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Poltava deputy Serhii Bielashov, accused of corruption, is dissolving his marriage to his wife Liliiana Bielashova through the court after 38 years together.
The court on 21 August 2026 granted the claim of Serhii Volodymyrovych Bielashov and terminated the marriage with Liliiana Ivanivna Bielashova. The marriage was registered on 25 June 1988 at the Shevchenkivskyi registry office of Poltava (record no. 1232). After the dissolution, both will retain the surname Bielashov / Bielashova.
The claim was filed with the court on 6 February 2026. The plaintiff stated that they have long ceased living together, that there are no feelings left, and that marital relations ended more than ten years ago. Proceedings were opened on 9 February.
On 21 May the defendant filed a response. She actually lives in Spain, emphasized that the marriage has lasted for more than 35 years and that during this time the spouses acquired joint property. In her view, there is no evidence in the case that the spouses have not lived together for ten years. That same day the court gave the parties three months to reconcile and suspended the proceedings. On 21 August no one from either party appeared at the hearing. The plaintiff asked for the case to be considered without his participation. The wife’s representative objected to the dissolution, asserting that marital-family relations supposedly continue.
In its decision the court referred to Article 24 of the Family Code of Ukraine (marriage is entered into on the basis of free consent) and Article 56 (each spouse has the right to terminate the marriage; forced preservation of a marriage is prohibited). The court found the husband’s intention to be deliberate, since three months of proceedings did not change his position. The court considered that granting an additional period for reconciliation would be a formality. In the court’s conclusion, the family has finally broken up.
An appeal has already been filed with the Poltava Court of Appeal. Until it is considered, the decision does not take legal effect.
There is no property dispute in this decision. In her response the wife only stated that the property was acquired jointly. The issue of dividing property will be considered separately if one of the parties files the appropriate claim.
Recall that earlier NABU and SAP notified Poltava Regional Council deputy Serhii Bielashov of suspicion. According to the investigation, he is involved in the embezzlement of nearly 204 million UAH from the branch “Production Support Center” of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia. In addition to Bielashov, suspicion was also announced to the former branch director of the PSC, Vitalii Tsvihun. Bielashov was taken into custody, but later he was released on bail.
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