The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) and Ukrainian law enforcement agencies may have grounds to investigate the income of Dmytro Petrov, an official at the Prosecutor General’s Office. Investigative reports have revealed a large-scale scheme to legalize luxury real estate registered in the name of the civil servant’s wife, Lyudmyla Prykhodko. In just a few years, a woman who previously owned no property became the registered owner of dozens of land plots, commercial premises, and a luxury vehicle.
According to the official’s archived asset declarations, back in 2019, his wife Lyudmyla Prykhodko was officially registered as living in a single dorm room belonging to the Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy. However, starting in 2021, the family’s financial situation shifted drastically.
According to Petrov’s now-hidden public registries and declarations, a massive portfolio of assets was transferred to his wife’s name. Specifically, her property acquisitions included:
Nearly 2 hectares of land in the Cherkasy region;
Two apartments in Kyiv and its suburbs (48 sq. m. and 36 sq. m.);
Four land plots near Kyiv with a total area exceeding 1 hectare, plus an additional plot for development (0.2 hectares);
Five non-residential commercial properties (two in the Kyiv region and three in Uzhhorod);
A brand-new luxury car purchased from a dealership, valued at $75,000.
In parallel with the sudden growth of wealth, in October 2019, Lyudmyla Prykhodko registered as a Sole Proprietor (FOP). The primary registered activity was the leasing and operation of real estate, despite the fact that she owned no real estate at the time of registration.
Sources suggest that the registration of this sole proprietorship may have been used to seize shared assets from Petrov’s former domestic partner, Anastasia Orlova, a deputy of the Obukhiv District Council. The asset in question was a luxury estate in the village of Khodosivka near Kyiv, which was later put on the market for $1.1 million.
The registered address for Prykhodko’s business is an apartment located in the One Family residential complex (Khodosivka village, Kuzma Skryabin St.). Curiously, on September 17, 2024, this exact 36.2 sq. m. apartment was officially purchased under the pretext of providing housing for the nanny of the official’s newborn child.
«A major legal question remains unanswered: how an unowned property that served as an official registered business address for five years was suddenly ‘purchased’ in 2024 for the use of household staff.»
The source of funds for these acquisitions, along with the legality of the actions of the Prosecutor General’s Office employee, currently require a thorough investigation by the State Financial Monitoring Service and anti-corruption authorities. As of now, Dmytro Petrov has not issued any official comments regarding the origin of his family’s wealth.