[19] Iryna Venediktova, the prosecutor general of Ukraine, declared the preliminary cause of the fire was the "careless handling of electric heating devices".

[21] Akopian appealed to be released under house arrest, citing his age (he was 67 at the time of the trial) and large family (he had four children).

The prosecutor, Oleksandr Dobroskok denied his request because Rubel's neglect of fire safety led to a "terrible traged[y]".

[25] President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced an investigation into unregistered care facilities in Kharkiv Oblast,[26] which was conducted by police officers and local officials.

[27] It found that 32 more unlicensed nursing homes and drug rehabilitation centres were operating illegally in Kharkiv Oblast.

[30] On 20 February 2024, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office declared that the nursing home would be demolished because they determined that it was built illegally on land that was not leased.