The head of the regional State Treasury Service of Poltava region, Ihor Veriga, declared significant savings: he and his wife reported $62 million in cash. The amended declaration for the previous year states that these funds were inherited from his parents, including foreign currency and precious metals.
Ihor Veriga, 58, who until 2020 headed the city’s Department for Citizens’ Appeals, explained the increase in cash assets by inheritance. In 2023, he declared that in April he received UAH 5.92 million in foreign currency and UAH 3.55 million in bullion from his mother, Justyna Veriga. In October, he declared an inheritance from his father, Orest Veriga, which amounted to UAH 56.175 million in foreign currency and UAH 34.5 million in precious metals.
According to the Unified State Register of Declarations, Ihor Veriga also received UAH 275,000 in pension for 2023, which is about UAH 23,000 per month, plus a salary of about UAH 22,000 per month. In addition, the international organisation Red Rose CPS, which supports socially vulnerable people, provided him with charitable assistance in the amount of UAH 16 thousand.
According to the Poltava region, Ihor Veriga is the brother of local businessman Lev Veriga, who left for Russia with his wife Oksana, the daughter of Russian General Valery Kapashin, before the full-scale invasion. Their business, including the Zlato Misto shopping mall in Poltava, is valued at more than UAH 1 billion, and its property has now been seized and transferred to state control.
Meanwhile, the United States continues to emphasise the importance of fighting corruption in Ukraine. According to State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, the US has long been in consultation with the Ukrainian government on this issue. The US Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, recently noted that advancing reforms, including anti-corruption, judicial and corporate governance, would be an important step to strengthen the confidence of international partners in Ukraine.
