On 23 July 2025, the NABU and the SAPO completed the pre-trial investigation into Ihor Kolomoiskyi, former ultimate beneficiary of JSC CB PrivatBank, and five other former top executives of the bank. They are suspected of embezzling over UAH 9.2 billion from the financial institution.
According to the investigation, those involved in the criminal scheme include:
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Yaroslav Luhovyi, Director of the Interbank Dealing Department
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Oleksandr Dubilet, former Chairman of the Board of PrivatBank
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Liudmyla Shmalchenko, Deputy Chair of the Management Board
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Nadia Konopkina, Head of the Interbank Operations Department
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Tetiana Yakymenko, Deputy Head of the Correspondent Bank Accounts Department.
Their actions have been classified under Articles 191, 209, and 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The NABU and the SAPO have already granted the defense access to the pre-trial investigation materials. Once the review is complete, the case will be referred to court.
According to the investigation, in 2015 Kolomoiskyi, together with the bank’s top management, orchestrated a fraudulent scheme in which PrivatBank allegedly committed to repurchasing its own bonds from an affiliated offshore company at an inflated price, using forged documents.