The High Anti-Corruption Court has upheld the confiscation of assets belonging to the family of the former head of the State Environmental Inspection
This was reported by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
On 11 May 2026, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court ruled on the case concerning the unjustified assets of the family of the former head of the State Environmental Inspectorate of the Carpathian Region.
The court upheld the confiscation of most of the property which, according to the SAP, had been registered in the names of the official’s relatives and third parties.
The claim was based on materials from the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP), the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and evidence obtained by the SAPO prosecutor in accordance with the law.
According to media reports, the case concerns Mykola Ladovsky, who headed the State Environmental Inspection of the Carpathian District. However, the SAPO does not name the former official in its statement, so the case is officially filed as a claim regarding the assets of the family of the former head of the State Environmental Inspection of the Carpathian District.
What exactly is being confiscated
According to the SAPO, whilst in office, the former official acquired movable and immovable property, which was registered in the names of family members and third parties.
The case involves three flats and a non-residential property in the centre of Ivano-Frankivsk.
Also included are a 2021 Volkswagen Touareg and a 2023 Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG.
The total value of these assets was previously estimated at nearly 20 million hryvnias.
At the same time, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court partially upheld the appeal of one of the defendants and refused to recognise one flat, valued at 1 million UAH, as unjustified.
The remainder of the VAKS decision of 12 January 2026 was left unchanged.
Therefore, following the appeal review, the confirmed confiscation of assets amounts to nearly 19 million UAH. The decision of the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court comes into legal force from the moment of its pronouncement.
What the NACP and the State Bureau of Investigation established
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, during his time in office, the former head of the State Environmental Inspection of the Carpathian Region acquired four properties and two vehicles.
Law enforcement officials stated that an analysis of the income and expenditure of the official, his family members and the individuals in whose names the property was registered showed a lack of legitimate financial means to acquire such assets.
In 2024, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) reported unexplained assets worth over 19 million hryvnias. Among these, according to reports, were a 2023 Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG worth 9.4 million hryvnias and a 2021 Volkswagen Touareg worth 2.7 million hryvnias.
On 12 January 2026, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) had already recognised the assets as unjustified and ruled to forfeit them to the state. Following an appeal, one flat was removed from the list, whilst the rest of the ruling remained in force.
The media also reported that Mykola Ladovskyi died in March 2025. As a result, the criminal proceedings against him were closed; however, the civil forfeiture mechanism allows the issue of confiscating unjustified assets to be considered separately.
As reported by ThePublic, law enforcement authorities opened criminal proceedings against the acting head of the State Environmental Inspection over the alleged inclusion of false information in his 2024 declaration.
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