Position: former state inspector of the customs clearance department No. 3 of the "Uhryniv" customs post of Lviv Customs.
Sphere of corruption: customs.
Region of corruption activity: Lviv region.
Qualification: the actions are qualified under Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 364, Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
Case story: in September 2024, NABU and SAPO reported suspicions of Lviv Customs official Nazariy Kot and Ukrainian citizen Pavlo Kostyshin in abuses during the movement of goods outside customs control in the amount of over UAH 15 million.
SAPO and NABU, with the operational support of the SSU Department in Lviv region, reported suspicion to an official of Lviv Customs and a citizen of Ukraine, whose actions led to the illegal movement of goods beyond customs control and non-payment of mandatory customs payments in the amount of over UAH 15 million
According to NABU, in April 2023, a customs officer facilitated the illegal movement of mobile phones, headphones, tablets, laptops, and monoblocks of various brands by a citizen of Ukraine in a truck at the Uhryniv-Dolhobychiv international automobile checkpoint without paying mandatory customs duties.
According to media reports, the specified car was driven by Pavlo Kostyshyn.
The customs officer entered false information into the automated customs clearance system "Inspector" that the vehicle transporting the specified products was "empty". As a result, goods totaling over UAH 15 million entered the territory of Ukraine without paying customs duties. "However, law enforcement officers uncovered the deal, and the undeclared goods were seized and transferred to the National Agency for Asset Management and Tracing. The agency subsequently sold the seized products, which, in particular, allowed to fully cover the unpaid customs payments," the NABU added. The actions of the customs officer were qualified under Part 2 of Article 364, Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and the carrier - under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Subsequently, the HACC applied a preventive measure in the form of a bail of UAH 42,240 to the driver Pavlo Kostyshin. He was also assigned the following obligations: to arrive upon first demand; not to leave the Lviv region without permission; to report a change in his place of residence and work; to refrain from communicating with a number of persons; to hand over his foreign passports and to wear an electronic bracelet. The term of the obligations is until November 10, 2024 inclusive.
In early September 2025, the High Anti-Corruption Court found the former state inspector of the customs clearance department No. 3 of the "Uhryniv" customs post of Lviv Customs Nazariy Kot guilty of abuse and sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison.
This was reported by the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, but the name of the accused was not mentioned. According to media reports, it is Kot.
On September 4, 2025, the HACC announced the verdict against the former state inspector of the Customs Office No. 3 of the Uhryniv Municipal Administrative District of Lviv Customs, whose actions led to the illegal movement of goods outside customs control and non-payment of mandatory customs payments in the amount of more than 15 million UAH. By the court verdict, the person was found guilty of committing criminal offenses under Part 2 of Article 364 and Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years and six months with a fine of 8,500 UAH, with deprivation of the right to hold positions in the bodies of the State Customs Service for a term of 2 years
The court's verdict becomes final 30 days from the date of its pronouncement, unless it is appealed.
The SAPO added that the SAPO and NABU transferred the seized goods in this case to the National Assets Tracing Agency and they were sold at auctions. The winners of the auctions paid over UAH 15 million in customs payments to the state budget, and the funds from the sale of the goods were placed on the ARMA deposit account.
The court verdict applied special confiscation and transferred to the state revenue funds in the amount of over 23 million UAH and income received from placing funds in the ARMA deposit account in the amount of almost 3 million UAH.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: car driver Pavlo Kostyshyn.
Assets: According to the declaration upon dismissal, the former customs officer does not have any property or cars. He indicated that he uses an apartment in Lviv, which is registered to his relative Svitlana Kit. And his wife Inna Kit, who also works at the Lviv customs, uses a small house in the town of Zdolbuniv in the Rivne region.
Nazariy Kot's income for almost four months of 2024 was UAH 65,245, and his wife's was UAH 49,537. In addition, Kit did not register any monetary assets.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded to Kot's criminal activities in a timely manner.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, Nazariy Kit was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2024/09/11/novyna/ekonomika/nabu-sap-vykryly-sxemu-lvivskij-mytnyczi
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/879cbfb1-7d6c-4e54-a730-9425da4b3f99