The bail of 20 million paid for ex-military commander Borisov was returned

The Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa has decided to cancel the bail measure imposed on the former head of the Odesa Regional Territorial Center for Manning and Social Support, Yevhen Borysov, and return 20 million to those who contributed the funds.

This was reported to Suspilne by the defendant's lawyer Oleksandr Makovetskyi.

The fact is that the court decided to merge two criminal proceedings against Yevhen Borysov into one case. It is a case of unauthorized leaving military service and obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Also, he was left with only one bail - in the amount of 44 million hryvnias.

Thus, the court granted the defense's motion. Therefore, at the moment, the accused is subject to one preventive measure with the imposition of appropriate responsibilities and an alternative bail of 44 million hryvnias.

In November 2025, the Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa allowed the former head of the Odesa Regional Territorial Center for Manning and Social Support, Yevhen Borysov, to leave the city and move throughout the region.

In early November, former military commissar Yevhen Borysov was released on bail in the case of his unauthorized abandonment of his unit. In total, over 100 million has already been paid for the defendant in various criminal proceedings.

At the end of October, the court imposed a bail of UAH 20 million on the former military commissar. His lawyers immediately announced that they would appeal the decision. The process of determining the restraint measure lasted almost a month, from October 3 to October 30. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for November 19.

During the hearing on October 30, the court heard a witness who was held together with Borisov in the Lukianivske pre-trial detention center. According to him, Borisov did not talk about his intentions to leave Ukraine, take his property abroad or participate in illegal human trafficking. The witness also emphasized that the former military man did not discuss topics related to smuggling.

On October 20, Borysov appeared in court and stated that he had been forcibly removed from the hospital. SBI Director Oleksiy Sukhachov responded that the bureau's employees acted in accordance with a court order to bring him in and did not exceed their authority.

Yevhen Borysov is the former head of the Odesa Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, who has been at the center of several high-profile criminal cases. Among them are illegal enrichment, military service evasion and unauthorized leaving the unit. According to the investigation, he owns real estate abroad, in particular in Spain, and could have used his official position for his own enrichment.

Кирило Бойко