Valeriy Lobanov, the acting head of the Territorial Service Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 5342 in Kremenchuk, has filed his 2025 financial disclosure, listing a residential house and a plot of land valued at just 5,000 hryvnias (approx. $125 USD) each. This declared value is dozens of times lower than current market rates in the Poltava Oblast, potentially triggering a formal asset investigation by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP).
According to the official filing, the official acquired ownership of a 64.8-square-meter house and a 12.91-acre land plot in the village of Sadky in May 2025. Both properties were valued at 5,000 UAH each. However, real estate market data for the Poltava Oblast estimates the actual value of such a house between 350,000 and 650,000 UAH, while the land alone is valued between 200,000 and 450,000 UAH.
In addition, Lobanov owns another land plot in Sadky (1,200 sq. m.) and holds free residency rights in a Kremenchuk apartment owned by Oksana Kublanova. The official’s daughter, Sofiya Moroz, is registered in an apartment belonging to Natalya Moroz, who is presumed to be the official’s ex-wife. The ex-wife is not listed in the family section of the disclosure, a common practice among officials following a divorce to legally omit an ex-spouse’s assets.
The service center chief’s vehicle fleet includes a 1978 «Krym» motorboat and a 2004 Nissan Maxima, which Lobanov acquired from his father in November 2025 for 150,000 hryvnias.
For the year 2025, Valeriy Lobanov declared the following income and assets:
Salary (from the Regional Service Center of the MIA) — 465,000 UAH;
Pension — 95,500 UAH;
Gifts from his father — 10,000 UAH in cash and 150,000 UAH in non-monetary form (the vehicle);
Cash savings — $7,500 USD.
«Lobanov’s position falls under Category ‘V’ of the civil service. However, in the declaration, the head of the center stated that he does not consider himself an official holding a position of high responsibility.»
The stark undervaluation of the newly acquired property in Sadky is expected to draw scrutiny from anti-corruption watchdogs, as financial disclosures by civil servants are legally required to reflect real market values.