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The Security Service of Ukraine detained Energoatom top manager Oleksandr Skopych on September 28 while he was handing over a bribe of UAH 100,000 near the office of the company from which he demanded it for fuel supplies.

Kyiv, Ukraine
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Oleksandr Skopych detained while handing over bribe of UAH 100,000 for fuel supplies

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

One of Energoatom's officials (head of control and audit department) was detained for accepting a bribe of UAH 100,000 ($2,400)

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The official was apprehended near Energoatom's office in Kyiv while accepting the bribe

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The money was demanded in exchange for resolving fuel supply issues

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The SBU Main Directorate in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast conducted the operation with oversight from the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:36:09.925Z

Source story: 3910753-energoatom-confirms-detention-of-company-official-on-bribery-charges