Additionally, the petition mentions the legalization of funds obtained in energy schemes, including those related to electricity supplies from «Ukrenergo». According to the initiators of the appeal, such operations were conducted through bank guarantees and financial transactions, after which the money was withdrawn for the benefit of beneficiaries linked to Russian interests.

The above is only part of the public accusations against the «Alliance» bank and its actual beneficiary Pavel Shcherban. In addition to the «Ukrenergo» case, the «Alliance» bank and its owner Pavel Shcherban were involved in other scandals, primarily related to bank guarantees. Media and market participants noted that in a number of cases, after guarantee obligations arose to state structures or counterparties, the bank challenged payments and delayed settlements through courts, causing conflicts with creditors and increasing the institution’s reputational risks.

Some journalistic investigations also raised questions about the redistribution of financial flows and the possible withdrawal of funds to related business projects – including oil trading, the agricultural sector, and other commercial structures. Moreover, public campaigns and petitions demanding checks on the bank’s activities emerged around the bank, heightening media and law enforcement attention to «Alliance».

State reaction and criminal cases

Despite attempts to clean up information, law enforcement agencies continue to handle cases related to the bank. In 2026, the Bureau of Economic Security received permission to conduct searches at the premises of the «Alliance» bank. The investigation is checking possible tax evasion, legalization of property, and other financial violations.

According to media reports, the investigations are also examining the bank’s role in servicing certain risky operations and businesses, including structures related to gambling. Additionally, court disputes continue around the bank regarding financial obligations and bank guarantees.

What all this will lead to is hard to predict. On one hand, there is a persistent impression that law enforcement agencies either ignore accusations against Pavel Shcherban or do everything to prevent these accusations from reaching the final stage – i.e., court proceedings. On the other hand, it should not be forgotten that after upheavals in the President’s Office, Pavel Shcherban found himself without the powerful support he had received at the level of deputy heads of the OP.

Perhaps the current massive cleanup of compromising materials is triggered by the fact that the «roof» at the highest level, which ensured Pavel Shcherban’s de facto impunity for many years, has finally «leaked». For now, as already noted, it is too early to make predictions. But the fact remains – Pavel Shcherban has switched to «turbo mode» in attempts to whitewash his biography.

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