Court selects preventive measure for former Dpty Head of President's Office Shurma, his brother
(expanded, paragraphs 6-9 added – Rostyslav Shurma's comment)
KYIV. April 21 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) of Ukraine has selected a preventive measure in the form of detention for former Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Rostyslav Shurma and his brother Oleh Shurma.
"On April 21, 2026, upon the motion of NABU detectives, approved by a SAPO prosecutor, the HACC investigating judge selected a preventive measure in the form of detention for the former Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine and the owner of a network of Ukrainian and foreign companies (a close relative of the former Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine)," the HACC reported on Telegram.
As the HACC reminded, the individuals are suspected of seizing funds intended for "green" tariff payments as part of an organized group acting in favor of several commercial energy-generating enterprises located in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhia region.
The report does not name the suspects. Given the details of the case, it refers to Rostyslav Shurma and Oleh Shurma, who are currently abroad. They were declared wanted in mid-February 2026.
"After the suspects are detained and delivered to the place of pre-trial investigation, the investigating judge will decide on the application of this preventive measure," the HACC statement said.
Rostyslav Shurma called the court's decision "illegal, politically motivated, and made in violation of basic legal procedure." "I will say it simply: this decision does not prove my guilt. Moreover, it does not mean that the case has become stronger on its merits. In fact, the prosecution needed exactly this procedural step to move to the next stage – international search, requests for my detention, and further attempts at extradition," he wrote on Facebook.
"I do not plead guilty," Shurma emphasized, assuring that he would continue to "defend my name, my reputation, and my legal position by all legal means – in Ukraine and beyond its borders."
According to him, he is not hiding. "I legally reside in Germany at an address that has long and definitely been known to Ukrainian law enforcement agencies."
As reported, in January 2026, law enforcement exposed a scheme of embezzlement of funds intended for "green" tariff payments by commercial energy-generating enterprises in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhia region. In total, there are nine suspects in the case. Among them are the former Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine and a former member of the supervisory board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, his brother – the owner of a network of Ukrainian and foreign companies, a confidant of the former high-ranking official, managers and employees of controlled enterprises, as well as the former commercial director of JSC Zaporizhiaoblenergo.
In 2019-2020, a former deputy of the Donetsk Regional Council, together with his brother, took control of several enterprises producing electricity from alternative sources. In the Vasylivka district of the Zaporizhia region, they built solar power plants with a total capacity of about 60 MW and concluded agreements with SE Guaranteed Buyer for the sale of electricity at the "green" tariff.
After the start of Russia's full-scale invasion and the occupation of part of the Zaporizhia region, the solar power plants lost contact with the Unified Energy System of Ukraine, sustained damage, and personnel were evacuated. Despite this, the enterprises controlled by the suspects continued to declare electricity production and receive payment for it at the "green" tariff, although electricity was not actually entering the Ukrainian power system.
They reported false information regarding generation volumes and the technical readiness of the stations, including during complete power outages. The received funds were subsequently withdrawn through related companies.
