Several large-scale corruption schemes are being investigated in the capital, involving former and current high-ranking officials, representatives of regulatory bodies, and developers.
According to available information, an organized criminal group operated in Kyiv, which included:
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former deputy of the Kyiv City Council A. Ya. Karpenko;
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Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko;
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officials of the Desnyanska RDA;
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the leadership of the Main Department of the State Geocadastre in Kyiv, the Department of Land Resources and the Department of State Administrative Construction Agency of the Kyiv City State Administration.
Together with representatives of the State Tax Service, the State Audit Service, and other regulatory agencies, they ensured the operation of unauthorized trading points without permits. The scheme involved tax evasion, money laundering, and even helping to avoid mobilization for those involved in the activity.
Officials, abusing their powers, deliberately did not enter information into the ERDR and blocked inspections. On August 5, 2025, the Pechersky District Court obliged the Prosecutor General's Office to register these facts in the ERDR (resolution No. 757/35721/25-k).
A separate case concerns an organized group in the construction sector. According to the investigation, it included:
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current Vice Prime Minister - Minister of National Unity Oleksiy Chernyshov;
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former high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Regional Development and Naftogaz;
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representatives of the development company.
The scheme involved the illegal alienation of a land plot in Kyiv in favor of a controlled state-owned enterprise, the conclusion of investment agreements with "their" developer, and the underestimation of the value of state property by five times. The potential losses to the state are estimated at over UAH 1 billion.
Officials received illegal benefits in the form of significant discounts on apartments. The amount of benefits for Chernyshov is estimated at over UAH 14.5 million.
On June 23, 2025, he and four other persons were notified of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (obtaining unlawful benefit). On June 27, the Supreme Court of Criminal Procedure selected a preventive measure for Chernyshov in the form of a bail of over UAH 120 million.
On August 12, the Solomianskyi District Court, by decision No. 760/20840/25, obliged the SBU General Directorate in Kyiv and the region to enter data on this case into the ERDR.
Both cases are in the focus of anti-corruption authorities. Law enforcement officers are investigating the circumstances of the damage to the state, as well as the suspects' connections with government officials and regulatory agencies.
