The National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) checked the declaration for 2023 of the Deputy Head of the Lysychansk City Military Administration, Ihor Kostenko, and found a number of inaccurate information in his reporting totaling over 1.8 million hryvnias.
According to the NACP, Kostenko did not declare several land plots, understated the value of several real estate objects and inaccurately indicated the funds in his family's accounts. The violations revealed indicate a possible violation of the law, in particular, Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for criminal liability for declaring false information.
One of the most significant violations was the failure to declare a land plot with an area of 2.4 thousand sq. m. belonging to Kostenko. According to him, he sold this plot back in 2007, but the official did not provide any documents confirming this fact. According to experts, the minimum cost of this land is 250.5 thousand UAH.
In addition, the deputy head of the city administration did not indicate the real value of two more land plots, as well as his wife's land, which in total amounts to over 200 thousand UAH. He also did not mention a residential building with an area of 113.5 sq. m., which belongs to his wife, although according to the official gift agreement, its value is estimated at 50,000 UAH.
Another serious violation was the undervalued value of cars owned by Kostenko and his family. For example, a Renault Captur (2018) is listed for UAH 670,000, although its real value is UAH 625,000. However, the largest discrepancy was found in the Toyota Land Cruiser 200 (2012), which Kostenko declared to be worth UAH 740,000, although in reality it costs about UAH 2 million. Kostenko explained the difference by the fact that he bought the car from a person who owed him $33,000, but did not provide supporting documents.
In general, the NACP found that the deputy head of the Lysychansk City Military Administration understated or failed to indicate assets and property in the declaration amounting to more than UAH 1.8 million.
