Shcherbenko Vitalii Viktorovych

Suspected of abuse of office in leasing an office for NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine (losses of over UAH 26 million)

According to the SBI, the former director for energy efficiency and asset management of the Naftogaz Group, abusing his official position, prematurely signed a lease agreement for an administrative building in Kyiv before renovation works were completed: the works allegedly continued for almost three more months, the company's staff could not move in, while rent was already being paid. According to the investigation, losses to the state, represented by NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, exceed UAH 26 million. On 29 August 2025 the SBI together with the SBU notified him of suspicion under Part 2, Art. 364 of the Criminal Code; procedural supervision by the Office of the Prosecutor General. The SBI does not name him; the name is given by sources of RBC-Ukraine and Interfax-Ukraine, and Shcherbenko himself responded publicly to the suspicion. The date of the agreement has not been officially stated; according to Shcherbenko, the move began in November 2021 (episode dates are approximate). Shcherbenko denies the accusations: according to him, the agreement was signed after the main works were completed and the decision to move was collective. Further progress of the case as of 5 October 2026 has not been verified. No court has established guilt.

Pre-trial investigation body:

State Bureau of Investigation

Proceedings:

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Charges:

ч. 2 ст. 364 КК України