Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has officially dismissed his deputy Petro Olenych, who was responsible for land issues and digitalization at the Kyiv City State Administration. The reason for the resignation was suspicions of corruption schemes involving the withdrawal of land plots from municipal ownership, in particular, the scandalous “toilet scheme.”.
Despite the loud accusations, Klitschko chose a soft formula for dismissal - "by consent of the parties", which allowed Olenych to avoid harsher consequences.
How and why was Petro Olenych released?
The order to dismiss Olenych is dated March 7, 2025. The wording “by agreement of the parties” is quite loyal, because the mayor could have used other grounds – for example, to dismiss the official due to absenteeism. This would have been a completely logical decision, given his stay in the pre-trial detention center and subsequent release on bail, which he was forced to take out on credit.
Financial "parachute cushion" from the Kyiv City State Administration
Interestingly, along with his dismissal, Olenich will also receive monetary compensation - the Kyiv City State Administration will pay him money for 20 unused days of vacation. In fact, the Kyiv authorities are not just saying goodbye to the deputy mayor, but also helping him "land softly" after a high-profile scandal.
Why wasn't this a surprise?
Back on February 28, Vitaliy Klitschko announced a “cleansing” of the city government after corruption investigations. In addition to Olenych, he also named two officials of municipal enterprises and the head of the Kyiv City Council Land Commission, Mykhailo Terentyev, whom the mayor called on to resign his deputy mandate.
However, Klitschko's "exit" list did not include other figures in the case, including MP Olena Marchenko, who was also suspected of corruption schemes.
