Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Rivne doctor suspected in military fitness scheme
SBI investigators suspect a radiologist from Rivne of taking bribes to help men obtain medical conclusions needed to be classified as fit for service with restrictions
Lviv doctor fined for bribe in disability case
A Lviv court found University Hospital expert team head Valentyna Fedevych guilty of taking a $2,000 bribe for extending a disability status and sentenced her to an UAH 85,000 fine with a ban on holding certain positions
Kyiv medics suspected of bribery over disability papers
Kyiv police detained a psychiatric department head and a psychiatrist suspected of demanding $25,000 for treatment and arranging disability documents for a patient
Ex-hospital accountant in Rivne suspected of embezzlement
Former chief accountant of a medical facility in Rivne was suspected of embezzling over UAH 12 million. Investigators say that in 2022–2024 she falsified payroll records and inflated salaries for 32 employees, causing significant financial losses to the institution
Doctors in Kyiv region exposed in cataract treatment scheme
Law enforcement exposed doctors in Kyiv region who forced cataract patients to buy intraocular lenses themselves while the hospital received state compensation. The scheme caused about UAH 2.5 million in budget losses
Doctors in Ternopil region suspected of bribe for disability
An oncologist and a regional oncology center employee in Ternopil region are suspected of receiving USD 1,500 for assisting in disability registration, including document preparation and influence on MSEC decisions
Former children’s hospital deputy in Lviv exposed for embezzlement
Police and the SSU exposed a former deputy director of a children’s medical center in Lviv for procurement abuses. Due to unjustified VAT payments, the hospital suffered losses of nearly UAH 900,000
PO representative in Volyn exposed over $16,000 bribe
Law enforcement in Volyn detained an PO representative who promised to arrange a fake disability status for a draft-age man in exchange for a $16,000 bribe. She faces up to ten years in prison
Doctors in Lviv region suspected of disability-for-bribe scheme
In the Lviv region, three medical workers were suspected of organizing fake disability status for bribes, with investigators documenting over $8,000 received and probing links to draft evasion schemes
Odesa doctor suspected of taking $1,600 bribe for disability
In Odesa, a hospital doctor was detained for demanding $1,600 to arrange third-degree disability and speed up medical examinations. Searches uncovered about UAH 5 million in various currencies
Zakarpattia doctor sentenced for bribe over disability status
A court in Zakarpattia sentenced a trauma doctor to five years in prison for demanding a $500 bribe to facilitate obtaining disability status
SSU detained head of Lviv medical university expert team for bribery
The SSU detained Valentyna Fedevych, head of the ECOPFO expert team at Lviv Medical University, for allegedly demanding $2,000 to extend a disability group and influence commission decisions. She was caught receiving the full bribe, and investigators seized documents confirming the scheme