In 2026, out of 814 court rulings in corruption cases, not a single one resulted in a prison sentence; only fines were imposed — Opendatabot
This was reported by Opendatabot, citing the Unified Register of Corrupt Officials.
It is noted that 91% of cases relate to financial control violations: issues with declarations, late submission of documents, or errors in reporting. In the first four months of 2026, the court heard 742 cases concerning declaration violations.
According to Opendatabot, only 6% of cases relate to suspected bribery, with a further 3% concerning ‘conflicts of interest’.
Furthermore, 93% of the 814 rulings were administrative, and only 52 concerned criminal offences.
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, as reported by Opendatabot, explains that there are generally fewer criminal corruption cases, and their investigation and court proceedings take significantly longer than administrative proceedings.
“Entries in the register of offenders are made exclusively on the basis of a final decision. And a priori, there are far fewer finalised decisions on criminal corruption offences than on administrative offences, and likewise, there are far more on disciplinary offences than on administrative ones,” says Viktor Pavlushchyk, head of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAZK).
At the same time, in 2026, there was not a single sentence involving imprisonment, community service or restriction of liberty, and all decisions resulted in fines, the smallest of which was 850 hryvnias and the largest 34,000.
As a reminder, Ukrainians previously cited the reasons for their lack of trust in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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