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1 billion 100 million hryvnias in favor of the budget and the Armed Forces: VAKS approved a plea agreement with the former acting Head of the Presidential Administration in the case of seized petroleum products
This concerns events from March–June 2014, during which the convicted person used his official position to appropriate seized petroleum products, causing severe consequences in the form of losses to the state of over 817 million hryvnias. The defendant is also accused of participating in a criminal organization.
Under the terms of the agreement, the defendant fully admitted guilt under part 2 of article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and part 1 of article 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and agreed to provide incriminating testimony to the investigation.
Also under the terms of the agreement, the former acting Head of the Presidential Administration undertakes to:
➡️reimburse the state for losses established during the court proceedings in the amount of 600 million hryvnias by transferring funds to the general fund of the State Budget of Ukraine in installments over 2,5 years from the date the verdict takes effect;
➡️transfer to the account of the “Come Back Alive” fund 400 million hryvnias or ensure delivery of weapons according to a list agreed with “Come Back Alive” of the same value to the fund’s balance or directly to military units at the fund’s instruction, with delivery to an agreed location within 6 months from the date the verdict takes effect;
➡️transfer to the account of the “Sternenko Community” Charitable Foundation 100 million hryvnias directly for the purchase of weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine within 30 days from the date the verdict takes effect;
➡️pay a fine in the amount of 850 thousand hryvnias as the primary punishment;
➡️pay a fine in the amount of 17 thousand hryvnias and be deprived of the right to hold positions in state authorities and local self-government for 1 year as an additional punishment.
The confiscation of the convict’s property was not imposed because such an additional punishment under article 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was introduced by law in June 2020 — that is, after the time the crime was committed.
The High Anti-Corruption Court reviewed the agreement for conformity with the public interest and approved it by its verdict.
If the convicted person fails to fulfill the terms of the agreement, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office will apply to VAKS with a motion to cancel the verdict and have the case tried in the ordinary procedure.
Recall that notifications of suspicion to participants of the criminal organization in the appropriation of seized petroleum products were handed over in February 2024.
5 September 2025 VAKS approved a plea agreement of another defendant in the same case. He was sentenced to imprisonment for 8 years. Pursuant to part 2 of article 75 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the convict was released from serving the primary sentence with a probationary period of 3 years, without confiscation of property. Under that agreement, the convict transferred 40 million hryvnias to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is obligated to pay 110 million hryvnias to the state budget over 3 years from the date the verdict takes effect.
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