The NABU, together with the SAPO, has served a notice of suspicion on former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice of Ukraine and former Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Olha Stefanishyna. She is suspected of illicit enrichment exceeding UAH 13.9 million and of inaccurate asset declaration.
According to the investigation, in 2024–2025 the former official's declared income amounted to roughly UAH 3.7 million, yet from her bank accounts alone approximately UAH 4.2 million was spent during that period.
The investigation arrived at this figure of probable illicit enrichment in light of:
- the purchase of two apartments in the Kyiv residential complex Faina Town, worth UAH 6.9 million, registered in the name of her close friend Tetiana Mazurenko;
- cash holdings of around UAH 7 million, part of which went toward renovations in these apartments.
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During the review of the motion to impose a preventive measure, the prosecution stressed that, in its view, Stefanishyna's friend acted precisely on her instructions. Stefanishyna's defense takes the entirely opposite view: Tetiana bought this property for herself, and her lawful income from senior business positions — over UAH 5 million over the past three years — made this possible.
In addition, the prosecution established that Stefanishyna intended to buy a house near Kyiv for her parents, worth USD 550,000 (to be settled with USD 250,000 in cash plus the transfer of the two apartments in the Faina Town residential complex). Stefanishyna backed out of the deal, probably owing to her appointment to a diplomatic post abroad.
The investigation also charges the suspect with inaccurate asset declaration. This concerns an apartment in the business-class Kyiv residential complex Lvivska Ploshcha, registered in her mother's name, which she used from mid-December 2024. This property of Stefanishyna's was previously covered in an investigation by hromadske journalists.
According to the prosecutor, her activity at this address dropped sharply precisely during this investigation. The prosecutor added that Stefanishyna had also failed to declare a parking space and several non-residential premises in the same complex, registered in her father's name. In addition, the investigation reported an undeclared Mercedes-Benz GLC 220d worth USD 43,500, purchased on August 5, 2021, and registered in the name of a subordinate.
The prosecution cites surveillance-camera footage, traffic violation fines, and an inspection report of the Lvivska Ploshcha residential complex car park dated August 29, 2025, asserting that it was Stefanishyna who was driving.
The investigation therefore charges Stefanishyna under Article 368-5 and Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Beyond the property issues, the prosecution released correspondence with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Oleksandr Bukhanevych, alleging that Stefanishyna influenced the formation of the selection panel for the Head of the NACP and coordinated the candidates who were to reach the final stage on her instructions. The SAPO prosecutor also stated that she may have interfered in the competition for the Director of NABU, promoting the current head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, Pavlo Kyrylenko — as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. Kyrylenko himself is also a subject in a HACC case concerning illicit enrichment.
