The new head of Peresypskyi district administration of Odesa received a gift of 10 million

Yuriy Kushchenko, the new head of the Peresypskyi district administration in Odesa, received UAH 10 million as a gift from his father last year.

According to the Center for Public Investigations, this is evidenced by his declaration as a candidate for the position, which was published by the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption.

According to the declaration, he also owns an apartment in Odesa with a total area of 118.8 square meters, half of a non-residential building in Odesa with a total area of 209 square meters, and two parking spaces. His wife owns two apartments and non-residential premises in Odesa.

Yurii Kushchenko drives a 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS 350d, and his wife drives a 2012 Volkswagen Touareg. Also in August 2022, Yuriy Kushchenko purchased a MAN TGX 18.480 truck made in 2010 and a semi-trailer.

Yuriy Kushchenko is also the owner of the limited liability company TWINS-GROUP. In addition to the 10-million-hryvnia gift, the official's income last year amounted to UAH 3 million 344.8 thousand in business income and UAH 283.3 thousand in pension. His wife earned 1 million 175.2 thousand hryvnias from her business, and another 646.5 thousand hryvnias from the sale of real estate.

Yuriy Kushchenko keeps 9 million hryvnias and 90 thousand dollars in cash. His wife kept 4 million hryvnias and 50 thousand dollars in cash, also in cash.

Acting Odesa Mayor Ihor Koval appointed Yuriy Kushchenko to head the Peresypskyi District Administration of Odesa on December 4.

Earlier, Igor Koval dismissed Serhiy Kondratyuk from the post of head of the Peresypskyi District Administration of Odesa. His position was handed over to his first deputy Svyatoslav Glazanovsky. Serhiy Kondratyuk was appointed to the post in July 2018. At the end of August, employees of the Department of Strategic Investigations informed him that the head of the district administration was suspected of abuse of office. In September 2022, prosecutors from the Suvorov District Prosecutor's Office in Odesa sent an indictment to the court against the head of one of Odesa's district administrations for abuse of office.

Кирило Бойко