Position: Head of the Novgorod-Siversky District Prosecutor's Office of the Chernihiv Region.
Sphere of corruption: agricultural.
Region of corruption activity: Chernihiv region.
Qualification: Part 3 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 357, Part 5 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: in custody.
Case story: in July 2025, the deputy head of one of the district prosecutor's offices in Chernihiv region was served with a suspicion. He is charged with organizing the theft of especially important documents, forgery of official documents, and aiding and abetting the falsification of evidence (Part 3 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 357, Part 5 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
This was reported by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko on his Facebook page.
According to the report, the man tried to conceal the illegal transfer of 8,000 hectares of agricultural land to one of the agricultural companies.
Organized the theft of 14 large boxes of documents that were crucial to the examination. Instead of evidence, the expert institution received a box of newspapers. And to hide the fraud, he forged the accompanying documents
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, the prosecutor organized the theft of materials from criminal proceedings regarding the seizure of state lands.
The prosecutor instructed investigators and inquirers of the local police department to conduct seizures at notaries and control bodies in order to obtain original land management documentation. Instead of a dozen boxes of physical evidence, a box of non-core materials – newspapers and magazines – was submitted for examination.
To conceal the fact of the theft, the prosecutor, together with an accomplice, forged a cover letter, which he used to try to legalize the disappearance of evidence. This became the basis for acquiring ownership of the land plots.
The Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, the State Bureau of Investigation, and the Prosecutor General's Office did not provide additional comments on this case.
According to him, he is not guilty and will stand trial.
I am not involved, I do not admit my guilt unequivocally. I do not know what guided the people there when making such a decision. I will continue to prove everything in court. Only such a legal procedure remains
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: being identified.
Assets: as stated in the Unified State Register of Declarations, Anton Dudko does not have his own housing. He owns a 2003 Hyundai car. In the Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, he received 1,340,663 hryvnias, including taxes, for the year. His wife received more than 90 thousand in salary and social benefits, including IDP payments, in the amount of more than 36 thousand hryvnias, including taxes. Anton Dudko has 69 thousand dollars in cash. He and his wife also have accounts in several banks where money is stored. In 2024, Anton Dudko took out a loan from a bank — 245 thousand hryvnias, according to the declaration.
Persons who should have reacted: in the case of Dudko, law enforcement officers reacted in a timely manner.
Scandals: There is no information in open sources about other scandals in which Dudko would appear.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/1e128dbd-0e75-4c33-ac61-2a8f908f929a