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1 billion 100 million hryvnias to the benefit of the budget and the Defense Forces: VAKS approved a plea agreement with the former acting Head of the Presidential Administration in the case concerning seized petroleum products
This concerns circumstances from March–June 2014, during which the convicted person used his official position to appropriate seized petroleum products, causing serious consequences in the form of losses to the state exceeding 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 damages determined 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 “Come Back Alive” fund 400 million hryvnias or ensure the supply of weapons matching that amount according to a list agreed with “Come Back Alive,” to the fund’s balance or directly to military units at the fund’s request, with delivery to an agreed location within 6 months from the date the verdict takes effect;
➡️transfer to the “Sternenko Community” Charitable Foundation 100 million hryvnias directly for the purchase of weapons for the Defense 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 principal punishment;
➡️pay a fine in the amount of 17 thousand hryvnias with disqualification from holding positions in state authorities and local self-government for 1 year(s) as an additional punishment.
Confiscation of the convicted person’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 consistency 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 considered in the ordinary procedure.
Recall that suspicions were handed to participants of the criminal organization for appropriating seized petroleum products 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 convicted person was released from serving the principal sentence with a probationary period of 3 years, without confiscation of property. Under the terms of the agreement, the convicted person transferred 40 million UAH to the Defense Forces of Ukraine and is obliged to pay 110 million UAH to the state budget over 3 years from the date the verdict takes effect.
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