Position: Head of the Central Territorial Department of Capital Construction of the Ministry of Defense.
Sphere of corrupt activity: military.
Region of corruption activity: all of Ukraine.
Qualification: the actions are qualified under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (obtaining unlawful benefit in an especially large amount).
Status: at large.
Case story: On August 12, 2025, NABU and SAPO reported suspicions of Vitaly Haiduk, the acting head of the Central Territorial Department of Capital Construction of the Ministry of Defense, in receiving illegal benefits. This was reported by the press services of the bodies, without specifying the specific position and surname of the official. According to media reports, this is about Haiduk.
On the instructions of the Deputy Prosecutor General - Head of the SAPO, the prosecutor reported suspicion to the temporarily acting head of one of the Central Territorial Departments of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (has a lawyer's certificate), who was exposed for requesting and receiving an especially large amount of illegal benefit for the construction of housing for military personnel and their family members on a land plot allocated to the Central Territorial Department. The actions of the employee were qualified under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
According to the investigation, the official offered to ensure victory in the competition for the construction of a house for the military in the Svyatoshynskyi district of Kyiv. To implement the plan, he involved other people, and estimated the “services” at $1.3 million. The money was to be transferred in three tranches through bank cells: $100,000 – after the start of the competition; $400,000 – upon signing the construction contract; $800,000 – after the completion of the first stage of construction.
After the announcement of the start of the competition, the developer offered to reduce the amount to 1 million dollars and provided the first tranche. In June 2025, the accomplices of the crime were exposed immediately after receiving part of the funds. The collected evidence gave grounds to report the suspicion to the official himself.
Haiduk is charged under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (obtaining unlawful benefit in an especially large amount). He faces imprisonment for a term of four to eight 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.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: accomplices — Lieutenant Colonel of the Special Operations Command Oleksandr Tyrsha and a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Oleksiy Stasyuk — were detained on June 10 upon receiving $100,000. The court chose for them a preventive measure in the form of detention with the alternative of bail in the amount of 53 million hryvnias, which was later reduced to 40 million. As of August 12, no one had posted bail. The bribe was offered by the director of Astron Trade LLC Serhiy Shafranskyi for assistance in concluding an investment agreement for the construction of a 16-story building on a land plot in the Svyatoshynskyi district.
Assets: in his 2025 declaration, Gaiduk indicated that he owns an apartment in Kyiv in joint ownership with other relatives.
In addition, Gaiduk owns a Mitsubishi Outlander XL with a listed value of UAH 165,000.
The official's income for the same year was 447,253 UAH.
He declared $28,000 in cash, and 722 hryvnias in his bank account.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded in a timely manner to the criminal activities of Haiduk and his accomplices.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, he was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/44ef890e-df0e-417b-bfb7-90417d345cae