High-Profile Theft of Seized Funds and Arrest of Police Official in Vinnytsia Region
A major scandal has erupted in Kyiv surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a significant sum of money, which was under police custody, amid ongoing investigations into corruption and abuse of duty by law enforcement officials.
According to sources within the authorities, Yuriy Rybyansky, the head of a department in the Darnytskyi district of the Kyiv National Police, was wanted for theft related to confiscated funds.
During his disappearance, Rybyansky allegedly took with him over 600,000 hryvnias as well as large sums of foreign currency, including 330,000 USD, 35,000 EUR, and tens of thousands of euro.
It is noted that he failed to report for duty, ignored numerous calls, and left traces of his involvement in the incident.
After a series of searches, the police managed to apprehend him in the Vinnytsia region.
The investigation is ongoing, and law enforcement agencies continue working to clarify all circumstances surrounding this alarming case, which erodes public trust in the Ukrainian police.
Meanwhile, reports also emerged about a suspected bribe received by a participant of the ‘Borzіkh’ group.
Additionally, the High Anti-Corruption Court (VAKS) will consider a case involving another entity, indicating the sustained efforts of NABU in tackling high-level corruption.
Specifically, NABU revealed that the deputy general director of the ‘Atomenergomash’ branch of ‘Energoatom’ JSC demanded and received bribes from a contracting company to facilitate timely payments and prevent contractual disruptions.
The amount of these ‘rewards’ ranged between 10-15% of the contract value, exemplifying broader systemic corruption within Ukraine’s state enterprises.