Recent reports highlight significant issues with asset declarations by Ukrainian officials. The State Migration Service in Khmelnytskyi faced charges for concealing over 13 million hryvnias. NABU and SAPO notified judges of suspicions regarding illicit enrichment and false declarations. Journalists uncovered that MPs spent at least 100 million hryvnias on luxury cars, while others, like MP Kunytskyi, declared foreign assets. The NACP reported over 634,000 declarations for 2025, yet discrepancies prevail. The scrutiny underlines the crucial need for transparency and accountability in the political and public sectors to combat corruption and ensure lawful practices.
What are the consequences of failing to declare assets in Ukraine?
Failing to declare assets can lead to criminal charges, public scrutiny, and suspension from office. Ukrainian authorities like NABU and SBI pursue investigations to maintain transparency and accountability in public positions.
Who monitors the asset declaration process in Ukraine?
The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), NABU, and State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are key agencies overseeing asset declarations. They ensure compliance, investigate discrepancies, and uphold anti-corruption measures.
How was the issue of declaration concealment discovered in recent cases?
Journalists, along with anti-corruption agencies, analyzed electronic declarations and cross-referenced them against other public records and investigations. This often reveals inconsistencies or undeclared assets, prompting further inquiry.
What is the importance of declaring assets for public officials?
Asset declarations promote transparency, deter corruption, and assure public trust in government officials. They provide a mechanism to ensure officials' wealth aligns with their legal income and discourage illicit activities or unexplained wealth accumulation.
How frequent are asset declaration campaigns in Ukraine?
Asset declarations in Ukraine are conducted annually. Public officials are required to submit detailed accounts of their assets to the Unified State Register, ensuring regular monitoring and compliance with anti-corruption legislation.
What role do media play in addressing asset declaration issues?
Media play a critical role in uncovering false declarations and informing public opinion. Investigative journalism, like that from Bihus.Info, often reveals discrepancies in official records, prompting further investigations and accountability measures.
What happens after an official is suspected of false asset declaration?
Once suspicion arises, agencies like NABU notify the suspected individual and initiate a thorough investigation. If verified, it can lead to legal proceedings, trials, or potential criminal sanctions to enforce compliance and discourage future violations.
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She hid nearly 20 million hryvnias in account in Austria: State Bureau of Investigation has notified relative of former head of Khmelnytskyi Medical and Social Expertise Commission that she is under suspicion The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has notified the former head of the Central-Western Interregional Directorate of the Ministry of Justice that she is under suspicion. The investigation established that she had failed to declare an account held at an Austrian bank and over 540 thousand US... 2 187 9 Previously in trend: Undeclared assets
NACP is to re-examine Halushchenko’s declaration: they are looking for hidden assets and extravagant spending The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NACP) has launched a full re-examination of the declaration submitted by former Minister of Justice Herman Halushchenko. The investigation by anti-corruption officials was prompted by evidence of alleged fraud involving the payment of the... 649 5 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information Halushchenko case
Inaccurate declaration of over 13 million hryvnias: MP in Dnipropetrovsk region notified of suspicion. PHOTO A member of the village council in the Dnipropetrovsk region has been notified that she is under suspicion of making false declarations. 799 5 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information Undeclared assets
Official from State Migration Service in Khmelnytskyi region concealed assets worth over 13 million hryvnias in his declaration: he has been notified of the charges. PHOTOS According to information from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), a senior official at the Khmelnytskyi City Department of the State Migration Service – who also serves as a member of the Chornyi Ostriv Settlement Council – has been charged with concealing assets worth over 13 million... 911 8 Previously in trend: Undeclared assets
Illicit enrichment of 16.7 million hryvnias and failure to declare assets: judge notified of suspicion, - NABU The NABU and SAPO have notified a judge of one of the commercial courts of appeal that he is suspected of illicit enrichment and making false declarations. 1 438 13 Previously in trend: cases of illicit enrichment
Several MPs spent at least 100 million UAH on premium cars in 2025 – Bihus.Info. VIDEO Journalists from Bihus.Info analysed the electronic declarations of Ukrainian MPs for 2025 and found that a number of MPs had upgraded their car fleets. According to the journalists’ calculations, they spent at least 100 million hryvnias on luxury cars last year. 6 433 56
MP Kunytskyi, who left abroad, declares apartment in Canada Oleksandr Kunytskyi, a member of parliament from Servant of the People, who left Ukraine in 2024 and has not returned, has declared an apartment in Canada. 3 611 25 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Officials have submitted over 634,000 declarations for 2025: NACP sums up campaign During the declaration campaign, which ended on March 31, 2026, public officials submitted more than 634,000 declarations for 2025 to the Unified State Register of Declarations of Persons Authorized to Perform State or Local Self-Government Functions (the Register of Declarations). 588 8 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
2025 Declaration of former Head of OP Yermak: income of 1.27 million hryvnias, salary higher than Zelenskyy’s Andrii Yermak, former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has published his 2025 declaration, which states that his total income amounted to 1.27 million hryvnias. 3 096 32 Previously in trend: Yermak’s influence
Zelenskyy has published his declaration for 2025: over 15 million hryvnias in income Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has published his income declaration for 2025. The total income of the head of state and his family members amounts to 15,805,828 hryvnias. 8 493 52 Previously in trend: Zelenskyy’s income
House, land and car registered to relatives: head of TCR in Lviv region to stand trial over false declarations – SBI. PHOTOS The pre-trial investigation into the deputy head of the Lviv Regional TCR and SS (Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support), who was acting as the head at the time he was exposed, has been completed. The indictment has been sent to court. 3 818 18 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information Undeclared assets
Mother-in-law of Shevchyshen, National Police official close to Tatarov, bought luxury property in Kyiv, whilst wife promoted fraudulent scheme, - media The mother-in-law of Artem Shevchyshen, deputy head of the National Police’s Main Investigation Department, owns a flat in one of Kyiv’s most expensive residential complexes, valued at at least $430,000. The official’s wife, meanwhile, earns a high income, the source of which raises questions,... 6 932 27 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information Lifestyle of Shevchyshen’s family, Colonel of National Police
NACP explained why it did not publish information on verification of Yermak’s declaration The National Agency on Corruption Prevention did not disclose information about the results of the full verification of former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak's declaration because of a request "from a state body" to restrict access to such data in connection with protection measures... 8 476 36 Previously in trend: Yermak’s influence
Chernihiv region’s top cyber police officer Bahola inherits Porsche worth UAH 4 million from mother, with no data on her business or declarations – Slidstvo.Info Oleksandr Bahola, head of the cybercrime counteraction department in Chernihiv region at the Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine, inherited a 2022 Porsche Cayenne worth nearly UAH 4 million from his 75-year-old mother. 15 571 50
Drones, air defence and missiles: Ukraine and Britain sign declaration to strengthen defence cooperation British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a declaration in London on enhanced security and defence cooperation, providing for the development of joint military technologies and weapons production. 1 197 3 Previously in trend: Cooperation between Ukraine and Great Britain
NACP launches full verification of Halushchenko’s declaration – "Servant of People" Radina The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) began a full verification of former minister Herman Halushchenko’s declaration on March 16. 1 273 12 Previously in trend: Halushchenko case
Former head of State Health Service Isaienko reported suspicion of false declaration, - NABU The former head of the State Service of Ukraine for Medicines and Drug Control, Roman Isaenko, was notified of suspicion of providing false information in his declarations. 1 301 7 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information
Inaccurate data worth UAH 26 million in declaration: SBI investigates actions of acting head of State Environmental Inspection Subbotenko On 3 February 2026, the Office of the Prosecutor General registered criminal proceedings into the inclusion of false information in the annual declaration of Oleksandr Subbotenko, acting head of the State Environmental Inspection of Ukraine. 1 212 6 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information
Head of State Environmental Inspection, Subbotenko, stated that he found $653,000 in cash in garage of his deceased grandmother During the verification of his 2024 declaration, Oleksandr Subbotenko, acting head of the State Environmental Inspection of Ukraine, told representatives of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) that he had found $653,000 in cash in his garage. He allegedly inherited the property... 28 978 132 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials Declaration of false information
"Servant of People" Didenko to face trial over false declaration Head of the Odesa Regional Council Hryhorii Didenko and his wife, Servant of the People MP Yuliia Didenko, who are suspected of providing false information in their declarations, will face trial. 4 552 12 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information
Failed to declare assets worth over 13.8 million hryvnias: Uzhhorod City Council deputy notified of suspicion. VIDEO+PHOTOS A current member of the 8th convocation of the Uzhhorod City Council has been notified of suspicion of submitting knowingly false information in his declaration and legalising property obtained by criminal means. He was elected to the Uzhhorod City Council in 2020 from the OPFL party, which is... 4 854 23 Previously in trend: Undeclared assets
Hid over 8.3 million hryvnias in his declaration: deputy in Zakarpattia has been notified of suspicion, - regional prosecutor’s office. PHOTOS A member of the Berehove District Council has been notified of suspicion of submitting a knowingly false declaration and legalising income obtained by criminal means. 2 927 14 Previously in trend: Undeclared assets
National Police investigator Drozd bought business-class property for $100,000. This does not match her declaration – media. VIDEO+PHOTOS In 2020, Liudmyla Drozd, a senior investigator with the National Police in Odesa region, bought property in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi business-class residential complex. However, she paid more for the apartment and two parking spaces than her declaration for that year showed, the equivalent of $100,000. 8 393 44 Previously in trend: Undeclared assets Wealth of the Drozd law enforcement dynasty
Servant of People Sobolevskyi declares millions of unknown origin and fails to declare premium car for years – media. PHOTO Yurii Sobolevskyi, First Deputy Head of the Kherson Regional Council and a regional council member from Servant of the People, declared a sudden increase of more than 3.5 million hryvnias in one year — funds of unexplained origin, mostly in foreign cash. Meanwhile, his family showcases a lavish... 9 496 44 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials Declaration of false information
Family of Colonel Trofimenko of State Border Guard Service has acquired property worth 13 million hryvnias in recent years - media. PHOTO The family of 40-year-old State Border Guard Service colonel Oleh Trofimenko has acquired property worth an estimated UAH 13 million in recent years. However, his declarations do not contain this information, as his official income does not allow him to make such purchases. 9 669 65 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials Declaration of false information
Tatarov’s alleged relative earns millions from undeclared hotel rooms in Poltava region, - media. PHOTO "The Poltava Region Centre for Investigative Journalism "MediaDokaz" conducted an investigation into the business success of the wife of the deputy head of the Poltava RMA, Maksym Kalinin, who, according to journalists, may be the cousin of the deputy head of the Presidential Office, Oleh Tatarov. 18 089 32 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials Tatarov
Umerov’s family lives in luxury real estate in US: 7 of 8 properties undeclared – AntAC. PHOTOS The family of Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine and former Minister of Defence, owns eight luxury properties in the United States. These are three apartments in Florida, one in New York and four villas near Miami, 21 669 156 Previously in trend: Umerov income declaration Umerov family luxury real estate in the USA
Re-registered to his mother-in-law: head of TCR in Lviv region did not declare property worth over UAH 6 million in his declarations. PHOTOS SBI officers exposed the deputy head of the Lviv regional TCR and SS, who was acting head at the time of the exposure, who concealed a house and a land plot in his declaration. He re-registered the property to his mother-in-law. 5 601 36 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information
NABU official exposed for false declarations and concealment of real estate. His parents have Russian passports - SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine, the Office of the Prosecutor General, and the State Bureau of Investigation have exposed the deputy head of one of the NABU detective units on a criminal offence. 5 519 32 Previously in trend: Search in NABU Declaration of false information
Ukrainians have already declared more than 11,000 firearms, - National Police Since the start of the weapons declaration process in Ukraine, citizens have declared 11,738 firearms and over 5 million rounds of ammunition. 792 10 Previously in trend: Declaration of weapon
Prosecutor Malieiev explained housing shown in "Supermom": relatives had provided house for filming Prosecutor Oleksandr Malieiev explained that in fact his family does not live in the elite house shown in the "Supermom" programme. 15 359 38 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information Prosecutor Malieiev’s family on Supermum show
Servant of People People’s Deputy Kaptielov declared his wife’s income in Russia but failed to declare her real estate in Moscow – media People`s Deputy from the Servant of the People faction, Roman Kaptielov, declared his wife’s place of employment in a state institution in Moscow and over one million rubles in cash at her disposal in his 2024 asset declaration. However, he failed to declare the family’s real estate in Moscow. 4 198 40
Declarations of ex-head of Khmelnytskyi MSEC Krupa reveal violations worth almost UAH 35 million - NACP The declarations of the former head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEC, Tetiana Krupa, revealed violations worth more than UAH 34.8 million. 1 337 9 Previously in trend: Tetiana Krupa’s case
Zelenskyy and his family’s income in 2024 is more than UAH 15 million - declaration President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has published his income and expenditure declaration for 2024. 8 943 110 Previously in trend: Zelenskyy’s income
Supreme Court Judge Zhukov lives in $1m estate near Kyiv with vineyards and lakes: all registered to old friends - media. VIDEO+PHOTOS The family of Supreme Court of Cassation judge Serhii Zhukov lives in a 4-hectare estate near Kyiv, where, in addition to houses, there are also lakes and vineyards. Nothing is registered there for Zhukov himself - it all officially belongs to people close to him. 16 039 110
SAPO serves notice of suspicion to Head of the Customs Service Zviahintsev for non-declaration of property worth over $100 thousand The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has served a notice of suspicion to the acting head of the State Customs Service of Ukraine, Serhii Zviahintsev, of intentionally entering knowingly false information in declarations. 2 462 27
NABU opens criminal proceedings against Odesa ex-prosecutor Kornilov over undeclared real estate in Dubai - media The National Anti-Corruption Bureau has opened a criminal investigation into the alleged false declaration of former Deputy Prosecutor of Odesa Region Oleh Kornilov, who previously had property in Dubai worth more than $400,000. 2 915 16
Odesa judge Malomuzh did not declare rent of apartment in Dubai worth UAH 700 thousand - media. PHOTO Judge of the Kyiv District Court of Odesa, Alla Malomuzh, did not indicate in her declaration the rental of an apartment in the United Arab Emirates worth almost 700,000 hryvnias. 12 630 43 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Employees of largest Service centre of Ministry of Internal Affairs drive undeclared cars - media. PHOTOS Employees of the largest Service centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs drive to work in cars that are not listed in their declarations because they are registered either to relatives or to strangers. In addition, their relatives have a lot of other expensive property registered in their names. 44 655 42 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Hid millions in assets: deputy chief doctor of Lviv Regional MSEC caught declaring false information. PHOTO The SBI served a notice of suspicion to a high-ranking official of the Lviv Regional MSEC who concealed millions in assets from declaration. 8 610 24
MIA Minister Klymenko receives pension Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) Ihor Klymenko received UAH 224,998 in pension in 2023. 22 356 123
More than 60 heads and doctors of MSECs in Kharkiv region have pensions, many of them have significant assets - Kharkiv Anti-Corruption Center Against the backdrop of the prosecutor-physician scandal, the Kharkiv Anti-Corruption Centre has investigated all declarations of doctors of medical and social expert commissions in Kharkiv region that are available in the public space. 39 486 38
Tax officer-"servant" Khotenko borrowed almost UAH 3 million from her 12-year-old son and received two apartments as gift from her mother - Russian citizen In 2018, Olena Khotenko, the acting head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Sumy region, who is also a deputy of the Rivne City Council from the Servant of the People party, borrowed UAH 2.8 million from her son, who was only 12 years old at the time. And during the full-scale... 25 005 138
Head of BES regional office in Poltava region Pakhnits declared $6.5 million in cash and single-engine plane - declaration In his annual declaration for 2023, Oleh Pakhnits, the head of the BES territorial office in Poltava region, declared cash savings of $6.5 million, a single-engine Socata TB 20 GT aircraft, as well as cars, dozens of land plots, apartments, parking spaces and a residential building. 52 892 168
Khmelnytskyi City Council deputy is exposed on illegal enrichment of $1.5 million - SBI. VIDEO&PHOTOS. VIDEO&PHOTOS A deputy of the Khmelnytskyi City Council was found to have more than a million and a half dollars in undeclared assets and real estate. 9 320 66
Supreme Court Judge Dashutin has no real estate: mother-in-law’s cottage, mother’s apartment and leased car - media. VIDEO Ihor Dashutin is a judge of the Administrative Court of Cassation of the Supreme Court of Ukraine. He has held this position since 2019. Before that, he was a judge in Sumy. Dashutin and his wife Anna do not own any real estate or cars. They use only what belongs to their relatives. 7 264 57 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
MPs continue to buy luxury cars during war and "hide" them on relatives - media. PHOTO MPs continue to update their car fleets by registering new cars for relatives or related companies and not declaring their use. 11 830 58 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
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