Omelian Volodymyr Volodymyrovych

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Former Minister of Infrastructure with three criminal cases — NABU, the High Anti-Corruption Court, and now the State Bureau of Investigation for evasion of service

Since 2014 — deputy minister, from 2016 to 2019 — Minister of Infrastructure of the Groysman government. On February 24, 2022, voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine; in August 2024 wounded by two KABs at the battalion position (15 shrapnel wounds, broken leg); in spring 2025 discharged due to injuries. Currently with family in London.

NABU for illegal enrichment, budget damages of $1.1 million, and new SBI suspicion for "systematic deception of command"

In 2017 signed an order to reduce port fees by 20% — a criminal case was opened. On September 13, 2018, NABU notified suspicion of illegal enrichment and failure to declare: official income from 2000–2018 — UAH 2.17 million, expenses only from 2008–2015 — at least UAH 3.45 million; the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed preventive measure — personal obligation. The Supreme Court ultimately acquitted. On May 14, 2026, the SBI announced new suspicion under Part 4 of Article 409 of the Criminal Code (evasion of service under martial law, up to 10 years): according to the investigation, while serving as a staff officer, he "systematically misled command" regarding the performance of duties. Omelian called the case "a political order from Bankova"

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🧩🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 Maksym Shkil owns several plots and a huge estate in the village of Lisnyky. This is a scandalous development, and it became known about it back in 2016. Journalists found that the daughter of the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Oksana Chebotar, and a relative of the then head of the NSDC, Oleksandr Turchynov, Raisa Vyshnevska built houses on lands belonging to the forestry enterprise. In order to enable construction on these plots, the lands were quietly removed from their o...

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Suspicion Instead of Verdict: Mykhailo Shnayder Criticized NABU and SAP Methods Political commentator Mykhailo Shnayder said that NABU and the SAP first present sensational accusations and only afterward look for evidence. In the case of Serhiy Kropyva, the claims about control over call centers and a criminal organization, in his assessment, rely on other people’s conversations and the interpretation of isolated phrases, without a clear chain of illegal decisions and consequences. Shnayder also...