Yevhen Borysov Remains in Custody as Court Denies Bail Appeal

The appellate court left the former head of the Odesa regional TCC and JV, Yevhen Borysov, in custody.

According to the press service of the Kyiv Court of Appeal, on April 15, 2025, the panel of judges of the criminal chamber considered the defense lawyers' appeal against the decision of the investigating judge of the Pechersk District Court, which extended the suspect's preventive measure until May 18. The court decided to leave the previous decision in force and dismiss the defense lawyers' appeals.

The former official was granted bail in excess of UAH 179 million. If he pays the bail, he will be obliged to fulfill a number of procedural obligations in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

The ex-military commander is charged with organizing forgery and transmitting false information that could harm the country's defense capabilities. The investigation suspects that his actions were aimed at avoiding mobilization by some individuals. The final decision on his guilt is to be made by the court.

What is known about Borisov's case

On January 25, SBI officers detained Yevhen Borysov, the former head of the Odesa Regional TCC and JV, in Kyiv. This happened after he was released on bail in the amount of UAH 39.364 million.

In May, Borysov had already tried to leave the detention center, using a bail of UAH 12 million. However, the SBI filed a new suspicion against him and detained him again.

In November, it became known that in the pre-trial detention center, Yevhen Borysov tried to obtain a disability group.

Earlier, employees of the State Bureau of Investigation completed an investigation into the criminal proceedings against the former head of the Odesa Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support ,Yevhen Borysov , for forgery of documents.

Last year, journalists conducted an investigation and found out that the family of the head of the Odesa Regional TCC and JV purchased real estate and cars worth millions of dollars on the Spanish coast. And this was during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

At first, Borisov himself said that he was "not aware" of the family's property in Spain, and then that his wife was engaged in retail trade there and he did not "get involved" in these matters.

Ірина Глухова