24 September 2026

The head of the Consumer Protection Department was dismissed in Odesa

(Sargis Ovsepyan. PHOTO: Facebook)

Sargis Ovsepyan, Acting Head of the Department of Consumer Market Development and Consumer Protection of the Odesa City Council, has stepped down from his position. He was dismissed by mutual agreement. 

The corresponding order was signed by Acting Mayor Ihor Koval.

Sargis Ovsepyan was appointed to the position on July 30. He assumed his duties on August 3.

According to his declaration, submitted on July 29, 2026, Sargis Ovsepyan worked in 2025 at the municipal institution “Odesa City Council Municipal Trade Development Service,” where he received 292,500 hryvnias in salary. He also declared an additional 6,100 hryvnias in salary received from the Odesa City Military Administration.

His wife, Valeria Aleksandruk, declared 3.6 million hryvnias in income from entrepreneurial activities and 2.4 million hryvnias from the sale of real estate.

The family’s real estate holdings include three apartments: a 77-square-meter apartment used by the family; a 67.8-square-meter apartment owned by the Odesa City Council and provided for their use; and a 41.1-square-meter apartment owned by his wife.

The only vehicle listed in the declaration is a 2018 Porsche Cayenne owned by the official’s wife.

The family’s liquid assets total $155,000 in cash: Sargis Ovsepyan declared $10,000, and his wife declared another $145,000.

Юлія Калабайда

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