Position: Director of the Kyiv City Educational Agency.
Sphere of corrupt activity: procurement.
Region of corruption activity: Kyiv.
Qualification: actions are qualified under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (extortion of unlawful benefit in a particularly large amount).
Status: the issue of choosing a preventive measure is being decided.
Case story : On February 6, 2026, the SSU, together with the Prosecutor General's Office, exposed an official of the Kyiv City State Administration for extorting UAH 1.2 million in kickbacks from an entrepreneur who won a tender. This was reported by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.
According to the Prosecutor General, the director of the municipal non-profit enterprise "Educational Agency of the City of Kyiv" initiated a personal meeting with representatives of a private company that won a tender for the purchase of educational equipment for UAH 8.29 million.
During this meeting, a direct demand was made: for signing the contract and the absence of artificial obstacles in the calculations, it is necessary to transfer 10-15% of the contract amount. In money - 1 million 198 thousand hryvnias
The official was detained while receiving money. He was informed of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (extortion of unlawful benefit in an especially large amount). The official faces up to 12 years of imprisonment without the right to hold certain positions with confiscation of property.
"Ukrainian Truth", citing a source in law enforcement agencies, reported that the head of the National Police Department, Mykyta Bugayev, was exposed for extortion. According to information in his declaration, he has a son with the deputy head of the National Police Department, Marianna Gordiy.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: open sources do not provide information about the official's possible accomplices.
Assets: in his 2024 declaration, Bugayev indicated that he owns an apartment in Kyiv (purchased in 2023) and a land plot in the Donetsk region.
The official also owns a motorcycle and a Daihatsu Materia car (also purchased in 2023). In addition, Bugayov uses a Ravon Gentra car.
Bugayev's income for the same year was UAH 1,171,625. He declared UAH 260,000 in cash.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded in a timely manner to Bugayev's criminal activities, presenting him with a suspicion.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, he was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://zaxid.net/kiyivskiy_chinovnik_vimagav_milyonniy_vidkat_u_peremozhtsya_tenderu_n1629719
https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2026/02/06/8019693/
https://lb.ua/kyiv/2026/02/06/720831_direktora_knp_osvitnya_agentsiya.html
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/4df28458-e8ce-4590-a692-5146508be49e