A former high-ranking official of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, who is a suspect in two criminal proceedings, has reimbursed the state for over 130 million hryvnias in damages during the pre-trial investigation.

All funds have already been transferred to the accounts of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine.

Recall that on September 19, prosecutors of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office informed the former tax official of the suspicion under part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, while holding a managerial position in the Central Office for servicing large taxpayers of the SFS, he gave an illegal instruction to subordinates to prepare a letter to the Main Department of the State Treasury Service in Kyiv regarding the return without execution of conclusions on VAT reimbursement to one of the private enterprises. As a result, 108 million hryvnias in penalties for the untimely return of VAT were collected from the state budget.

In another criminal proceeding, the former official is accused of organizing a scheme for systematic tax evasion and the legalization of funds obtained through criminal means (part 3 of Article 212, part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

It should be noted that on September 5, prosecutors together with the SBU uncovered and halted the activities of a large conversion center organized by the suspect. He created 14 fictitious importing companies and about 80 "transit" companies, through which operations worth over 1.5 billion hryvnias were conducted in 2023–2025.

The investigation established that from July 2024 to May 2025, 127 million hryvnias were received in the accounts of one of the controlled enterprises for allegedly supplied goods and services. These operations were not reflected in the tax reporting, which led to the intentional understatement of VAT by 21 million hryvnias. Subsequently, these funds were transferred to the accounts of other controlled structures and legalized.

On September 6, 2025, the court chose a preventive measure for the former official in the form of detention with the possibility of posting bail of 119 million hryvnias. He is currently in custody.

Thanks to the work of the prosecutor's office and the SBU, the damages caused to the state have been fully compensated.

The pre-trial investigation in the two criminal proceedings is ongoing.

The procedural leadership is carried out by prosecutors of the Kyiv City and Pechersk District Prosecutor's Offices with operational support from the Main Department of the SBU in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.