Ukraine received from Bulgaria a suspect in a large-scale corruption scheme regarding the purchase of transformers for Ukrzaliznytsia. The women chose a preventive measure in the form of detention with the possibility of making a bail in the amount of 9.9 million hryvnias.
This was reported by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).
As NABU notes, we are talking about the head of the company, which illegally won the tender for the supply of transformers for "Ukrzaliznytsia" at inflated prices.
The corruption scheme was exposed in April 2024. According to the investigation, it was organized by the former deputy head of the President's Office and ex-SBU employee Artem Shil. As a result, "Ukrzaliznytsia" suffered losses in the amount of 94.8 million hryvnias.
As part of the investigation, ten people were suspected. At the request of the investigators, the court seized 54 million hryvnias on the bank accounts of the supplier company, as well as on their immovable and movable property.
After the scheme was exposed, the suspect fled abroad and was wanted internationally. In the autumn of 2024, she was detained by the competent authorities of Bulgaria.
Ukraine submitted a request for extradition, which was granted. The suspect was handed over to the Ukrainian side at the Ustylug-Zosin international road checkpoint in the Volyn region.
NABU continues to investigate the case in order to establish all the components of the corruption scheme and bring its participants to justice.
