In Transcarpathia, two lawmakers are suspected of making false statements in their financial disclosures
In Zakarpattia, two members of the Onokiv Village Council were notified that they are under investigation for providing false information in their financial disclosures. According to investigators, between them, they failed to disclose assets and income totaling more than 8 million hryvnias in their documents, and one of the council members is additionally accused of money laundering.
The Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced the charges against the two members of the Onokivka Village Council in Uzhhorod District. Law enforcement officials are investigating two separate cases of possible false declarations. According to the investigation, in one of the cases, the discrepancy between the information in the declaration and the actual data exceeded 6 million hryvnias.
One council member failed to report millions in income and assets
According to investigators, one of the council members failed to report over 3.2 million hryvnias in income and funds on his declaration. Specifically, this involves more than 2.5 million hryvnias that the council member received from the sale of a land plot with an unfinished house.
However, as investigators established, the purchase agreement specified only the land plot, valued at approximately 67,000 hryvnias. The unfinished house was not mentioned in the agreement. Law enforcement officials also focused on the source of the funds spent on construction. According to the investigation, the deputy was unable to verify that the funds used to build the property came from legal sources.
Over six years, his official income amounted to less than 500,000 UAH. Thus, the investigation is examining not only what the deputy did or did not include in his financial disclosure statement but also the source of the funds that may have been used for the construction and subsequent sale of the property.
Second lawmaker failed to declare a house and garage
According to the prosecutor’s office, another deputy also failed to include all information about his property in his declaration. Specifically, he did not declare a garage and a garden house located on his wife’s land plots. According to investigators’ estimates, the total market value of these structures as of the end of 2025 was over 2.5 million hryvnias.
In addition, the lawmaker failed to report another 75,000 hryvnias in income on his declaration. He received this money from the sale of a motorcycle. In other words, this case involves both real estate worth millions of hryvnias and additional income from the sale of a vehicle. Law enforcement officials consider this information to be inaccurate and believe it should have been included in the declaration.
What the Deputies Are Accused Of
Both deputies have been notified of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. This article provides for liability for declaring inaccurate information. One of the lawmakers is additionally charged with laundering property obtained by criminal means—under Part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
This second case pertains to questions regarding the origin of the funds and property involved in the case. According to investigators, there are significant discrepancies between what was stated in the declarations and the deputies’ actual financial status. At the same time, a notice of suspicion does not mean that a person is guilty. At this stage, law enforcement officials are merely stating their suspicions and gathering evidence.
What Happens Next
The circumstances of the case will now be examined during the pretrial investigation and subsequent court proceedings. The investigation must establish all the facts regarding the assets, income, and funds that the lawmakers may have failed to disclose in their declarations. The court must also evaluate the evidence regarding the possible origin of the funds and other circumstances relevant to the case.
Under the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until their guilt is proven in accordance with the law and confirmed by a final and binding court conviction. Therefore, at this stage, it is correct to speak of suspicion rather than of the deputies’ proven guilt.
If guilt is proven in court, liability may arise under the articles of the Criminal Code with which they are charged. For now, law enforcement agencies are continuing to investigate two separate incidents. Overall, according to the prosecutor’s office, the lawmakers’ financial disclosure statements may have concealed income and assets totaling more than 8 million hryvnias. This was reported by .
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