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13 July 2026, 14:02
The person in charge of the protective structures in Odesa was fired after one week on the job
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Ihor Koval, the acting mayor of Odesa, signed an order dismissing Oleksandr Kozubenko from his position as head of the municipal agency “Civil Defense Structures.”
The municipal press office publishedthe order on July 13.
It was signed on July 8. Thus, given that Oleksandr Kozubenko had been serving as acting head of the municipal agency since July 1, he held the position for one week. The order cites “by mutual agreement” as the reason for the dismissal.
The agency’s mission is to maintain and operate the city of Odesa’s civil defense infrastructure in a condition that allows it to be made ready for use as intended within the timeframes specified by law, as well as to implement measures aimed at ensuring that municipal property owned by the Odesa city territorial community can be used to shelter the population.
Prior to that, Oleksandr Kozubenko served as chief specialist of the Department of Control and Monitoring of Territorial Conditions within the KhadzhibeyDistrict Administration ofthe Odesa City Council.
In April, while holding this position, hefiledan annual declaration in which he stated that he owned neither a home, nor a vehicle, nor securities. Oleksandr Kozubenko listed his wife in the declaration, but there is no information regarding her assets. The family’s income in 2025 consisted of Oleksandr Kozubenko’s salary of 157,000 hryvnias, and their savings totaled 10,000 U.S. dollars.
In the declaration filedupon his resignation fromthe Khadzhibey District Administration, he indicated that in April 2026 he purchased a 2008 Kia Magentis for 200,000 hryvnias, but the car is no longer listedin his candidate declaration, even though both forms were filled out on the same day, just eight minutes apart. No information regarding significant changes in his financial status was declared either.
At the same time, inboth the resignationandcandidacy declarations, his savings increased by 2,000 U.S. dollars—to 12,000—while his income remained the same at 157,000 hryvnias.
