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In the office of the Ministry for Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport, on the morning of Wednesday, 23 September, search actions are taking place that may be connected with bribes for lifting sanctions.
This is stated in the ministry's statement. On the websites of NABU and SAPO there is no information about searches.
The Ministry for Recovery notes that the searches are not related to the ministry's work, but concern the director of the Department of Recovery Policy, appointed to the position in April 2026 year.
“According to available information, the case concerns possible illicit benefit for lifting sanctions from business entities during his work at his previous place of employment, and the circumstances being investigated are not related to his work at the ministry,” the statement said.
The director of the department will be suspended from his post as early as today. Following the investigation and checks, appropriate personnel decisions will be made, the report said.
The ministry also announced an internal audit of processes that occurred before the formation of the new team.
The Department of Recovery Policy of the ministry, according to data on the site, is led by Viktor Steblinenko. In July, the minister for recovery was appointed the former head of the Kyiv regional military administration Mykola Kalashnyk.
NABU and SAPO together with the Security Service of Ukraine uncovered in Kyiv a criminal group led by the People's Deputy from the 'For the Future' group Anna Skorokhod. She, along with her assistant and accomplice, offered a business representative for 250 dos to organize the imposition of sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on a competitor company.
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