A new head of the Consumer Market Department has been appointed in Odesa

Sargis Ovsepyan was appointed head of the Department of Consumer Market Development and Consumer Protection of the Odesa City Council. He assumed the position without a competitive selection process. 

The corresponding order was signed by Acting Mayor Ihor Koval.

In addition, Hovsepyan was granted the 11th rank of local government official. Accordingly, he was awarded a 50 percent bonus on top of his base salary, taking into account the rank bonus and the seniority bonus.

On September 18, Sargis Ovsepyan was dismissed from his position as acting head of the Department of Consumer Market Development and Consumer Protection of the Odesa City Council. 

According to his declaration filed on July 29, 2026, Sargis Ovsepyan worked in 2025 at the municipal institution “Odesa City Council Municipal Trade Development Service,” where he received 292,500 hryvnias in salary. He also declared an additional 6,100 hryvnias in salary received from the Odesa City Military Administration.

His wife, Valeria Aleksandruk, declared 3.6 million hryvnias in income from entrepreneurial activities and 2.4 million hryvnias from the sale of real estate.

The family’s real estate holdings include three apartments: a 77-square-meter apartment used by the family; a 67.8-square-meter apartment owned by the Odesa City Council and provided for their use; and a 41.1-square-meter apartment belonging to his wife.

The only vehicle listed in the declaration is a 2018 Porsche Cayenne, which belongs to the official’s wife.

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