Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Acting NAAS institute director to stand trial over financial losses
Prosecutors have sent to court the case against the acting director of a National Academy of Agrarian Sciences institute in Zakarpattia, accusing her of official forgery and abuse of office that allegedly caused nearly UAH 680,000 in state losses
$25,000 draft deferment employment scheme uncovered in Zakarpattia
Ukrainian authorities have charged two officials from private educational institutions in Zakarpattia with organizing a $25,000 scheme that provided fake employment to secure military draft deferments
Dnipro officials to stand trial over gas procurement fraud
Prosecutors in Dnipro completed an investigation into a company director and a university official accused of causing nearly UAH 1.2 million in losses through fraudulent natural gas procurement contracts
College head in Chernihiv region suspected in draft evasion scheme
The State Bureau of Investigation suspects the head of an educational institution in Chernihiv region of organizing fake employment for nearly 100 draft-age men. For about $4,000 they were formally hired as teachers to obtain deferments from mobilization and later paid monthly fees
Zhytomyr college director suspected in UAH 3m scheme
A college director in Zhytomyr was suspected of organizing a scheme to illegally pay salaries to fictitious employees. Investigators say he hired at least 13 people who never worked while collecting their wages through bank cards, causing nearly UAH 3 million in losses
Kindergarten head to stand trial for fictitious employment scheme
A kindergarten head in Chernihiv region will stand trial for fictitiously employing workers and collecting their salaries. The scheme caused over UAH 255,000 in losses to the local community, which were fully reimbursed during the investigation
USD 700 for deferment: college officials to stand trial
Four men in Ternopil region will stand trial for demanding USD 700 to enroll a conscript in a college, granting mobilization deferment. The suspects include the acting director and several intermediaries involved in the scheme
Lviv University colonel fined for bribery
Colonel Oleg Stokalyuk of Lviv University was fined UAH 93,500 for accepting a bribe to influence fire safety declaration registration
VNU associate professor suspected of taking bribe for exam
An associate professor at Volyn National University is suspected of demanding and receiving UAH 29,000 and $650 for exams and a diploma defense. She was placed under house arrest
Lviv professor exposed over fictitious inheritance
A professor at Lviv State University of Internal Affairs failed to confirm the origin of USD 26,000 declared as an inheritance used to buy property. The Public Integrity Council questioned her integrity
Kyiv shelter procurement defendant Drozdova attends court from abroad
Olha Drozdova, accused in a Kyiv shelter procurement case, joins court hearings from Turkey. Despite being officially wanted, the court allowed her remote participation to avoid delaying the trial
Bayda to Face Trial for UAH 800,000 Bribe
Yavoriv education chief Volodymyr Bayda faces trial for a UAH 800,000 bribe for tender wins. Losses of UAH 1.4M, assets seized