Former Deputy Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Volodymyr Skorobagach has found himself at the center of a large-scale anti-corruption investigation related to the assignment of losses to the state-owned company Ukrenergo. According to the Truth Transparency Committee and a number of anti-corruption resources, in January 2025, NABU detectives established the official's probable involvement in organizing a scheme that caused more than 58 million hryvnias in losses to the state.
According to the investigation, a group of companies associated with Skorobagach concluded contracts for the supply of electricity, which were not fulfilled. The funds received from Ukrenergo were directed to the accounts of financial structures and offshore companies under the guise of "loans" with a minimal commission. Among the mentioned legal entities are Powerstock LLC, Optima-Price LLC (now Vinces Prime), Our Energy Company LLC and Midbor LLC.
Anti-corruption authorities indicate that this scheme is part of broader violations in the energy sector, where, according to estimates by the SBU and NABU, hundreds of billions of hryvnias were lost in 2022–2025 due to abuse and fictitious tenders.
Of particular interest are the activities of companies associated with the wife of the former official, Viktoria Skorobagach. According to analytical materials, she is a co-founder of a number of enterprises that were mentioned in the context of transit and conversion operations in previous years. These include LLC "Lalsat International Ukraine", "Sigma-LK", "Mister Steak" and the Kharkiv Meat Processing Plant.
The media also published publications about expensive property used by the Skorobagachi family abroad. According to open sources, some members of the family have lived in Europe for a long time, which arouses additional public interest against the backdrop of the ongoing war and corruption investigations.
According to anti-corruption activists, the case also involves individuals associated with other energy and business structures, including companies operating abroad. Among them are former energy sector employees and owners of companies mentioned in NABU and SBU materials regarding possible money laundering through offshore jurisdictions.
In September 2025, Skorobagach announced on social media that he was ready to cooperate with the investigation. However, according to journalists, he is outside Ukraine.
The case was referred to court in the fall of 2025, but the hearings are ongoing, and there is no final decision yet. Law enforcement agencies continue to establish all the circumstances and possible participants in the scheme.
