Position: Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of National Unity, former Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine.
Sphere of corruption: construction.
Region of corruption activity: all of Ukraine.
Qualification: Part 2 of Art. 15 Part 2 of Art. 28 Part 2 of Art. 364, Part 4 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: the issue of choosing a preventive measure is being resolved.
Case story: In June 2025, NABU and SAPO informed the current Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, who previously held the position of Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, about suspicion of abuse of office and obtaining illegal benefits in a particularly large amount for himself and third parties. He became the sixth suspect in the case of a large-scale corruption transaction in the construction sector with the participation of top state officials.
According to the investigation, one of the capital's developers developed a scheme to illegally obtain a land plot in Kyiv for the construction of a residential complex. To do this, he turned to the head of the Ministry of Regional Development, who, together with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Regional Development, the Minister's advisor, and the director of the state enterprise, created conditions for transferring the plot to this state-owned enterprise. The latter, in turn, illegally concluded investment contracts with the "necessary" construction company.
According to them, the developer was supposed to give the state a part of the future apartments in a quantity proportional to the value of the land plot. In order to minimize this quantity, the land and the buildings on it were valued almost five times cheaper, and the difference between this valuation and the market value exceeded 1 billion UAH. It was this amount that the state would have received less real estate in the event of the execution of the contracts. This was prevented by the seizure of the plot, imposed at the request of the NABU and the SAPO.
For the successful implementation of the deal, the developer "rewarded" the minister and the persons designated by him with a significant discount on apartments in already constructed residential complexes. With it, the cost of a square meter was from 1 thousand UAH to 8 thousand UAH, with the minimum market value of such apartments being about 30 thousand UAH per sq. m. Thus, the minister received an unlawful benefit in the form of a discount for a total amount of more than 14.5 million UAH.
At the request of the NABU and the SAPO, most of the illegally obtained apartments were also seized.
The actions of the ex-minister are qualified under Part 2 of Art. 15 Part 2 of Art. 28 Part 2 of Art. 364, Part 4 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The issue of choosing a preventive measure for him is being resolved.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity Oleksiy Chernyshov, who is suspected of abuse of office and receiving illegal benefits in a particularly large amount, has filed a motion to postpone the hearing of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court scheduled for June 25.
The official announced this on Facebook.
Considering that Wednesday is the scheduled day of the Cabinet of Ministers and Government meeting, which involves my personal participation, yesterday I filed a motion to postpone the court hearing, which was scheduled for this Wednesday, June 25.
He assured that he was following all procedures and hoped that the motion would be granted and the date and time of the court hearing would be agreed upon in advance with all parties to the case.
According to the correspondent of Suspilny, the consideration of the preventive measure for Oleksiy Chernyshov was postponed to 12:10 on June 26.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: suspicion of abuse of office, receipt and provision of illegal benefits in a particularly large amount was reported to: the former State Secretary of the Ministry of Regional Development, current member of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine – Part 2 of Article 15, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 364, Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; the former advisor to the minister – Part 5 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 15, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; the former director of a state-owned enterprise – Part 2 of Article 15, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; the developer (organizer of the scheme) – Part 3 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 15, Part 2 Art. 28, Part 2 Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; to an official of a construction company – Part 3 Art. 27, Part 2 Art. 15, Part 2 Art. 28, Part 2 Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The court chose preventive measures for them: three – in the form of detention with the alternative of bail from UAH 20 million to UAH 100 million, and two more – in the form of bail.
Wealth: According to research into the declarations of Ukrainian ministers for 2024, the highest income was declared by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Unity Oleksiy Chernyshov. According to the declaration of the 47-year-old official, last year his family received UAH 37.3 million in income. In particular, Oleksiy Chernyshov received UAH 25.1 million in salary and UAH 4.6 thousand in other additional benefits from Naftogaz, another UAH 90.5 thousand from the Cabinet of Ministers, and UAH 6 million in interest from the bank. He also received almost UAH 3.4 million in income from the alienation of movable property (except for securities and corporate rights) and UAH 747 thousand in interest from domestic government bonds (OVDP).
The wife of the Vice Prime Minister, Svitlana, last year received more than 655 thousand UAH of salary from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and 8.6 thousand UAH of fees and other payments, another 5 thousand UAH of fees and other payments from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Svitlana also received 1.44 million UAH of income from entrepreneurial activity. Oleksiy Chernyshov owns an apartment (208.7 m2) worth 5.37 million UAH. Svitlana Chernyshova is the owner of four apartments (45.9 m2, 41.9 m2, 42 m2, 47.1 m2). She also rents a residential building of 939.1 m2 in a village in the Kyiv region.
The official's declaration lists only one car - a Toyota Land Cruiser 200 (2020 model), owned by Svitlana Chernyshova. She purchased this car in June 2021 for over UAH 1.9 million.
The Chernyshovs also own a number of luxury items. These include Swiss watches, jewelry, fur coats, etc. The couple also declared two book collections and a collection of 20th-century paintings (30 paintings).
Persons who should have reacted: in the Chernyshov case, law enforcement officers reacted in a timely manner.
Scandals: In June 2025, a scandal involving Chernyshov rocked Ukrainian politics and social media. A number of MPs and the media drew attention to the fact that the minister did not return from a business trip to Ukraine, even to participate in a forum organized by his ministry.
Deputies and journalists suggested that this could be somehow connected to the criminal case on corruption being investigated by NABU. And, as the case materials show, the minister may also be mentioned there.
And therefore, they say, he may face certain actions from law enforcement officers at home. The Ministry of Unity insists that Chernyshov's visit abroad was planned.
It got to the point that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and President Volodymyr Zelensky had to comment on the minister's European tour in parliament. They all insisted that he was on a business trip until June 22 and then he should return.
Later, Oleksiy Chernyshov indeed returned to Ukraine from a foreign trip and already took part in a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.
"Finally at home... We will analyze the discredit campaign based on the facts, the truth always wins," he wrote on Facebook.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/c2le9k1gvq8o
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/0bfa60b8-d5f0-428c-97b1-0f8cb056cadf