The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) completed 108 full audits of declarations in October 2025, selected using a risk-based approach.
Violations were identified in every declaration audited in October. In 58% of cases, signs of inaccurate information were found (under Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (CCU) or Part 4 of Article 172-6 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses (CUAO)) — in 61 declarations amounting to over UAH 417.2 million, and in two declarations, signs of unjustified assets totaling more than UAH 13 million were detected.
In October, 31 reasoned conclusions under Article 366-2 CCU, 21 under Part 4 of Article 172-6 CUAO, and two materials were forwarded to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) regarding the recognition of assets as unjustified.
Top 10 Violations from Full Audits of Declarations Completed in October:
- Director of the Finance Department of Odesa Regional State Administration: For 2022, signs of unjustified assets totaling over UAH 7.3 million and signs of inaccurate information exceeding UAH 3.1 million were found; for 2023, signs of inaccurate information totaling over UAH 5.5 million. Notably, the official failed to declare 37 land plots worth over UAH 2.2 million belonging to his minor son and did not confirm the lawful origin of funds for their acquisition, as well as an increase in cash in 2022 by over UAH 855,000. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) included the audit materials in criminal proceedings.
- Former Deputy Head of the Southern Office of the State Audit Service: For 2023, signs of inaccurate information over UAH 4.6 million were found. In particular, the official did not confirm the lawful origin of cash savings exceeding UAH 4.4 million and provided inaccurate information about cryptocurrency. The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) initiated criminal proceedings.
- Former Deputy Mayor of Boryspil: For 2023, signs of inaccurate information over UAH 10.1 million were found, including unverified origin of UAH 5.5 million in cash. The National Police of Ukraine (NPU) initiated criminal proceedings.
- Deputy of Cherkasy City Council: For 2024, signs of inaccurate information over UAH 49.2 million were found, including failure to declare a residential house in Cherkasy worth nearly UAH 9 million and dividends from own companies registered in the USA totaling UAH 39.4 million. A reasoned conclusion was sent to the NPU.
- Deputy of a village council in Zhytomyr Oblast: For 2022, signs of unjustified assets over UAH 5.7 million and signs of inaccurate information over UAH 12.2 million were detected — the official did not declare an apartment in use and a Toyota Land Cruiser; for 2023, signs of inaccurate information exceeded UAH 25.9 million. Reasoned conclusions were sent to the NPU.
- Deputy of Poltava Regional Council: For 2024, signs of inaccurate information over UAH 30.9 million were found, including failure to declare a watercraft and unverified cash exceeding UAH 29 million. A reasoned conclusion was sent to NABU.
- Deputy of Bucha District Council, Kyiv Oblast: For 2024, signs of inaccurate information over UAH 25.1 million were found, including failure to declare information about a former spouse and associated property, as well as income and expenses. The NPU initiated criminal proceedings.
- Head of the Department of Zakarpattia Regional Council: For 2023, signs of inaccurate information over UAH 24.7 million were found, including undeclared house in Uzhhorod used by the family worth UAH 8.2 million and unverified cash of UAH 16.2 million. The NPU initiated criminal proceedings.
- Former Deputy Director of the Department – Head of a Department, Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration: For 2024, signs of inaccurate information over UAH 14.3 million were found, including unverified cash of over UAH 14.3 million. A reasoned conclusion was sent to the NPU.
- Former Head of a Department, Kyiv Regional State Administration: For 2022, signs of inaccurate information over UAH 11.6 million were found, including unverified cash of over UAH 11.2 million belonging to him and his spouse and unreported financial obligation exceeding UAH 390,000. A reasoned conclusion was sent to the NPU.
In October, the SBI, including based on full audits of declarations, charged the Mayor of Pervomaisk under Article 366-2 CCU for declaring inaccurate information exceeding UAH 5.3 million.
Additionally, in October, the NPU submitted indictments to court in criminal proceedings, including based on full audits of declarations, for declaring inaccurate information regarding:
- Mayor of Bershad;
- Head of the First Vinnytsia State Notary Office;
- Deputy of Zhytomyr City Council;
- Deputy of Obukhiv City Council;
- Deputy of Horodok City Council, Lviv Oblast.
Court Decisions in October
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC), including based on NACP materials, found a deputy of Kharkiv Regional Council guilty under Part 2 of Article 366-2 CCU for knowingly submitting inaccurate information in declarations for 2021–2023 totaling over UAH 35 million. The court approved a plea agreement and sentenced the official to one year of imprisonment with disqualification from holding positions in local self-government bodies for one year, while suspending the prison term under Part 2, Article 75 CCU for a probation period of one year.
The Oleksandrivsk District Court of Zaporizhzhia found the head of the rescue unit of the State Emergency Service in Zaporizhzhia guilty under Part 4 of Article 172-6 CUAO for inaccurate declaration and imposed a fine of UAH 17,000. The decision became legally binding.
The Prymorsky District Court of Odesa found an employee of the State Migration Service in Odesa guilty under Part 4 of Article 172-6 CUAO for an administrative offense and imposed a fine of UAH 17,000. The decision became legally binding.
Also in October, the SAPO, including based on full audits of declarations, filed claims with HACC to recognize assets as unjustified:
- Chief State Inspector of the State Agency for Melioration and Fisheries in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast — over UAH 3 million;
- Director of the Finance Department of Odesa Regional State Administration — over UAH 7.3 million.
Results of full audits of declarations for the first 10 months of 2025
In total, NACP completed 846 full audits of declarations in the first ten months of 2025. Violations were identified in 843 declarations, with 58% showing signs of inaccurate information (Article 366-2 CCU or Part 4 of Article 172-6 CUAO), illicit enrichment, unjustified assets, or breaches of restrictions under the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption” (Law). Thirteen declarations showed signs of illicit enrichment totaling UAH 463.2 million, 24 — unjustified assets over UAH 110.2 million, 438 — inaccurate information exceeding UAH 3.497 billion, and thirteen — conflicts of interest.
For comparison, in the first ten months of 2021, signs of inaccurate information, illicit enrichment, unjustified assets, or breaches of legal restrictions were found in 19% of declarations audited, while in the first ten months of 2024, such signs were found in 48% of declarations.
Since the beginning of the year, based on 194 reasoned NACP conclusions, pre-trial investigation bodies initiated criminal proceedings. Materials from 46 other audits were attached to previously initiated criminal cases.
Pre-trial investigation bodies submitted 35 indictments to court this year based on NACP materials under Article 366-2 CCU. Currently, 32 criminal proceedings of this category are under court review from full audits of declarations completed in 2024–2025, with nine convictions issued, seven of which are legally binding.
Results of full audits indicate that the risk-based approach to selecting declarations for full audits has positively influenced the efficiency of audits.
Violations by group of declarants:
- Local self-government bodies — 192 declarations (145 from local council deputies, 21 from regional council deputies; one deputy chair of regional council, four mayors, two city council secretaries, one district council chair, two settlement council heads, one village head, five deputy mayors, three elders, seven city council staff);
- Regional and district state administrations — 13 declarations (including two from district administration heads, one from a deputy regional administration head);
- Members of Parliament — 5;
- Judicial system — 20 (including 13 judges);
- National Police — 36;
- Customs and Tax Service — 16 (9 customs officers, 7 tax officers);
- State Emergency Service — 9;
- State enterprises — 17 (4 from heads, 1 from acting head, 11 from deputies);
- Municipal enterprises — 18 (9 from heads, 1 from acting head, 8 from deputies);
- Territorial recruitment and social support centers — 14;
- Medical-Social Expert Commission — 15.
Regional overview
The highest confirmation of inaccurate declarations by officials was found in:
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — 70 of 90 declarations (78%);
- Zhytomyr Oblast — 9 of 12 (75%);
- Khmelnytskyi Oblast — 28 of 38 (74%);
- Kirovohrad Oblast — 10 of 14 (71%);
- Zakarpattia Oblast — 16 of 23 (70%);
- Kyiv Oblast — 26 of 39 (67%);
- Rivne Oblast — 14 of 21 (67%);
- Sumy Oblast — 9 of 14 (64%);
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast — 12 of 19 (63%);
- Kharkiv Oblast — 23 of 40 (58%);
- Poltava Oblast — 18 of 31 (58%);
- Lviv Oblast — 19 of 34 (56%);
- Vinnytsia Oblast — 21 of 38 (55%);
- Cherkasy Oblast — 8 of 15 (53%);
- Odesa Oblast — 32 of 67 (48%);
- Mykolaiv Oblast — 8 of 17 (47%);
- Kyiv city — 83 of 254 (33%).
Important: The initiation of a full audit does not mean the declarant committed a corruption-related offense. If a violation is identified, NACP takes measures to hold the person accountable under the law.
If grounds exist, materials are forwarded to pre-trial investigation bodies and SAPO for consideration of civil confiscation of unjustified assets.
The list of individuals subject to full audits of declarations and the results of these audits are available here.
For information on what happens to a declaration after submission, read here.
