Yulia Kran charged with corruption and illegal assets

Migration official suspected of corruption schemes
Yulia Kran, the acting head of the Chernihiv Regional Migration Service Directorate, has found herself at the centre of a scandal. According to the detective agency Absolution, she is suspected of holding undeclared assets and participating in corruption schemes related to passports and migration procedures.

Career path and current position
Kran holds the vacant position of directorate head, having performed the duties since June 2024 after a competition for the post was not held. Previously, she headed the Central Interregional Directorate of the State Migration Service in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, and has worked in the State Migration Service of Ukraine bodies since 2017. Notably, her career also includes participation in the advertising of dietology videos.

Corruption schemes in the Migration Service
According to Absolution, Yulia Kran organised a scheme to obtain temporary residence permits in Ukraine for foreign citizens. The size of bribes for this service ranges from $300 to $2,000, depending on the applicant's country of origin. Another scheme, according to sources, is the extortion of funds from foreign citizens for the annulment of issued residence permits. Individuals are, in particular, threatened with possible deportation and confiscation of documents.

Unexplained assets and expenses
Yulia Kran is officially registered in Sofiivska Borshchahivka in the Kyiv region and states in her declaration that she uses an apartment registered in a relative's name. However, according to detective information, she did not have the financial means to acquire such property in 2019. Kran also declared a BMW X1 car and cash in the amount of 780,000 hryvnia, which raises questions given her official income.

Support from law enforcement and a luxurious lifestyle
According to investigation data, Yulia Kran has a patron in the law enforcement agencies who provides her with assistance, including transport services in a Lexus and the rental of an apartment in Chernihiv. This indicates her luxurious lifestyle, which does not correspond to her officially declared income.

Expensive travels and holidays abroad
In 2021-2023, Kran, according to the agency, visited elite resorts in the Maldives and holidayed in Iceland, Finland, Poland, Kazakhstan and the Baltic states, which also raises questions about the sources of her income.