First Deputy Head of the Department of Strategic Investigations (DSR) of the National Police of Ukraine, Volodymyr Tsenov, has been suspended from his post pending an internal inquiry over suspicions of bribery in the «Carthage» case, according to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
Internal inquiry and scope of checks
The agency has launched an internal inquiry over possible breaches of discipline by certain officers. The police did not specify any names other than Tsenov.
The probe will also examine possible involvement of police officers in the production of counterfeit euros. The suspects are referred to in the material by the nicknames «Consultant» and «Price», who are allegedly connected to the described actions.
Criminal suspicions and procedural decisions
According to the investigation, one of the DSR commanders, nicknamed «Price», received money from January to July 2026 for “failing to notice” the operation of illegal call centres. He is also accused of advising to file five identical complaints with the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv so the case would be assigned to a particular judge.
On 4 November Tsenov was detained; the next day a court remanded him in custody with bail set at 15 million hryvnia. On 6 November he paid the bail and was released from the pre-trial detention centre (SIZO). Another suspect, reportedly Oleksandr Demyanchuk, was remanded in custody by the court without the possibility of bail.
The investigation also links «Consultant» to the preparation of counterfeit banknotes and to “assisting the attackers” who in July 2026 assaulted a man near a sports club in central Kyiv. On 7 July the police registered a report of the attack on Antonovycha Street and opened proceedings under the article on hooliganism.
