Case description
Oleksandr Kheilo, former Deputy Minister of Energy, is suspected of promising to transfer equipment from mines in the Donetsk region to mining enterprises in the western region in exchange for a bribe.
Prior to his appointment to the ministry, Kheilo headed the state-owned enterprise Ukrvuhillia. From 2013 to 2022, he held managerial positions at the Krasnolymanska mine, PJSC Energoinvest Holding, and PJSC Centrenergo.
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According to the investigation, Kheilo, acting in collusion with private energy trader Serhii Pylypchuk, ex-director of Selydivvuhillia Serhii Kobyliatskyi, and head of Mykolaiv Electric Supply Company Yevhenii Lut, offered the head of another coal enterprise in the western region a bribe of USD 500,000.
Under the terms of the agreement, the amount was to be transferred in five tranches of USD 100,000 at each meeting. In return, mines in the west of the country were to receive unique equipment that was to be evacuated from the front-line territories of the Donetsk region.
Kheilo and his three accomplices were detained immediately after receiving the third tranche. The actions of the defendants were qualified under Article 368, part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
In addition, in August 2024, Oleksandr Kheil was dismissed from the post of Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine.
