Hotel in Bukovel worth over 2 million dollars: former Kyiv Customs official Serhiy Tupalskyi to be tried for laundering funds

The former deputy head of Kyiv Customs Serhiy Tupalsky is charged with legalization of more than $2 million, which he invested in the construction of a hotel complex with a restaurant in Bukovel. According to investigators, the real owner of the property was concealed by registering it in a relative's name.

This was reported by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) based on materials from the pretrial investigation of the National Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).

According to the investigation, from 2020 to 2021 years, Serhiy Tupalsky built and put into operation a hotel complex with a restaurant in Polyanytsya village, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The total amount invested in construction exceeded $2 million, but the lawful origin of these funds was not confirmed.

To conceal the property, the ex-official registered the hotel complex and the land plots to his relative. At the same time, prosecutors claim he effectively retained control over the business.

The investigation also documented that during 2020–2025 years Tupalsky received income from the hotel, built with funds obtained through criminal means.

In March 2026 year he was notified of suspicion under part 3 of article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Currently, SAPO prosecutors have forwarded the indictment to the court.

The penalty of the article provides imprisonment from 8 to 12 years, deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to 3 years, and confiscation of property.

According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a lawful order and by a court verdict.