In the Kirovohrad region, five medical professionals are suspected of accepting bribes while processing disability claims
Under the procedural guidance of the Kirovohrad Regional Prosecutor’s Office, five members of an organized group were notified of a change to the previously filed charges of receiving unlawful benefits. According to the investigation, the group was organized in early December 2025 by a 54-year-old healthcare worker. He recruited a 52-year-old colleague who worked at one of the medical facilities, as well as three doctors aged 28, 65, and 65, to participate in the scheme.
The accomplices sought out people among their acquaintances and colleagues and offered to help them obtain disability status. Each member of the group had a specific role in preparing the medical documents. There was no fixed fee; the amount depended on the person’s health condition and the number of documents that needed to be processed. According to investigators, they could also include information about illnesses that the person did not actually have.
The first reports of possible crimes began to come in as early as October 2025. In May, law enforcement officers detained the organizer and his accomplice.
As part of this investigation, two instances of receiving money in exchange for assigning a disability category were documented. The total amount of illicit gains was 5,500 U.S. dollars.
The charges against the organizer were amended to Part 3 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 28, and Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; and the charges against the other four participants were amended to Part 2 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 28, and Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The penalty under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for five to ten years of imprisonment, along with disqualification from holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities for up to three years, and confiscation of property.
The pretrial investigation is being conducted by investigators from the territorial office of the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) located in Mykolaiv. The pretrial investigation is ongoing.
This was reported by the Kirovohrad Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
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