Officials made errors in every third declaration — totaling ₴5.8 billion

706,311 asset declarations were submitted between January and June 2025. These declarations cover the reporting period for the previous year. This is 34% fewer than during the same period in 2024. It’s worth noting that last year, officials were also required to submit declarations for the periods since the start of the full-scale war if they had not done so on time.

71% of all declarations this year were submitted in March. Every 8th submitted declaration was later amended.

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) launched 1,050 full audits of declarations last year, and another 484 in 2025. Out of the total 1,534 audits, 1,203 had been completed by the end of June — that’s 78%. Violations were not found in only 0.9% of cases — just 11 audits. However, it’s important to note that current procedures only require audits of high-risk declarations, not all of them.

How much do officials “get wrong” — and what happens when they do?

Currently in Ukraine, it’s relatively consequence-free to make mistakes involving amounts below 100 subsistence minimums (approximately 302,000 UAH). For such inaccuracies, disciplinary liability is foreseen — reprimands, dismissals, or loss of bonuses. These types of violations were found in almost half of the checks (45%, or 558 checks).

If the “inaccuracy” is larger, the punishment will depend on the amount — it can be administrative or even criminal liability. For instance, every third checked declaration (specifically, 423 cases) contained signs of deliberately false information, which is a violation of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The total amount of such “inaccuracies” exceeds 5.8 billion UAH. On average, that’s about 13.6 million UAH per declaration.

In total, 358 criminal cases were opened under Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code in 2024, and 258 cases this year. However, the effectiveness of such proceedings is currently quite low — about 9%. Last year, 33 suspicions were issued, and 24 more this year. Only 20 cases (6%) reached the court last year, and 17 cases (7%) this year.

In another 159 declarations (13%), officials submitted inaccurate information. This constitutes an administrative offense under Article 172-6 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses (CUoAO). In total, these inaccuracies amounted to over 129.5 million UAH — about 814,000 UAH per declaration. The fine for this ranges from 17,000 to 42,500 UAH.

In 21 declarations (2%), signs of illegal enrichment were found. This concerns assets amounting to 646.2 million UAH (on average, 30.7 million UAH per declarant). As a result, 102 criminal proceedings were opened under Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code last year, but only 7 suspicions were issued. This year, 52 proceedings have been opened and 2 suspicions issued. Only one case has reached court so far this year. In another 30 declarations (3%), there were signs of unjustified assets (Article 290 of the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine). The total amount of violations exceeds 129.1 million UAH, which is about 4.3 million UAH per declaration.

It should be noted that 18 declarations simultaneously contained violations of two articles: inaccurate information (Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code) and illegal enrichment (Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code). In 24 declarations, there was a combination of inaccurate data (Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code) and signs of unjustified assets (Article 290 of the Civil Procedure Code).

This year, the largest fine recorded in the Corruption Register involved bribes ranging from $2,500 to $7,000, taken by a postgraduate student at a music academy in Kyiv. He managed to collect a total of $16,300 in bribes and was fined 680,000 UAH as a result.

Asset declarations are available on Opendatabot and via a chatbot with a convenient search by full name. Users can easily review the position, declaration year, place of employment, as well as information about real estate, land, vehicles, income, cash assets, financial liabilities, and more.