This is reported by Kyiv24
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), together with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP), announced the exposure of the leader of one of the parliamentary factions for offering illegal benefits to members of parliament in exchange for supporting or rejecting certain legislative initiatives in the Verkhovna Rada.
Case Qualification and Details from Anti-Corruption Authorities
According to law enforcement officials, the actions of the faction leader have been preliminarily classified under part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which pertains to the offer, promise, or provision of illegal benefits to a public official. The name of the suspect has not been officially disclosed; however, according to sources within the anti-corruption agencies informed by journalists, it concerns Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the “Fatherland” faction.
At the time of publication, neither Tymoshenko nor the “Fatherland” party had publicly commented on the situation.
NABU claims that to organize the votes, group participants sent instructions with bill numbers in a specially created WhatsApp group, and after the votes, funds were systematically transferred to individual deputies.
Participants in the Case, Amounts of Bribes, and Preventive Measures
According to reports from anti-corruption authorities, the amount of illegal benefits ranged from 2,000 to 20,000 US dollars. From September to November 2022, the bribe amount was 2,000 dollars, while from August 2025, it increased to 5,000 dollars for each “necessary” vote.
It is worth recalling that at the end of December, NABU and SAP reported suspicions against several members of parliament suspected of being part of an organized criminal group that was involved in providing illegal benefits to parliamentarians for voting on necessary issues. The actions of these deputies have been classified under Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – acceptance of an offer, promise, or receipt of illegal benefits by a public official.
Although the names of most deputies are not disclosed, according to media reports, they include representatives of the “Servant of the People” faction: Yevhen Pivovarov, Ihor Negulevskyi, Yurii Kisiel, Olha Savchenko, and Mykhailo Laba.
Some of the suspects have publicly responded to the situation. In particular, Mykhailo Laba stated on his Telegram channel that he plans to familiarize himself with the case materials but is already confident in the baselessness of the accusations. Yurii Kisiel, deputy head of the faction and head of the parliamentary committee on transport and infrastructure, categorically denied the accusations of bribery, emphasizing that “there were no bribes for the necessary votes,” although he acknowledged the existence of a WhatsApp group with 22 deputies, none of whom, according to him, received illegal payments.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has set preventive measures for five members of parliament from the “Servant of the People” faction in the form of bail ranging from 16 to 40 million hryvnias.