Odesa Mayor Trukhanov's 2024 Business Trips: Key Highlights

In 2024, Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov spent 48 days on business trips, including 23 days outside Ukraine.

According to journalists from the Center for Public Investigations, last year, the head of Odesa City Hall, Hennadii Trukhanov, signed 115 orders for business trips. He was the subject of 23 orders.

Most often, Hennadiy Trukhanov traveled to Kyiv on business or, as stated in the orders, "to resolve local government issues." Three trips were made in January, one in February, July, August and December. In April, the mayor also traveled to Vinnytsia to address "local government issues."

In addition, twice in May, the mayor traveled to the capital not to "solve issues" but to participate in an event dedicated to the results of the first year of the eRestoration program. The second time was to participate in an event on the occasion of the visit of the Economic Mission from Japan.

In June, Trukhanov took part in an official event on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the Day of the Italian Republic. In July, he attended the inauguration of the International Technical Assistance Project "Reforming the District Heating Sector in Ukraine" and a regular meeting of the Board of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.

Most of these business trips did not exceed one day. A trip to Vinnytsia took two days and one to Kyiv in July.

Despite the fact that the mayor of Odesa is a defendant in several criminal proceedings and that cases against him are being considered in courts, he traveled outside the country on several occasions.

In May, Trukhanov traveled to Marseille, France, for seven days and to Istanbul, Turkey, for seven days. There he held talks on further development of cooperation and long-distance cooperation. In particular, he negotiated the receipt of humanitarian aid and the transfer of passenger vehicles to Odesa.

In June, the head of Odesa traveled abroad twice. First, at the beginning of the month, he traveled to Berlin, Germany, to participate in a conference on Ukraine's recovery. And in mid-June, he traveled to Vienna, Austria, to participate in the 13th annual forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. Both trips lasted five days each.

It should be noted that the mayor traveled to Berlin and Vienna in August and September. At the end of August, Trukhanov traveled to Vienna, and at the end of September, he went to Berlin.

In October, Trukhanov traveled to France, where he visited Strasbourg and Paris, and from Paris he moved to Austria and Vienna. This trip took eleven days for the head of Odesa.

In November, Trukhanov traveled to Regensburg. This time, the mayor was on a business trip for five days. Most often, the mayor was accompanied on his travels by Ivan Liptuga, Director of the Department of Culture, International Cooperation and European Integration of the Odesa City Council. Some municipal employees also accompanied the mayor on business trips. However, only once. Most often, the mayor traveled on business trips in his official car. At the same time, almost all orders concerning travel abroad stated that he was not traveling at the expense of the budget.

Кирило Бойко