The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Poltava has suspended Anatolii Rudych, director of the City Clinical Hospital No. 3, and set his bail at over 260,000 UAH following allegations of bribery. The hospital head is suspected of organizing a corruption scheme involving inflated employee bonuses, a portion of which he pocketed himself. The decision was confirmed by the Poltava Regional Prosecutor’s Office and local news outlets.
According to investigators, the official developed an illegal enrichment scheme involving the hospital’s chief accountant and chief nurse. Between May and July 2026, the hospital director signed orders approving inflated salary bonuses for select staff members. Once the funds were distributed, accomplices passed a portion of the extra pay back to the director. Law enforcement estimates that the suspect illicitly received more than 280,000 UAH through this mechanism.
«The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Poltava granted the prosecutor’s motion to apply a preventive measure in the form of bail exceeding 260,000 UAH and suspended the suspect from his post,» reported the Poltava Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
Anatolii Rudych faces charges under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (acceptance of an improper advantage by an official acting in prior conspiracy with a group). If convicted, he faces 5 to 10 years in prison, a ban on holding certain positions for up to 3 years, and asset confiscation.
The chief accountant and chief nurse have been charged with aiding and abetting (Part 5, Article 27; Part 3, Article 368). The court set bail at 166,000 UAH for each of the two accomplices.
This case highlights ongoing anti-corruption efforts within the regional healthcare system, following a previous investigation involving the former head of the local psychiatric medical-social expert commission (MSEK).