The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has completed a full audit of the asset declaration submitted by Oleksandr Klyzhko, former Deputy Head of the State Employment Center and former chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) regional service centers. The audit, conducted from March 30 to August 21, 2026, identified several reporting discrepancies, including undeclared bank accounts, omitted information regarding overseas accommodation used by his child, and an improperly recorded foreign currency loan exceeding $100,000. Shortly after the audit concluded, the official resigned from his position.
According to audit findings, undeclared funds totaled 2,500 UAH across omitted accounts at PrivatBank, Universal Bank, and Idea Bank. Because the unrecorded amount falls below legal thresholds and does not constitute a criminal offense under Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code or an administrative violation under Article 172-6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, no formal administrative protocol will be issued.
The key findings centered on reported financial liabilities. In 2019, Klyzhko borrowed $107,000 from private lender Mykola Tymotsko. Following default on the debt, the matter proceeded to court, where an appellate ruling ordered the debt and interest to be settled specifically in US dollars. The enforcement order is currently assigned to a private executor.
Despite the judicial ruling, Klyzhko listed the obligation in Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH 3.79 million at the start of the reporting year and UAH 3.72 million at year-end), citing an unverified currency conversion via the «Diia» digital service. NACP emphasized that because the underlying obligation was contracted in foreign currency, it must be reported in US dollars. As of late 2024, the outstanding principal stood at $98,113.
The investigation revealed further errors regarding a 108.9-square-meter Kyiv apartment, where Klyzhko submitted an incorrect start date for usage rights and misidentified the registered owner. Additionally, auditors noted the improper inclusion of an unassigned dormitory room and the omission of residential address details for his minor daughter, who resides abroad with her mother.
«NACP will grant Oleksandr Klyzhko the opportunity to submit a corrected declaration. The primary adjustments concern the 2019 foreign currency loan and verified occupancy rights for the Kyiv property,» the agency audit report stated.
Following his departure from the State Employment Center, Klyzhko filed an updated declaration covering an eight-month operational period. The updated document partially addressed prior findings by removing the dormitory entry and correcting property ownership details. During these eight months, his reported income reached UAH 1.55 million, comprising UAH 1.27 million in salary, UAH 84,000 in pension payments, and UAH 196,600 in court-awarded back pay for forced leave from the Kyiv MIA center.
However, the revised filing continues to list the outstanding liability to Tymotsko in local currency (UAH 3.37 million at period end), while $7,500 in physical cash previously logged in 2024 was omitted from the liquid assets section.