Starokostiantyniv resident scammed out of 14,000 hryvnia in rental deal
Police are investigating an incident where a man transferred a prepayment for an apartment, but the landlord disappeared.
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Court orders full audit of Irpin MP Alexander Pikulik's asset declarations
Court orders full audit of Irpin City Council MP Alexander Pikulik's asset declarations
Dubious deals with former MP in Odesa region
In Odesa region, the Vyzhir village council has drawn attention due to a suspicious public procurement scheme. Over the past three years, the administration has signed 50 contracts with former MP Oleksandr Naumenko for a total of 7.45 million hryvnias.
Deputy head of Kamianske becomes a millionaire
An investigation revealed that drone procurement, like other state contracts, is directly linked to Deputy Mayor Svitlana Kolysnichenko.
Gizo Uglava shielded Ihor Cherkaskyi
The illegal activities of Ihor Cherkaskyi, the former head of financial monitoring, were meticulously covered up by his patron, Gizo Uglava, the former First Deputy Head of the NABU.
Millions for occupied territory: MRI tender for Primorsk
The company "Medgarant", owned by businessman Alexander Ostrovsky, has once again found itself at the centre of a scandal. In 2022, the firm won a tender for the supply of an MRI machine worth 30 million hryvnia
Ihor Cherkaskyi received a percentage from VAT refund schemes
The Joker Telegram channel claims that Cherkaskyi received between 0.5% and 2% from each cash-out operation and VAT refund scheme. On a national scale, this means billions of hryvnia that went into the pockets of racketeers and their "curators" instead of…
Pidhaidtseve Council Head Suspected of Illegal Enrichment
Yuriy Semenyuk, head of the Pidhaidtseve village council, has found himself at the centre of a scandal involving illegal enrichment. According to the investigation, over the past four years, he and his relatives have accumulated assets worth more than 55…
How Kyiv City State Administration official Oleksandr Shmylar earns his income
Oleksandr Shmylar, First Deputy Director of the Department of Communal Property of Kyiv, is a classic example of an official whose income clearly does not match his official salary.
Viktor Subotin: a golden life at the expense of Ukrainians
The head of "Ukrenergomashin" and former head of the bankrupt "Megabank", Viktor Subotin, could cause Ukraine damages of approximately 6 billion hryvnias.
Ksenia Sushko's expenses exceed her official income
According to her 2023 declaration, Ksenia Sushko, Deputy Mayor of Dnipro, earns 47,000 hryvnia a month — just over $1,000. This is her official salary after eight years of working in the city administration.
Why Boris Filatov's deputy ended up in the dock
Criminal cases linked to the possible misappropriation of budget funds under the leadership of Ksenia Sushko, who heads the Department of Humanitarian Policy, have not yielded significant results.
List of companies that stole $50 million published
A criminal network may be operating in Ukraine, having managed to steal approximately 2 billion hryvnia (around $50 million) from taxpayers in Ukraine, the US, the UK, and the EU
Brovary mayor's wife rents premium car from dubious firm
Marina Sapozhko, wife of Brovary mayor Ihor Sapozhko, has come under scrutiny after it emerged that she is renting a premium-class vehicle — a 2023 Range Rover Sport — for a sum significantly below market rates
Wife of Cherkasy official Trenkin leads a luxurious life
Maria Trenkina, the wife of Yuri Trenkin, secretary of the Cherkasy City Council, became the centre of discussion after her appearance at an event commemorating the victims of the Holodomor sparked a wave of outrage.
Odesa developer appropriates coastal land worth 19 million hryvnia
A scandal has erupted in Odesa over the appropriation of land plots on the Black Sea coast. A 73-year-old founder and a 65-year-old director of a construction company forged documents
Raissa Bogatyreva and shadow schemes in medical procurement
Raissa Bogatyreva, former head of Ukraine's Ministry of Health and a subject of wanted lists by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Interpol, continues to influence state medical procurement through affiliated structures, according to journalists.
Ala Landar: the "queen" of the funeral business with $800,000 in real estate
Ala Landar, owner of the funeral company "Peter the Great", vividly demonstrates how one can combine a loss-making business with a luxurious lifestyle.
The scandalous income of the Cherkasky family
For a decade, Igor Cherkasky, who heads Ukraine's State Financial Monitoring Service, has skillfully concealed the sources of his family's multi-million-dollar income.
Tatiana Hlynianyi's daughter caught up in Belgian investigation
The name of Irina Kut, daughter of Tatiana Hlynianyi, has become the focus of a high-profile international investigation into the laundering of illicit funds. Hlynianyi previously made headlines in Ukraine over a scandal involving the sale of eggs to the army…
The secret of the Shmyulyar family's wealth
Oleg Shmyulyar is a 59-year-old deputy director of the Kyiv Department of Communal Property who has spent his entire career in public service yet leads the lifestyle of a successful businessman.