Position: Deputy Head of the Housing and Utilities Department of the Poltava City Council.
Sphere of corruption: local government.
Region of corruption activity: Poltava.
Qualification: the actions are qualified under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: unknown from open sources.
Case story: In June 2026, NABU and SAPO exposed a corruption scheme during road repairs in Poltava region, which was organized by housing and communal services officials and a city council member. The HACC has already arrested the organizer of the scheme with the possibility of posting bail.
On the instructions of the head of the SAPO, the prosecutor, with the participation of NABU detectives, reported the suspicion to the Poltava City Council deputy. He was caught receiving illegal benefits for the unhindered execution of contracts and the conclusion of new ones, as well as for the timely acceptance and payment of completed work.
Previously, "Public Poltava" reported that on June 11, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court elected a preventive measure for Poltava City Council deputy Yuriy Brazhnyk, who, according to the prosecution, organized extortion and receiving illegal benefits from contractors with whom UZhKG concluded contracts.
According to anti-corruption authorities, officials demanded from companies a kickback of 10% of the amount of contracts for maintenance and current repairs of local roads. The total amount of illicit benefits received is over UAH 7.7 million.
So far, the suspicion has been reported to: a deputy of the Poltava City Council; an official of the Poltava City Council; and two representatives of contracting companies.
The SAPO said that as part of the pre-trial investigation, it was established that from April 2024 to January 2026, the deputy organized extortion and obtaining illegal benefits from representatives of business entities.
With these entrepreneurs, the Poltava City Council, represented by the UZhKG, concluded contract agreements for the repair of the street and road network, sidewalks, intra-block residential, house-related and other territories of the Poltava urban territorial community.
The deputy involved a trusted person in his illegal activities, who subsequently communicated with entrepreneurs, calculated the funds received, and also engaged in the withdrawal and transfer of funds.
For the purpose of concealment, the funds were transferred through a currency exchange point using the appropriate code.
The actions of the city council deputy were qualified under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The same suspicion was reported to Maksym Teslenko.
Today, the investigating judge of the HACC applied a preventive measure to the suspect Brazhnyk in the form of detention with the alternative of paying a bail of UAH 33 million.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: in addition to Teslenko, Poltava City Council deputy Yuriy Brazhnyk and two representatives of contracting companies are also involved in the scheme.
Assets: in his 2025 declaration, Teslenko indicated that he owns an apartment in the city of Kamianske in joint ownership with his mother.
Teslenko's income for the same year was UAH 590,451. He declared UAH 200,000 in cash.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded to the corruption scheme in a timely manner, handing each of its participants a suspicion.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, he was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2026/06/12/8038965/
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/6bf61c07-1b95-49e5-beed-890911b4745b