In Ukraine, every third verified declaration of officials contained signs of knowingly false information. According to the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP), 423 such cases were recorded, and the total amount of "errors" exceeded UAH 5.8 billion - an average of more than UAH 13.6 million per declaration.
In total, during the first half of 2025, officials filed 706,311 declarations — 34% fewer than in the same period last year. The highest peak of filings fell in March, when 71% of all declarations were received. It is noteworthy that one in eight was subsequently corrected.
Of the 1,534 inspections initiated, the NACP completed 1,203, or 78% of the total. However, no violations were found in only 11 cases (0.9%). Automatic selection algorithms currently cover only high-risk declarations.
In half of the checked documents (45%, or 558 cases), the violations concerned an amount less than 100 subsistence minimums (approximately UAH 302,000). Such violations are subject to disciplinary sanctions — reprimands, dismissal, or deprivation of bonuses.
If the amount of inaccuracy is greater, administrative or criminal penalties are possible. In particular, in 2024, 358 criminal cases were opened for submitting false data, and this year - another 258. However, the effectiveness of the proceedings is low: only 9% reach the point of serving a suspicion, and even fewer are transferred to court - 6% in 2024 and 7% this year.
Separately, 159 declarations contained inaccurate information amounting to UAH 129.5 million, or about UAH 814,000 per declaration. Fines ranging from UAH 17,000 to UAH 42,500 are provided for such violations.
In 21 cases (2%), illicit enrichment was declared for a total amount of UAH 646.2 million, i.e. almost UAH 31 million per declarant. 154 criminal proceedings were opened on these facts (102 last year and 52 this year), however, only 9 suspicions have been served, and only one case has been transferred to court so far.
Another 30 declarations (3%) raised questions about the unfoundedness of the assets: officials indicated property worth over UAH 129.1 million without a confirmed source of origin.
In 18 declarations, two violations were recorded at once - submission of false data and illegal enrichment, and in 24 - a combination of false data and unfounded assets.
