Poltava Hospital Director Gets Bail in Bribery Case
A preventive measure was chosen for the director of a hospital in Poltava, who is suspected of receiving illegal benefits. According to the investigation, he signed orders to set higher salaries for some employees by more than 280 thousand hryvnias, part of which he himself received. He involved the chief accountant and a nurse in his activities.
The Poltava Regional Prosecutor's Office reported on the choice of a preventive measure. According to Suspilny, the suspect is the director of the 3rd City Clinical Hospital, Anatoliy Rudych.
According to the information, he was given a preventive measure in the form of a bail of over 260 thousand hryvnias. He was also removed from his position. This request was granted by the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Poltava.
According to the investigation, the director of one of the municipal medical institutions in Poltava organized a scheme to illegally obtain undue benefit. He involved the chief accountant and the head nurse.
According to preliminary estimates, the official received more than 280 thousand hryvnias during May-July 2026. The director signed orders to establish increased additional payments to the salary of some employees. Later, according to the investigation, he received part of the money paid from accomplices.
The director is suspected of committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 368 "Obtaining an unlawful benefit by an official, in prior collusion with a group of persons" of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction is imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years, with confiscation of property.
The chief accountant and the nurse were charged with aiding and abetting under Part 5 of Article 27 and Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The women were given a preventive measure in the form of bail: each of them was given 166 thousand hryvnias.
We previously reported that the former head of the psychiatric MSEC is suspected of corruption.
