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Court reinstates Cherkaskyi, accused of corruption, as deputy head of the State Customs Service and ordered payment of over 2,1 million hryvnias from the budget
The Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal annulled the Cabinet of Ministers' order and the State Customs Service's decree dismissing Ruslan Cherkaskyi in March 2023.
Cherkaskyi was reinstated to the position effective 28 March 2023. In addition, the court ruled to recover from the State Customs Service in his favor 2 121 484,50 hryvnias of average salary for the period of forced absence.
As previously reported by "ANTIKOR," Cherkaskyi was mentioned in investigations regarding illegal enrichment and money laundering.
Journalists also found undeclared real estate he owns in Dubai worth about $25 million, and the NACP drew attention to a gift from his retired father in the amount of $150 thousand.
A separate scandal is connected to his common-law wife, Mariia Tryfonova. She is implicated in a case about the production and distribution of the counterfeit weight-loss drug Biopatid. Her clinic, TRYFONOVA MD, promoted the product, and Tryfonova herself served as a brand ambassador.
The court ruling of 3 November 2026 has already come into legal force; however, the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Customs Service may appeal it to the Supreme Court.
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