Former Deputy Prosecutor General from Odesa concealed real estate in Turkey

A former deputy prosecutor general from Odesa was found to have illegal assets. Some of the real estate in Kyiv and Turkey is registered in the names of third parties, and the total value of the assets exceeds the declared income.

This is evidenced by the NACP' s conclusion.

The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has completed a full audit of the annual declaration for 2023 of former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Dmytro Verbytskyi. The audit lasted from October 7, 2024 to April 4, 2025 and covered all sections of the declaration: real estate, valuable movable property, vehicles and monetary assets.

As a result of the audit, the NACP found signs of illicit enrichment in the amount of over UAH 30 million and false information worth UAH 2.38 million. The agency found that Verbytskyi incorrectly indicated the type of title to a number of real estate properties that were purchased with his funds but registered in the names of third parties, including his ex-wife, Viktoriia Verbytska, and others.

In particular, they found:

• An apartment and a land plot in Antalya, Turkey (purchased on May 22, 2022 for UAH 3.89 million), which Verbytskyi indicated as "free use" of his ex-wife. The NACP found that the funds for their purchase came from Verbytskyi, not from his wife, whose income did not allow her to make a loan.
• A residential building (420.1 m²) and a land plot (300 m²) in Odesa (acquired on November 20, 2023, market value - UAH 10.94 million). Formally, they were in the free use of his ex-wife, but part of the funds for their purchase came from Verbytskyi.
• A residential building (155.4 m²) and a land plot (250 m²) in Kyiv (acquired in 2023, market value UAH 16.33 million), registered in the name of Pavilch V.O. At the same time, Verbytskyi's nephew acted as an intermediary to acquire these objects on behalf of Pavilch. The declared value (UAH 2.07 million for the house and UAH 796 thousand for the land plot) is significantly lower than the market value. The NACP believes that the properties were purchased on Verbytskyi's behalf and financed by funds from unidentified sources.

The declaration also revealed inaccuracies regarding the use of other real estate, jewelry, and a Lexus NX 300H car, which Verbytskyi formally used, as well as discrepancies in the section "Monetary assets." For example, the declared cash in the amount of 60 thousand dollars and 100 thousand hryvnias does not correspond to the confirmed income and savings for 2012-2021.

As noted in the conclusion, the total value of the acquired assets significantly exceeded Verbytskyi's declared income (UAH 3.6 million), which indicates the use of funds from unidentified sources.

Based on these facts, the agency established signs of an offense under Part 1 of Art. 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (declaration of false information) and Art. 368-5 of the Criminal Code (illegal enrichment). The audit materials were sent to law enforcement agencies for further investigation.

The NACP initiated the audit back in April: the former official had purchased property worth over UAH 30 million without confirmed sources of income. The agency also recorded numerous inconsistencies in the financial transactions of Verbytskyi's relatives and suspicious transfers of property through third parties.

According to media reports, Verbytskyi's nephew bought a house in a prestigious village near Kyiv for six times less than the market price. In May 2024, the official's girlfriend became the owner of a cottage in Kyiv worth UAH 48 million and shortly before that purchased a Porsche Macan T made in 2023 for USD 100,000.

After the investigations were released, the NABU showed interest in Verbytskyi. On July 1, 2024, the then Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin signed an order to dismiss the official of his own free will. Previously, Verbytskyi worked as the deputy head of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office.

Анна Бальчінос