Synelnykov Mykola Volodymyrovych

Head of the Special Prosecutor's Office — Wife Took Out a Loan

Mykola Synelnykov leads the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the defense sector of the Eastern region, overseeing Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv oblasts. This is one of the most corruption-prone positions in the country during wartime. Journalists from 368.media established in April 2026 that the wife of the head of the special prosecutor's office took out a significant loan. The very fact of a loan in the family of a person overseeing defense procurements in a frontline area is just the tip of the iceberg.

Prosecutor's Office of the "Frontline Zone" Without Public Reports

Synelnykov's special prosecutor's office controls regions where billions in defense procurements, fortification construction, and supplies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated. There is no public report on actual work results — how many cases, how many verdicts, how much was returned to the budget — none exist. The oversight system over the army is effectively opaque to the public.

Wife's Loan — A Typical Scheme to "Divest" Assets

In Ukrainian practice, a "significant loan" declared by a prosecutor’s relative is often not a debt but a way to legalize assets: money comes "as a loan" from a desired person, remains in the family, and is never repaid. The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) regularly records such schemes. The same mechanism was used by the wife of another State Property Service official — a one-million loan was not repaid either in principal or interest.

Position Without Accountability

Synelnykov was appointed "to combat crimes in the defense sector" — but he himself remains outside any systemic control. The declaration exists. The loan is declared. Explanations—none. NACP reaction—none. This is what the "anti-corruption prosecutor's office" looks like from the inside.