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Poltava deputy accused of corruption Serhii Byelashov ended his marriage with his wife Liliiana Byelashova through the court after 38 years. The wife lives in Spain and asked for another three months to reconcile.
The editorial office of 368.media learned this from the decision of the Kyiv District Court of Poltava.
The court on 21 August 2026 year granted the claim of Serhii Volodymyrovych Byelashov and dissolved the marriage with Liliiana Ivanivna Byelashova. The marriage was registered on 25 June 1988 year in the Shevchenkivskyi registry office of Poltava, entry no. 1232. After the dissolution both keep the surname Byelashov / Byelashova.
The leader of the Batkivshchyna faction in the Poltava regional council became a figure in several criminal cases.
The lawsuit was filed on 6 February 2026. The plaintiff wrote: there has long been no common life, no feelings, no marital relations for more than ten years. Proceedings were opened on 9 February.
On 21 May the defendant filed a response. She actually lives in Spain, has been married for over 35 years, and they acquired property together. In her view, there is no evidence in the case that the spouses have not lived together for 10 years. That same day the court gave the parties three months to reconcile and suspended consideration. On 21 August no one from either side appeared at the hearing. The plaintiff asked to be heard without him. The wife’s representative objected: marital-family relations allegedly continue.
The court replied briefly. Article 24 of the Family Code — marriage by free consent. Article 56 — everyone has the right to terminate a marriage; coercion to preserve it is prohibited. The court considers the husband’s intention deliberate: months in the process did not change it. A new reconciliation period would be a formality. The family, the court concluded, has broken up definitively.
An appeal has already been filed with the Poltava Court of Appeal. Until then the decision does not take effect.
There is no property dispute in this decision. In her response the wife only reminded that property was acquired jointly. Who will divide what is a separate matter if someone opens that case.
Recall that earlier NABU and SAP informed that they suspected Poltava regional council deputy Serhii Byelashov. According to the investigation, he was involved in the misappropriation of nearly 204 million UAH from the branch “Production Support Center” of Ukrzaliznytsia. Besides Byelashov, the former director of the CZV branch Vitalii Tsvihun was also notified in the case. Byelashov was detained, but he was released after paying bail.
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