Position: deputy of the Poltava Regional Council, head of the faction of the Poltava Regional Organization of the All-Ukrainian Association "Batkivshchyna".
Sphere of corrupt activity: procurement.
Region of corruption activity: Poltava region.
Qualification: actions are qualified under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
The plot of the case: the leader of the "Batkivshchyna" faction in the Poltava Regional Council is a defendant in several criminal cases.
NABU and SAPO are investigating case No. 520200000000000138. The defendants in this case are Belashov and the former head of the Production Support Center branch of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia Vitaliy Tsvihun. The case concerns the purchase of gas for the needs of Ukrzaliznytsia at inflated prices, which allegedly caused the state-owned company losses of over UAH 200 million.
The investigation established that from December 2016 to January 2020, officials of the Production Support Center branch of UZ, in collusion with Belashov's entourage, blocked open tenders (the tenders were canceled 6 times) in order to award contracts directly to the necessary firms. On June 11, 2023, the HACC arrested Belashov with the alternative of a bail of UAH 30 million, but he was released from custody after paying the bail.
The case under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (embezzlement of property on an especially large scale) is currently being considered by the High Anti-Corruption Court.
Earlier in this case, the former head of the fuel warehouse accounting department of the petroleum products accounting and warehousing department of the Central Bank of Ukraine branch, Volodymyr Skorodynskyi, entered into a plea agreement. On April 7, 2023, the High Anti-Corruption Court approved the agreement and sentenced him to a suspended sentence of 5 years in prison with a probation period of 2 years. He was also fined UAH 17,000 and ordered to pay UAH 2 million in damages.
The former director of the Central Criminal Court branch, Vitaliy Tsvihun, tried to appeal the decision to approve the agreement, since he could allegedly be identified in the text of the verdict. However, on May 17, 2023, the AC of the HACC rejected the appeal and left the decision unchanged.
Another episode is related to the embezzlement of UAH 98 million from fuel purchases for Ukrzaliznytsia through the company Skela Tertsium. The company is co-owned by Yevheniya Fedorovych, the sister of the deputy's wife. The scheme consisted of allegedly supplying fuel for sea ferries that were not even operated. Out of the contract for UAH 101.5 million, only UAH 3 million worth of fuel was actually supplied.
In this case, the High Anti-Corruption Court found the former employees of the branch "Transport Service Center "Lisky" of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" guilty and sentenced:
· Ruslan Gusak, former branch manager – up to 9 years in prison with confiscation of property;
· Oleksiy Shevchenko, former chief engineer of the branch – up to 9 years in prison with full confiscation of property;
· Valeriy Vovk, former first deputy head of the Odessa branch of the Lisky Central Public Service Commission - up to 8 years in prison with full confiscation of property;
· Inna Dyshlyuk, former chief engineer of the department – up to 8 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: in various cases, the following are involved in corruption schemes: former head of the Production Support Center branch of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, Vitaliy Tsvihun; Ruslan Husak, former head of the Lisky Transport Service Center branch of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia; Oleksiy Shevchenko, former chief engineer of the Lisky Central Transport Service Branch; Valeriy Vovk, former first deputy head of the Odessa branch of the Lisky Central Transport Service Branch; Inna Dyshlyuk, former chief engineer of the branch.
Assets: In their 2025 tax return, Serhiy Belashov and his wife Liliana indicated that they owned 41 real estate properties, including numerous land plots, apartments, and residential buildings. Most of the real estate was declared specifically for Belashov's wife.
In addition, Belashov owns three cars (GAZ 21, Mercedes A180 d1.5, Audi Q2) and a trailer; and his wife owns two more cars (Porsche Cayenne and Hyundai I20).
Belashov's income for 2025 was UAH 23,641,174, and his wife's was UAH 1,500,357.
Belashov declared UAH 36,500,000 and UAH 445,000 in cash; his bank accounts contained UAH 13,935,697, USD 441,685, and EUR 46,724.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded in a timely manner to criminal schemes involving Belashov, handing him suspicions.
Scandals: Belashov's most famous business is the Ukrainian Capital bank. It has previously been the focus of high-profile journalistic investigations.
In particular, journalists described in detail the scheme, which they characterized as an attempt to raid real estate owned by PJSC Tutkovsky. The story dates back to 2015, when, at the height of the "bank collapse", the financial institution of the Belashov family bought out the rights to claim a liquid mortgage property complex from the bankrupt Ukrainian Professional Bank (UPB). However, the legitimacy of this transaction raised serious doubts: the money under the contract was not actually transferred, and the transaction itself violated the regulations of the National Bank. In February 2019, the Supreme Court of Ukraine put an end to this dispute, recognizing the transaction as absolutely null and void. Despite the final court verdict, the top management of Ukrainian Capital still illegally re-registered the ownership of the disputed objects. As a result, in September 2019, law enforcement officers seized the property, opening a criminal case on the fact of large-scale misappropriation of third-party assets.
The criminal trail of the Belashovs' bank continues to this day. The financial institution is directly involved in criminal proceedings No. 12025111040000746. The investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Buchansky District Department of the Main Police Department in the Kyiv region under the procedural supervision of the Buchansky District Prosecutor's Office.
According to the investigative authorities, the head of one of the bank's branches, abusing her official position, entered into a conspiracy with third parties. Using access to banking systems, the attacker forged internal electronic payment documents. This allowed her to unauthorizedly write off and cash funds from the accounts of one of the institution's clients.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/f8e1f4a1-fb6d-4f1c-a076-f24cdee04c21