Full audits of declarations in November: NACP found violations worth over UAH 184 million

In November 2025, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) completed 78 full audits of declarations selected using a risk-based approach.

Violations were found in each of the declarations checked in November. Signs of inaccurate information (Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (CCU) or Part 4 of Article 172-6 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences (CUAO)) were found in 37 declarations for a total amount of over UAH 172 million, and signs of unjustified assets worth over UAH 12 million were found in five declarations.

In November, the NACP sent 26 substantiated conclusions to the competent authorities under Article 366-2 of the CC of Ukraine, 14 under Part 4 of Article 172-6 of the CUAO, and 1 under Article 172-5 of the CUAO. One case concerning the recognition of assets as unjustified was also referred to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO).

Top 10 violations based on the results of full audits completed in November. In declarations:

1. The former deputy head of the Main Directorate of the State Tax Service in the Sumy region for 2023 was found to have provided false information amounting to over 19.8 million hryvnias. The official did not disclose information about a family member and his real estate, including a flat in Kyiv, where he himself lived, and did not declare an unfinished construction project worth UAH 17.3 million. A substantiated conclusion was sent to the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI).
2. Director of the municipal enterprise ‘Directorate for the Construction of Road and Transport Facilities in Kyiv’ for 2022. In particular, the official did not confirm the source of funds for his wife's cash savings of UAH 9.6 million and did not confirm her receipt of a gift in the amount of UAH 24.4 million. These circumstances indicate signs of legalization (laundering) of proceeds obtained by criminal means. The substantiated conclusions were sent to the National Police of Ukraine (NPU).
3. Former head of the department for registration of residence/stay of individuals of the Pechersk District State Administration in Kyiv for 2022. Signs of inaccurate information amounting to over UAH 15.6 million have been identified. In particular, the declaration does not contain information about a residential building in the Netherlands used by the official and his relatives. A substantiated conclusion has been sent to the National Police of Ukraine.
4. A former Supreme Court judge for 2024 has been found to have provided false information worth over UAH 5.3 million. He provided false information about his own financial assets, worth over UAH 5.2 million. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has already launched criminal proceedings;
5. A member of the Kaniv City Council in the Cherkasy region for 2022, 2023 and 2024 has been found to have assets worth 1.5 million hryvnia that cannot be accounted for and information worth over 3 million hryvnia that is unreliable. In particular, the official did not confirm the legality of the origin of funds in the amount of UAH 1.5 million for the purchase of a flat in Kyiv by his wife, concealing information about the cost of the property in his declaration. Substantiated conclusions were sent to the National Police of Ukraine.
6. A member of the Khmelnytsky City Council for 2024 has been found to have provided false information amounting to over 38.8 million hryvnias. Among other things, the official was unable to confirm the legality of the origin of cash funds in excess of UAH 25.1 million, and also ‘forgot’ to declare his own income in excess of UAH 12 million, received from unidentified sources and used to purchase movable and immovable property. A substantiated conclusion has been sent to the National Police of Ukraine.
7. The head of the neuro-ophthalmological MSEC of the Municipal Institution ‘Regional Centre for Medical and Social Expertise’ of the Zaporizhzhia region for 2024 has been found to have provided false information amounting to over 2.9 million hryvnias. Among other things, the official ‘forgot’ to mention information about the HYUNDAI IX 35 car she used; funds received as a gift in the amount of over UAH 360,000; and did not confirm the source of origin of the declared cash in the amount of USD 30,000. A substantiated conclusion was sent to the National Police of Ukraine.
8. A member of the Berdychiv City Council in Zhytomyr Oblast for 2023 was found to have assets worth 2.3 million hryvnias that were not properly accounted for and information worth 3.1 million hryvnias that was not accurate. In particular, the official did not declare the residential building in Zhytomyr Region where he lived, his own income, and did not confirm his financial ability to make a number of expenditures for the acquisition of commercial real estate and vehicles. The National Police of Ukraine has initiated criminal proceedings.
9. The head of the Municipal Property Department of the Chernivtsi City Council for 2023-2024 has been found to have provided inaccurate information amounting to UAH 4.7 million. Among other things, the official failed to confirm the possibility of saving cash in excess of UAH 2.5 million. A substantiated conclusion has been sent to the National Police of Ukraine.
10. The head of the Kropyvnytskyi District Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support for 2024 has been found to have provided inaccurate information amounting to 3.1 million hryvnias. In particular, the official did not indicate in his declaration information about the Toyota Rav 4, Volkswagen Touran and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross cars belonging to his wife and used by him, as well as income received in excess of UAH 793,000. A substantiated conclusion has been sent to the State Bureau of Investigation.

In addition, in November, the pre-trial investigation authorities completed and sent to court indictments in criminal proceedings, including on the basis of full checks of declarations, for declaring inaccurate information regarding:

• A former official of the State Migration Service in the Odesa region for submitting false information in a declaration amounting to over UAH 83 million;
• The head of the Pervomaisk Interdistrict Medical and Social Examination Commission in the Mykolaiv region for submitting false information in a declaration amounting to over UAH 2.7 million;
• Head of the Novozalisskyi Starosta District of the Borodianka United Territorial Community for submitting false information in his declaration amounting to over UAH 3 million. 

Court decisions in November

The Kamianets-Podilskyi City District Court of Khmelnytskyi Region, based on materials from the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), found a member of the Kamianets-Podilskyi City Council guilty of submitting knowingly false information in declarations (Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) for 2021 and 2022. The court imposed a penalty in the form of a fine of UAH 51,000 and deprivation of the right to hold positions in state or local government bodies related to the performance of organizational, administrative, or economic functions for a period of one year. The verdict has entered into legal force.

The Lyubashiv District Court of Odesa Region, including on the basis of materials from the National Agency on Corruption Prevention, found a deputy of the Lyubashiv District Council guilty of submitting knowingly false information in his declaration (Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) for 2021. The court imposed a penalty in the form of a fine of UAH 68,000 and deprivation of the right to hold positions in state or local government bodies for a period of one year. The verdict has not yet entered into legal force. 

The Solomyansky District Court of Kyiv, in a case concerning an administrative offence under Part 4 of Article 172-6 of the Code of Administrative Offences, found the head of the Main Directorate of the State Food and Consumer Service in Kyiv guilty of making false declarations and imposed a fine of UAH 17,000. The ruling has entered into legal force.

The Zarichny District Court of Sumy, in a case of administrative offence under Part 4 of Article 172-6 of the Code of Administrative Offences, found a member of the Sumy Regional Council guilty of making false declarations and imposed a fine of UAH 17,000. The ruling has entered into legal force. 

Results of full audits of declarations for 11 months of 2025

In total, during the eleven months of 2025, the NACP completed 924 full audits of declarations. Violations were found in 917 of the declarations audited, and in 57% of them, signs of false information (signs of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine or Part 4 of Article 172-6 of the Code of Administrative Offences), illegal enrichment, unjustified assets, violations of restrictions defined by the Law of Ukraine ‘On Prevention of Corruption’ (the Law) were established. Thirteen declarations showed signs of illegal enrichment amounting to UAH 463.2 million, 29 showed signs of unjustified assets amounting to over UAH 123 million, 475 showed signs of declaring inaccurate information amounting to over UAH 3.669 billion, and thirteen showed signs of conflict of interest.

For comparison: according to the results of full declarations checks completed in the first 11 months of 2021, signs of declaring inaccurate information, illegal enrichment, unjustified assets, and violations of restrictions defined by the Law were found in 23% of the declarations checked, and for the 11 months of 2024, signs of such violations were found in 49% of the declarations checked.

Since the beginning of the year, based on the results of 232 substantiated conclusions of the NACP, pre-trial investigation authorities have initiated criminal proceedings. Materials from another 59 inspections have been added to previously initiated criminal proceedings.

This year, pre-trial investigation authorities have sent 43 indictments to court based on NACP materials for offences under Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Currently, 35 criminal proceedings in this category are pending in court based on the materials of full inspections completed in 2024-2025, twelve indictments have been handed down, ten of which have entered into legal force.

The results of the comprehensive audits show that the application of a risk-based approach to the selection of declarations for comprehensive audit has had a positive impact on the effectiveness of their conduct. 

Among all the full audits of declarations completed since the beginning of the year, the most violations were found in declarations submitted by representatives of:

• local government bodies — in 208 declarations (of which 157 were submitted by local council members and 21 by regional council members); one deputy chair of a regional council, four chairs of city councils, two secretaries of city councils, one chair of a district council, two chairs of settlement councils, one village head, five deputy mayors, three village elders, and eleven employees of city council administrations);
• regional and district state administrations — 14 (including two submitted by the head of a district state administration and one by the deputy head of a regional state administration);
• people's deputies — 5;
• the judicial system — 23 (including 14 judges);
• National Police — 38;
• customs and tax services — 18 (declarations from 10 customs officers and 8 tax officials);
• State Emergency Service — 10;
• state-owned enterprises — 17 (including four submitted by heads, one by an acting head and eleven by deputies);
• municipal enterprises — 19 (including ten submitted by heads, one by an acting head and eight by deputies);
• state institutions and agencies — 16;
• territorial recruitment and social support centres — 16;
• medical and social expert commissions — 16.

Regional breakdown

The highest number of cases of officials declaring inaccurate information was found in the following regions:

• in 70 out of 91 verified declarations submitted by officials in the Dnipropetrovsk region (77%);
• in 10 out of 13 in the Zhytomyr region (77%);
• in 32 out of 44 declarations submitted by officials in Khmelnytskyi region (73%);
• in 11 out of 15 declarations submitted by officials in Kirovohrad region (73%);
• in 19 out of 27 declarations submitted by officials in Zakarpattia region (70%);
• in 11 out of 16 declarations submitted by officials in Sumy region (69%);
• in 28 out of 42 — Kyiv region (67%);
• in 14 out of 21 — Rivne region (67%);
• in 13 out of 22 — Zaporizhzhia region (59%);
• in 11 out of 18 districts of Cherkasy region (61%);
• in 24 out of 41 districts of Kharkiv region (59%);
• in 24 out of 44 districts of Vinnytsia region (55%);
• in 18 out of 34 districts of Poltava region (53%);
• 19 out of 39 in Lviv region (49%);
• 34 out of 71 in Odesa region (48%);
• 9 out of 19 in Mykolaiv region (47%);
• 95 out of 281 in Kyiv city (34%).

Important: the initiation of a full audit does not mean that the declarant has committed a corruption or corruption-related offence. If the audit finds violations, the NACP takes measures to bring the person to justice in accordance with the law.

If there are grounds for doing so, the materials are forwarded to the pre-trial investigation authorities and to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) for consideration of civil confiscation of unjustified assets.