Position: Head of the municipal enterprise "Rivneelectroavtotrans".
Sphere of corruption: transport, transportation.
Region of corruption activity: the city of Rivne.
Qualification: the actions are qualified under Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (official negligence that caused grave consequences).
Status: under house arrest.
Case story: On January 13, 2026, law enforcement officers in Rivne were notified of suspicion of the director of a municipal transport enterprise in official negligence, which led to over 2.1 million UAH in losses.
According to the investigation, the Infrastructure Department of the Rivne City Council concluded an agreement with a municipal enterprise for passenger transportation by city electric transport. The document provided for compensation from the community budget for the carrier's losses for canceled flights due to reasons beyond its control.
Investigators found that the 60-year-old head of the company had overstated the amounts for the transport services provided in the certificates of work performed. As a result, the budget of the Rivne city territorial community suffered losses in the amount of over 2 million UAH.
Law enforcement officers are not naming the suspect, but transportation by city electric transport in Rivne is organized by the municipal enterprise "Rivneelectroavtotrans." It is headed by 60-year-old Valentyn Tkachuk.
Also in December 2025, the investigative journalism agency "Fourth Power" reported that the police were investigating possible abuses during the purchase of trolleybuses in Rivne. At that time, the head of the company refused to comment on the purchase of transport.
The official was charged under Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (official negligence that caused grave consequences). A petition has already been filed with the court to impose a preventive measure on him and remove him from office.
Subsequently, the court chose a preventive measure for the head of the municipal enterprise "Rivneelectroavtotrans". Valentyn Tkachuk will be under house arrest during the investigation.
On January 22, the prosecutor asked the judge to remove Valentyn Tkachuk from his position. Judge Yevhen Sydoruk, after hearing the parties, went to the deliberation room. On the same day, no one waited for the decision. He deliberated until January 23 and finally rejected the prosecutor's proposal.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: no information is available from open sources about potential accomplices.
Assets: in the 2024 declaration, Tkachuk indicated that he owns a land plot in the Rivne region, and his wife Maria owns a residential building and two land plots in the city of Rivne.
Also in 2021, Valentyn Tkachuk purchased a Ford Focus. His wife also declared a Chevrolet Captiva.
The official's income for the same year was UAH 726,172, his wife's - UAH 353,186. The spouses did not declare any financial assets.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded to Tkachuk's criminal activities in a timely manner, presenting him with a suspicion.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, he was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://groshi.rv.ua/kerivnyk-rivneelektroavtotrans-pid-nichnym-domashnim-areshtom/
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/54dffe52-553f-44bf-a0b0-0355dc9a79c8