Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has identified signs of false asset declaration totaling 18.13 million UAH (~$430,000) by Yurii Hakhuda, the former head of the Kherson Regional Directorate of Forestry and Hunting. Among the official’s undisclosed assets are an illegally operated commercial parking lot on Kyiv municipal land designated for a public school and an apartment where he is currently serving 24-hour house arrest. The agency uncovered these details through authorized access to criminal proceeding materials.
The largest share of the unreported assets stems from a 50,000-square-meter land parcel in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, owned by the Kyiv City Council and allocated for residential housing and a public school with a swimming pool. According to law enforcement, Hakhuda signed a formal agreement for «landscaping and site maintenance» with a local condominium association in January 2024. Investigators allege this document served as a cover to convert 23,000 square meters of land earmarked for the school into a paid commercial parking facility with roughly 400 spaces.
State Geodezya land measurements confirmed the unauthorized commercial site occupied one-sixth of the entire municipal parcel. The NACP assessed the unreported land-use rights at 14.72 million UAH. While the parking operation generated significant cash flow from monthly driver fees, only a small fraction of these transactions was processed through official bank accounts.
In addition to the land scheme, the audit revealed an undisclosed 78.5-square-meter Kyiv apartment valued at 3.27 million UAH. Officially registered under a third party, the property was used as a primary residence by Hakhuda and his wife and served as the address where law enforcement placed him under house arrest. Hakhuda also omitted two personal land plots in the town of Nosivka.
A financial analysis of public registries and banking records revealed several additional omissions in the former official’s submission:
Corporate Ownership: Omitted status as the ultimate beneficial owner of two active companies, «SaKha Ltd» and «NG Limited.»
Family Income: Discrepancies in his official forestry salary, complete omission of his wife’s employment income and vehicle sale proceeds, and unverified figures regarding his sole proprietorship earnings.
Bank Accounts: Failure to disclose active accounts across several major Ukrainian banking institutions.
The NACP and law enforcement authorities have qualified Hakhuda’s actions under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (deliberate submission of false asset declarations). Hakhuda declined to provide official explanations regarding the discrepancies identified in the report.