The High Anti-Corruption Court approved a plea agreement with a businessman involved in the misappropriation of Ukrzaliznytsia funds and their legalization. The agreement provides for financial obligations totaling UAH 279.5 million. The convicted person also agreed to cooperate with the investigation and help expose other participants in corruption schemes.
The court made this decision on November 12, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported. According to the project "HACC Decided" by Transparency International Ukraine, this concerns businessman Kostyantyn Melnyk, whom the investigation considered one of the co-organizers of the scheme.
The accused fully admitted his guilt and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. In particular, he must help expose other individuals, including an SBU officer, in another criminal proceeding.
Of the total financial obligations, UAH 239.5 million is to be directed to the state budget. This includes UAH 168.5 million in special confiscation of legalized funds and the value of property obtained through crime, UAH 51 million in fines, and UAH 20 million in damages.
Another UAH 40 million the businessman agreed to transfer to the charitable foundation "Come Back Alive". These funds are designated for countering Russian reconnaissance and strike drones. According to the memorandum, the foundation must use the entire amount for its intended purpose without administrative expenses.
HACC sentenced the convict to eight years in prison but released him from serving the main sentence with probation. The probation period is one year and six months. Additionally, he is banned from holding positions involving organizational-administrative or administrative-economic functions for three years.
The SAPO noted that between September and November 2026, three plea agreements were concluded within this case. Their combined financial terms provide for UAH 1,008 million. Of this amount, UAH 526 million is for special confiscation, UAH 255 million for fines, UAH 85 million for damages, and UAH 142 million for assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the foundation "Come Back Alive".
Separately, the accused have already transferred UAH 63 million in bail to a special account of the National Bank for the defense needs of Ukraine.
Earlier Kurs.com.ua reported that in October, HACC approved an agreement with former presidential advisor and ex-SBU officer Artem Shylo, who also pleaded guilty in the case of embezzlement at Ukrzaliznytsia and received a suspended sentence.
