NABU opened a case against Shovkovskyi due to possible extortion of money: what the ex-Dynamo coach said

This was reported by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine in response to media inquiries.

It is noted that on August 13, 2026, NABU received a ruling from the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court. It obliged the authorized persons of the Bureau to enter information about the July 21 report regarding the possible extortion of funds in a particularly large amount under martial law into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations.

On the same day, NABU detectives entered the relevant information into the ERDR. The proceedings were preliminarily classified under Part 4 of Article 189 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – extortion.

At the same time, in accordance with Part 5 of Article 216 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, the investigation of this offense does not fall within the jurisdiction of the NABU.

Therefore, on August 25, the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office issued a resolution to determine the subject of the investigation and transferred the proceedings to the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv.

Further investigation will be carried out by the Metropolitan Police.

Shovkovskyi responded to the accusations

Shovkovskyi denied the accusations of extortion and using connections in law enforcement agencies on social media. According to him, the situation is related to a long-standing property conflict over the premises of a shooting range in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv.

He noted that since 2021, the premises have been rented by the company “TAKTICA”, co-owned by his wife.

Shovkovsky also emphasized that he had spoken publicly about this conflict back in March. He emphasized that the registration of criminal proceedings in itself does not confirm the veracity of the allegations made in the statement.

“The document accompanying them confirms the registration of proceedings to execute a court ruling. It does not establish the truth of the accusations. Verification of the statement does not yet make the version set forth in it a proven fact,” Shovkovsky wrote on his Facebook page.

The football player also stated that he regards the dissemination of this information as an attempt to discredit him as a public figure and a deputy of the Kyiv City Council.

“The rights of the company co-owned by my wife must be protected by law. I regard this publication as an attempt to discredit me as a public figure and a deputy of the Kyiv City Council and, through my name, to put pressure on the company co-owned by my wife and on the investigation. I see no other explanation for such information activity right now,” he noted.

Shovkovsky’s path in football

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi played for Dynamo Kyiv throughout his entire football career – from 1994 to 2016. During this time, the goalkeeper played 637 official matches, which is a club record. Together with the team, he won 14 Ukrainian championships, 11 Ukrainian Cups and six Ukrainian Super Cups.

Shovkovskyi played 92 matches for the Ukrainian national team. In 2006, he reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup with the national team.

Shovkovskyi began his coaching career with the Ukrainian national team. From 2018 to 2022, he worked as an assistant head coach in Andriy Shevchenko’s staff.

In 2023, Shovkovskyi joined the Dynamo coaching staff, and in December of the same year became the head coach of the Kyiv club. In November 2025, he was dismissed from this position.

It was previously reported that NABU is investigating a case involving Kyiv City Council member and former football player Oleksandr Shovkovskyi. The case involves possible extortion of $250,000, use of connections in law enforcement agencies, and advertising revenue from the bookmaker Betking.

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