Mayor of Bashtanka Berehovoi released from pre-trial detention center: he was released on bail

The mayor of Bashtanka, Oleksandr Berehovoi, has been released from the pre-trial detention center in Mykolaiv after being released on bail.

This was reported by Novosti-N, citing its own sources.

Berehovoi 's wife posted bail for him in the amount of 1.1 million hryvnias, and now the official is free. Berehovoi, who is suspected of embezzling community funds and assisting in their misappropriation when purchasing clothing for the military, was held in Mykolaiv pre-trial detention center.

The city mayor was served a notice of suspicion on August 19. The process of choosing a preventive measure was accompanied by a number of events. On August 25, the court session did not take place because the judges recused themselves. On August 28, the mayor reported a deterioration in his health, which required an ambulance to be called to the court. As a result, the hearing was postponed again. Only on September 3, the court imposed a pre-trial restraint on Beregovoy - detention for 60 days with the right to be released on bail. A day later, on September 4, his wife paid the required amount, and the mayor left the pre-trial detention center, where he was kept in a two-man cell.

As a reminder, the mayor of Bashtanka declared a significant amount of real estate, cars and monetary assets. His wife owns a business and received substantial income from business activities.

According to the document, the official owns two residential buildings: a 65.1-m² house purchased in 2010 for UAH 299,776 and a 49.5-m² house purchased in 2008 for UAH 171,700. He also declared two non-residential premises with a total area of 389.3 m².

In addition, Berehovoi has several land plots. In particular, in 2021, he became the owner of two plots with a total area of 1,000 m², for which he paid UAH 276,659. One of the largest land plots, with an area of 20,000 m², was purchased for UAH 61,170. In 2024, during the full-scale war, he also purchased a 1,000 m² plot of land for 179,125 UAH.

The mayor's wife, Yelyzaveta Berehova, also owns significant real estate, including non-residential premises of 251.84 m² and 46.2 m², an apartment of 44 m², and several land plots. Her largest land plot is 55,261 m² and was purchased for UAH 143,817.

Катерина Глушко