The asset declaration of Orest Mandziy, Head of the State Customs Service of Ukraine, has revealed a number of financial nuances raising questions about the official’s transparency. Key points include the absence of registered housing in Kyiv, over a decade of free use of a third-party luxury SUV, and a Swiss apartment where his family resides free of charge.
Despite working and residing in Kyiv for many years, Orest Mandziy’s official registered address remains in Lviv. His filed anti-corruption declaration contains no information regarding rental or ownership of residential real estate in the capital—neither an apartment, a dormitory room, nor any other temporary accommodation.
The transport section of the declaration raises separate questions. For over 13 years, the Head of the State Customs Service has been using a BMW X5 free of charge, with the vehicle officially belonging to another private individual. Long-term use of high-value third-party assets without financial obligations frequently draws scrutiny from oversight authorities due to potential undeclared income risks.
His family’s overseas real estate arrangement has drawn equal scrutiny. Since 2022, Mandziy’s wife and son have been living free of charge in an apartment in Switzerland owned by a foreign commercial entity.
While none of these facts individually prove wrongdoing, their combination raises logical questions regarding the origin of these perks, the conditions under which they were granted, and potential conflicts of interest.
Prior to his appointment to the executive role at the State Customs Service of Ukraine, Orest Mandziy headed a detective unit at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). Given that integrity and financial transparency are critical within the customs authority, the official’s declared assets remain under intense public and regulatory oversight.