Iryna Bondarenko: Mykolaiv sports chief case – MykVisti
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    26 October 2026

head of Mykolaiv City Council sports department

Iryna Bondarenko heads the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of Mykolaiv City Council. In January 2026, the department and city sports schools were searched in a case of fictitious exemptions from mobilization allegedly sold for $5,000. On 29 April she was served a notice of suspicion of misappropriating budget funds: investigators say her father-in-law, mother-in-law and nanny were put on the payroll of sports schools, with losses of ₴550,000.

In May a court suspended her from office and remanded her in custody with the option of bail. In late September the suspension was not extended, and she returned to work. Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych said he had no grounds to dismiss her.

MykVisti covers the criminal case, the court hearings and the city authorities' response.

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