On July 31, 2025, a HACC investigating judge extended the detention of Member of Parliament Viktor Bondar until September 26. Bondar is suspected of orchestrating a scheme to misappropriate over UAH 140 million during the procurement of cables for Ukrzaliznytsia.
At the same time, the court reduced the amount of alternative bail from UAH 60.56 million to UAH 36.33 million. Bondar remains in a pre-trial detention facility.
According to the investigation, in 2021 MP Viktor Bondar, along with several accomplices, allegedly organized a scheme for supplying cables to Ukrzaliznytsia at inflated prices.