Position: Former Head of the Office of the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), currently serving as a diplomatic employee.
Area of Corrupt Activity: Management of budget funds.
Region of Corrupt Activity: Nationwide.
Legal Qualification: The actions are classified under Part 4 of Article 190, Part 5 of Article 191, and Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: In custody.
Case Details: In late July 2026, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) exposed an organized criminal group headed by the former State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Its members misappropriated funds provided by foreign citizens and donors to support Ukraine at the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion and laundered them through conversion centers.
According to the investigation, the State Secretary of the MFA persuaded international donors and subordinate employees of Ukrainian diplomatic missions abroad to transfer financial assistance to the bank account of a non-governmental organization under his control. According to expert findings, the funds received by this NGO legally constituted earmarked budget funds from the special fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
The funds were subsequently transferred to accounts belonging to controlled individual entrepreneurs and legal entities, which then forwarded them to conversion centers to be cashed out. Members of the scheme used the laundered money for their personal enrichment.
To create the appearance of legitimate activity by the NGO, the scheme’s participants produced fictitious letters and signed grant agreements containing false information. The investigation has so far established the laundering of funds totaling more than UAH 37 million (approximately USD 1.28 million at the time the crime was committed).
Those suspected include:
- Oleksandr Bankov — former State Secretary of the MFA (2020–2024), organizer of the scheme;
- Ramiz Ramazanov — former Head of the Office of the State Secretary of the MFA and current diplomatic employee;
- Vladyslav Reznikov — adviser to the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of the NGO under the group’s control;
- Olena Kornytska — the NGO’s accountant.
Materials from the State Audit Service of Ukraine were used in exposing the crime.
The court ordered Bankov to be held in custody for 60 days. Bail was set at UAH 10 million as an alternative. Subsequently, the UAH 10 million bail set by the High Anti-Corruption Court was paid on Bankov’s behalf, and he was released from the pre-trial detention center.
In addition, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure in the form of bail amounting to UAH 8 million on Ramiz Ramazanov, an adviser to Ukraine’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva.
The investigating judge also ordered Vladyslav Reznikov, head of the NGO “Center for the Promotion of International Cooperation,” to be held in custody, with bail set at UAH 10 million.
At the same time, the High Anti-Corruption Court refused to order the detention of Olena Kornytska, the accountant of the NGO “Center for the Promotion of International Cooperation,” and set bail at UAH 9,000,000, subject to certain procedural obligations.
Individuals Potentially Involved in Corruption Schemes: Oleksandr Bankov — former State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Vladyslav Reznikov — head and founder of the NGO “Center for the Promotion of International Cooperation.” According to law enforcement authorities, Bankov effectively controlled this organization himself and used its accounts to transfer donor funds elsewhere; the accountant of the aforementioned NGO.
Assets: In his 2025 declaration, Ramazanov stated that he owns an apartment in Kyiv (valued at UAH 3,299,631 and acquired in 2025). He also owns another apartment in the capital jointly with relatives, with each holding a share, and uses a third apartment in Kyiv together with his wife; the latter belongs to his father.
Ramazanov owns a Ford Mustang passenger car (valued at UAH 600,000), while his wife purchased a Tesla MODEL 3 in 2023 (valued at UAH 768,600).
Ramazanov’s income for the same year amounted to UAH 5,727,631.
He declared USD 24,000 in cash and UAH 438,930 in his bank accounts. His wife, Nataliia, declared USD 20,000 in cash.
Authorities Responsible for Responding: Law enforcement authorities responded to the criminal scheme in a timely manner by serving all its participants with notices of suspicion.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme came to light, he had not been identified as a figure in any other scandals.
Sources:
https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/kolishnogo-topposadovtsya-mzs-zapidozrili-1785162457.html
https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/kolishnogo-topposadovtsya-mzs-zaareshtuvali-1785738615.html
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/38022867-0d1d-49d2-b4d4-2736963bc60d