Zvyahintsev Serhiy Borysovych

Acting Head of the State Customs Service involved in bribes and criminal proceedings

Acting Head of the State Customs Service of Ukraine since February 2023. Holds three higher education degrees in economics and law. Over 20 years of public service experience — from the Ministry of Economy to the State Service of Maritime Transport and Customs.

Protégé at the Kropyvnytskyi and Ivano-Frankivsk customs offices

In 2021, the SBU and the Office of the Prosecutor General uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme: the head of the Ivano-Frankivsk customs office, Peresunko, was detained for organizing a system of extortion. According to journalist Plynskyi, Peresunko was considered a man of Zvyahintsev — who personally vouched for him at the appointment and brought him into the team. That is, a person whose protégé built a corruption scheme across two customs offices shortly thereafter became the head of the entire State Customs Service.

House near Kyiv omitted from declaration

The house and plot near Kyiv, which the Zvyahintsev family has been using for several years, are stubbornly not reflected in the official declarations by the official. Also, the declaration does not state the value of the property rights acquired this year. Financial obligations recorded to individuals — not banks.

Zvyahintsev’s actions are qualified under the elements of the crime provided for by Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — illegal enrichment