Breaking News: The corruption scandal in Ukraine's energy sector continues to expand, with a former deputy minister of energy accused of accepting bribes

On November 14, 2025, Kyiv time, the Ukrainian newspaper "Pravda" stated in a press release:

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have brought the case of Alexander Kelyo, former deputy minister of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, to court, who is accused of accepting bribes.

Additional information:

In August 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine reported that the former deputy minister of energy promised to transfer the mining equipment of the mines in the Donetsk front line area controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the head of a state-owned enterprise in the Lviv-Volyn coal basin for $500,000.

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