HACCU confiscates property of ex-director of Kherson museum

The property of the former director of the Kherson Regional Museum of Local Lore , Tetyana Bratchenko, will be confiscated by the decision of the High Anti-Corruption Court.

Thus, the HACC upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine to impose sanctions on Bratchenko in accordance with paragraph 1-1 of part one of Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions," the press service of the Ministry of Justice reported.

Tetyana Bratchenko was accused of deliberately cooperating with the occupation authorities during the temporary occupation of Kherson region. She openly supported the actions of the aggressor country, participated in events that contributed to the spread of pro-Russian propaganda and information influence of the occupiers in the occupied territories.

The court ruled to confiscate her assets to the state, namely

• two residential buildings
• two cars;
• cash.

The Ministry of Justice noted that this decision may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine.

In 2022, the Security Service of Ukraine served a notice of suspicion to the director of the Kherson Regional Museum of Local Lore, Tetiana Bratchenko. Law enforcement officers accuse her of collaborating with the enemy.

According to the investigation, Bratchenko supported the occupation forces in the information space and organized exhibitions under the control of the invaders. The evidence includes interviews with pro-Russian media in which she spread false information about the museum's work under occupation, allegedly under pressure from the Ukrainian authorities. In particular, this refers to the events of early May, when the museum held events dedicated to May 9. Later, in June, the director publicly expressed support for the occupation of Kherson.

According to media reports, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv arrested Tatiana Bratchenko's house.

Earlier, Intent wrote that the Kherson City Court found Natalia Desyatova, a former singer who headed the Kherson Regional Art Museum named after Shovkunenko during the Russian occupation by appointment of the occupation administration, guilty of collaboration. The verdict was passed on April 21, 2025, in absentia, as Desyatova is in the temporarily occupied territory and is avoiding justice.

Ірина Глухова