NABU, SAPO expand Poltava road kickback case to nine suspects
NABU and SAPO have expanded the list of suspects in a Poltava Oblast road repair corruption case to nine people.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SAPO) have added four new individuals to the list of suspects in a corruption case involving road repairs in Poltava Oblast. The suspects now total nine people, including a former deputy chairman of the Poltava Oblast Council, a member of the Poltava City Council, a city official, and two representatives from contracting companies.
Investigators allege that officials within the Poltava City Council's Housing and Utilities Department colluded with the former deputy chairman and two city council members to demand and receive bribes amounting to 10% of the value of contracts for routine road maintenance and repair work. The total value of illicit payments exceeded UAH 29.9 million.
Initially, a city council member, a city official, two representatives from contracting businesses, and a Poltava City Council member were named as suspects. In October 2025, the State Border Guard Service (SBU) revealed an illegal cash-conversion operation with a turnover of UAH 15 billion, implicating a former head of the State Tax Service and a former deputy head of the Main Tax Department in Poltava Oblast.
This scheme allegedly allowed "preferred" companies to gain an advantage, resulting in legitimate businesses paying UAH 147 million less into the state budget.
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