Position: former acting first vice-president of SE NNEGC Energoatom, former first deputy minister of energy of Ukraine.
Sphere of corruption: energy.
Region of corruption activity: all of Ukraine.
Qualification: actions are qualified under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: under 24-hour house arrest.
Case story: in early December 2025, the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, together with the SBU in Kyiv, detained the former acting first vice president of SE NNEGC Energoatom, who also held the position of first deputy minister of energy of Ukraine. He is suspected of corruption schemes and ties to Russian capital.
According to media reports, the person in question was Yuriy Sheiko, who was the acting first vice president of Energoatom and is the former first deputy minister of energy of Ukraine.
He was informed of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – appropriation of someone else's property through abuse of official position on an especially large scale and by prior conspiracy by a group of persons.
According to the investigation, in August 2022, the former official concluded a contract for compulsory civil liability insurance for nuclear damage with PJSC "Prosto-Strakhuvana" for the amount of UAH 105.642 million. 12 days later, he signed an additional agreement, increasing the contract amount to UAH 130.925 million without economic grounds, referring to the alleged decision of a German reinsurer.
Internal audits, documentary audits, and forensic economic expertise confirmed the overestimation of the cost by UAH 18.6 million, which was actually withdrawn from Energoatom.
The investigation established that the scheme leads to the Russian financial sector through the ownership structure of PJSC "Prosto-Insurance". The main owner of the company is the Cypriot LAVIDIA LIMITED, and the chain of affiliated companies is connected to the Russian holding "RESO", the ultimate beneficiaries of which are citizens of the Russian Federation.
This is a classic scheme of hiding the ultimate beneficiaries through foreign jurisdictions and shell companies. And in times of war, any hidden connections with Russian capital in strategically important areas are especially dangerous.
Subsequently, the Solomiansky District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure for the former owner of Energoatom and former First Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Yuriy Sheyk - 24-hour house arrest for two months (February 2, 2026) with the wearing of an electronic bracelet.
Sheiko was detained in Kyiv on December 2 and is suspected of taking possession of property by abuse of office on a particularly large scale (Part 5, Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), which concerns manipulations during the conclusion of a contract for compulsory civil liability insurance for nuclear damage in 2022. The prosecutor's office claims that Sheiko signed an additional agreement that, without economic grounds, increased the amount of insurance by 18 million hryvnias (from 105.642 million hryvnias to 130.925 million hryvnias), which caused losses to the state. Law enforcement officers also point to the ties of the counterparty insurance company, PJSC "Prosto-Insurance", with the Russian holding "RESO". According to the prosecutor, Sheiko entered into a conspiracy with other persons and acted intentionally.
The lawyer explains the increase in the amount in hryvnia by the change in the National Bank's exchange rate against the SDR at the time of signing the additional agreement. He emphasizes that in terms of SDR, there was a saving of 40 thousand hryvnia. The defense denies the unfounded suspicion and risks, as well as the fact that Sheiko (as vice president for operations) could not give orders to the accounting department.
Yuriy Sheiko denied his involvement in the schemes, stating that he signed the documents only at the final stage after they were approved by all relevant departments: legal, financial, and contractual.
I was never an organizer, I did not participate in any schemes or schemes, I did not give instructions to do anything, to do any fraud. This is the first. Secondly, as the lawyer has already said, I never gave any instructions.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: no information is available from open sources about potential accomplices.
Assets: In his declaration for the first six months of 2025, Sheiko indicated that he owns an apartment in Kyiv. In addition, he declared another apartment, a parking space, and non-residential premises in joint ownership with his wife Iryna.
Yuriy Sheiko also declared a car – a Toyota Camry.
Sheiko's income during this period was UAH 1,510,442, and his wife's was UAH 905,376.
Together with his wife, Sheiko declared $40,000 in cash, UAH 4,295,223 in his bank accounts, and UAH 190,001 in his wife's bank accounts.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded to the criminal activity in a timely manner, handing Sheiko a charge of suspicion.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, Sheiko was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/zatrimano-kolishnogo-topposadovtsya-energoatomu-1764667480.html
https://zaxid.net/u_kiyevi_zatrimali_kolishnogo_pershogo_zastupnika_ministra_energetiki_n1625034
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/d3824b16-7ed5-4fcb-9cae-2aa8c8341821