Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau charges ex‑Zelensky deputy Shurma over 3.3 million dollar ‘green tariff’ scheme
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has charged Rostyslav Shurma, a former deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, with embezzlement and money laundering in connection with a 3.3 million dollar fraud scheme involving “green tariff” payments for solar power plants in Russian‑occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast that were no longer producing electricity.
According to NABU, Shurma, his brother Oleh, and seven other suspects arranged for companies linked to them to continue receiving state payments for electricity from solar power facilities located in areas of Zaporizhzhia Oblast under Russian occupation. Investigators say the plants had been disconnected from Ukraine’s grid, yet paperwork was falsified so the firms could still collect money under the country’s controversial “green tariff” program, which guarantees above‑market rates for renewable energy.
NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office estimate the losses to the state at roughly 3.3 million dollars, and say the criminal case grew out of earlier investigative reporting that first exposed suspicious payments to solar firms linked to the Shurma family. The suspects are accused of orchestrating the scheme over several years, using multiple companies to disguise the flow of funds and their ultimate beneficiaries.
