Ex-Ukrainian Ambassador to US Faces Probe After Being Removed by Zelenskyy
The High Anti-Corruption Court said she was notified of suspicion of illicit enrichment and false declarations, and she was released on 6 million hryvnias bail.
- Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna received a new notice of suspicion from anti-corruption authorities on Wednesday, shortly after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed her on Aug. 3.
- Lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said the investigation concerns alleged abuse of office that "caused serious consequences" under Article 364 of Ukraine's Criminal Code, stemming from a July 2025 report by Ukrainska Pravda.
- Earlier, Stefanishyna's name appeared in the 2019 "Lukash case" linked to her work at the Justice Ministry, and reports allege she obtained management rights over properties including the Trade Unions Building.
- The High Anti-Corruption Court is considering a request to impose a preventive measure on Stefanishyna, while her lawyers requested that the court hearing be held behind closed doors.
- Asserting she has "nothing to hide," Stefanishyna promised to "calmly defend" her position in accordance with the law, noting she returned to Ukraine to address questions directly rather than use distance as "an excuse.
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Because of the suspicion of illegal enrichment, the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency is investigating Olha Stefanischyna, who was recently dismissed as ambassador in Washington, who rejects the allegations.
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The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine has charged former Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna with suspicion of illicit enrichment and lying in declarations of economic interests.
The Ukrainian ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanischyna, released on Monday, is suspected of corruption. Investigations were launched against the 40-year-olds on the suspicion of "illegal enrichment" in the amount of around 270,000 euros, as the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency Nabu stated on Thursday in the online service Telegram. According to this, Stefanischyna did not report luxury properties and other assets to the financial auth…
The former ambassador of Ukraine to the United States of America, Olga Stefanishyna, has been charged with illegal enrichment, the Prosecutor's Office for the Fight against Corruption announced today.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor ' s Office of Ukraine (SAP) presented suspicion to the former Ambassador of Ukraine in the United States, Olga Stephanishina, reporting to the Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Centre.
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