Position: First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine (since December 2025)
Date and place of birth:
May 11
Information about relatives:
According to journalistic investigations and publications Anti-Corruption Center:
- The family is involved in business in the occupied Crimea.
- father received Russian citizenship after the occupation of Crimea in 2014;
- the brothers also acquired Russian citizenship;
- one of the brothers works in the Military Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation;
Education:
The information is being clarified
Information about work (when, where worked, in what positions):
- worked in the prosecutor's office of the city of Kyiv;
- in 2015–2019 — First Deputy Head of Kyiv Local Prosecutor's Office No. 7;
- subsequently - deputy, and later first deputy head of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office;
- On June 24, 2025, she was appointed Deputy Prosecutor General;
- In December 2025, she became the First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
Violation of legislation within the framework of the case:
Involvement in the Rusakov case:
In case No. 522/696/26 concerning doctor Vitaliy Rusakov, Maria Vdovichenko is one of the heads of the Prosecutor General's Office, within whose structure procedural management of criminal proceedings is carried out. According to representatives of the Odrex Medical House, it was the structural units of the General Prosecutor's Office subordinate to her that participated in activities that the hospital considers to be systemic pressure: initiating inspections by the Ministry of Health, attempts to revoke the license of the medical institution, and supporting procedural decisions on the suspension from work and restriction of freedom of surgeon Vitaliy Rusakov.
Odrex's lawyers have publicly stated that Maria Vdovichenko has appealed to the Ministry of Health to revoke the hospital's license. In their opinion, the Rusakov case is part of a broader campaign of pressure on the medical institution, which combines criminal prosecution of the doctor, administrative influence over the hospital, and large-scale reputational pressure.
Involvement in cases that had a public resonance (in which case was he noticed, status within this case, year, month):
1. Appointment to the position of First Deputy Prosecutor General (December 2025)
The appointment caused a significant public outcry after information about her Russian citizenship and the work of her close relatives in the Russian Federation was made public. The topic was widely covered by journalists and public organizations. (Newsroom – news from warring Ukraine)
2. Case regarding access to state secrets (2026)
Journalists reported that the SBU destroyed documents (a questionnaire) that could have contained information about her having relatives with the citizenship of the aggressor state when applying for state secret clearance. This became a subject of public discussion. (Center for Investigative Journalism)
3. Criticism from the Anti-Corruption Center
The Central Anti-Corruption Commission included Maria Vdovichenko in the list of persons whom the organization associates with pressure on anti-corruption bodies (NABU and SAPO). (Who is destroying NABU and SAPO)
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Dishonesty
(presence of circumstances indicating a probable violation by the pursuer of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption"):
No confirmed facts of dishonesty or court verdicts against Maria Vdovichenko have been found in open sources.
Disciplinary sanctions:
Scandals
- Public outcry surrounding the appointment of First Deputy Prosecutor General due to family ties to the Russian Federation. (Newsroom – news from Ukraine at war)
- Publications regarding the SBU's destruction of documents on obtaining access to state secrets. (Center for Investigative Journalism)
- Criticism from the Anti-Corruption Center regarding its role in interaction with NABU and SAPO. (Who is destroying NABU and SAPO)
Link
- Declaration for 2025
- Declaration for 2024
- Declaration for 2023
- Declaration for 2022
- Declaration for 2021
- Declaration for 2020
- Declaration for 2019
- Declaration for 2018
Who is destroying NABU and SAPO?
Center for Investigative Journalism
mass media about:
Center for Investigative Journalism
Who is destroying NABU and SAPO?
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