Police reported that Galish sent relatives farewell messages describing depression and financial difficulties shortly before his death.
• Local and industry reports cite possible losses up to about $30 million during the sharp market decline following the U.S. tariff and export-control announcement on China, but figures remain unverified.
• Galish, known online as Kostya Kudo, co-founded the Cryptology Key trading academy; his official Telegram channel confirmed his death and the ongoing investigation.