An official of the State Emergency Service of Poltava Oblast was detained for a bribe of $5,000

The SBU caught an official of the State Emergency Service of Poltava Oblast for a bribe of $5,000 for organizing the departure of a conscript abroad.

Thus, the deputy head of the Lubensk State Emergency Service, Roman Vorona, was detained while receiving a $5,000 bribe for helping a conscript go abroad, reports Poltava Region.

In April 2024, a man who wanted to leave Ukraine approached Vorona. The official offered to issue disability and prepare all documents for departure for $20,000.

While receiving part of the amount — $5,000 — Vorona was detained by SBU officers.

The October District Court of Poltava imposed a preventive measure on Vorona — detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of 242,000 hryvnias. The prosecutor's office will insist on increasing the bail to UAH 1.5 million, appealing the court's decision in the Poltava Court of Appeal.

During the search, Makarov's pistol was also seized from Roman Vorona. According to his declaration, he has been in office since 2022, has a wife and a daughter, but has not declared any property or savings, and his salary for 2023 is UAH 594,317.

Earlier we wrote that the head of the military medical commission evacuated to Poltava from Bakhmut could receive 50,000 hryvnias and 50 dollars for fake disability to customers.