The bail for the suspended President of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) Andriy Pavelko was paid with money that is of Russian origin. This was announced by the prosecutor during the court session, which took place on Wednesday, August 9, in the hall of the Shevchenkovsky District Court of the city of Lviv, writes FootballHub. At the end of November 2022, the Pechersky Court of Kyiv chose a measure of restraint for Pavelka - arrest or bail in the amount of 9.88 million hryvnias. Then the pledge for him was made by the UAF Marketing company, this money was transferred in favor of the state. However, in December, Poltava lawyer Svyatoslav Bolinsky allegedly " Now Bolinsky is trying to return this money through the court. In early August, when considering this case, the judge decided to give the investigation a week to check Bolinsky’s condition and whether he legally earned these funds for bail.. As it turned out, the money (9.88 million hryvnias) that Bolinsky deposited for Pavelka originated in Russia.. Moreover, these funds were the subject of crimes in another criminal proceeding.. The investigation also established a connection between Bolinsky and Boyko's lawyer, who represents Andriy Pavelko's interests in court.. It was found out that Bolinsky was a client of lawyer Boyko in criminal proceedings against several persons who were suspected of committing criminal offenses under Articles 111 of the Criminal Code (high treason) and 209 (legalization (laundering) of property obtained by criminal means). At the same time, Boyko’s lawyer, after the words of the prosecutor, stated in the courtroom that he did not know the person who contributed almost 10 million hryvnias for Andriy Pavelko. The case of Andriy Pavelko: what is known Let us remind you that on June 16, by the decision of the judge of the Shevchenkovsky District Court of the city of Lviv, Andriy Pavelko was sent to a pre-trial detention center for 60 days. He is suspected of embezzling money in the construction of a plant for the production of artificial fields..

The damage caused by corrupt football officials to the budget of Ukraine and international organizations (UEFA and FIFA), experts and investigators estimate at about half a billion hryvnia. At the end of October 2022, searches were carried out in the house of UAF President Andrei Pavelko. TSN journalists got video of investigative actions. The footage shows the scale with which the football functionary lives. At the end of November, the court arrested the president of the UAF, but bail was paid for him.