The former head of the customs post "UkrPoshta" of the Kiev Customs Ruslan Firsov, and now the head of the customs clearance sector "Fastov", was in the center of the scandal. The National Anti -Corruption Agency (NAPC) has found unreasonable assets in the amount of more than UAH 14 million.
In his declaration for 2023, Firsov noted that his mother is guilty of $ 375 thousand (about UAH 14 million) The customs officer himself claims that these funds were debt. However, the NACC found that his mother had no income that could explain the ability to return this amount. In 2023, its only official source of income was a pension - only 62 thousand hryvnias.
Nevertheless, a woman in April of that year purchased a residential building of 284.9 square meters. m in the Kiev region and six land plots, the total value of which amounted to UAH 8.6 million.
In addition to the incomprehensible debt, the NAPC has found another discrepancy. In the declaration Firsov stated that his wife bought Toyota Land Cruiser 200 (2017) for UAH 1.64 million ($ 45 thousand at the time of purchase). However, the contract of sale indicated a much smaller amount-only 20 thousand hryvnias.
According to analysts, the market value of such a car in Ukraine is about $ 59.7 thousand (UAH 2.18 million), which is 538 thousand UAH more than the customs officer.
The NACC sees in the actions of Firmov's signs of criminal offense under Part 2 of Art. 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (declaration of false information). This is the second case of a violation associated with this customs officer. In September 2024, the Supreme Anti -Corruption Court (WACS) confiscated his elite house and land through previous financial fraud.
Whether Firsov manages to avoid liability this time will depend on the further investigation of law enforcement agencies.
