Judge from Odesa, Dmytro Mykhailenko, is appointed Deputy Head of the HACC

Dmytro Mykhailenko was elected Deputy Head of the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine by a meeting of judges on March 25, 2026. He has handled high-profile anti-corruption cases and has scientific and teaching experience.

This was reported by the press service of the High Anti-Corruption Court.

The decision was made by a meeting of judges on March 25, 2026. Prior to that, he headed the HACC Appeals Chamber and has been a judge since the court's launch in 2019. He holds a Doctor of Laws degree, the title of associate professor, and has been actively involved in teaching, including as a lecturer at the UNBA Higher School of Advocacy and a participant in specialized scientific and practical conferences.

According to OSINT, as a judge of the Appeals Chamber, Mykhailenko has considered a number of high-profile cases. Among them are the proceedings against former MP Maksym Mykytas, the bribery case against MP Anatoliy Hunko, and the case of former MP Andrii Derkach. In addition, he participated in the consideration of the case of the "gas scam" for more than UAH 2 billion related to Yaroslav Dubnevych'saccomplices, as well as the proceedings against former Deputy Minister of Defense Ihor Pavlovskyi.

Mr. Mykhailenko is a graduate of the Odesa National Law Academy, where he also worked for a long time at the Department of Criminal Law. Some of his scientific publications are available in the institutional repository of the academy. He represents the Odesa School of Criminal Law and started his legal practice in Odesa region. Prior to his appointment to the HACC, he practiced law.

At the same time, Ihor Strohyi, who has been working in the court since its inception, was elected as the new HACC chairman. Prior to that, since 2012, he served as a judge of the Sharhorod District Court of Vinnytsia Oblast. The head of the High Anti-Corruption Court is elected for a three-year term.

In February, Odesa appointed a new deputy mayor in charge of the city's executive bodies. Volodymyr Krylenko will hold the position until a new mayor is appointed. He previously worked for the Security Service of Ukraine.

Анна Бальчінос