Andrei Borysenko owns five apartments in Kyiv

Andrei Borysenko, head of the Southern Interregional Territorial Department of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU), who has become a suspect in a corruption case, declared five apartments in Kyiv, two luxury cars, and a collection of expensive wristwatches. The details of his declaration raise questions among specialists, as well as with the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), which will likely conduct an audit of the provided information.

Officially in Odesa, but living in Kyiv

Although Borysenko heads a structure based in Odesa, he and his family are registered and reside in Kyiv. According to the declaration, the family consists of his wife, Irina Chayka, his son, Andriy, and his daughter, Alexandra.

Housing — almost exclusively in the capital

The main real estate assets of Borysenko and his wife:

• An 81.1 sq m apartment — registered in his wife's name in 2003 for 300,000 hryvnia (equivalent to $60,000 at the time).

• A 43.2 sq m apartment — also in his wife's name, purchased in 1993 for 21,600 hryvnia.

• Two garages in Kyiv — purchased by his wife in 2005 and 2006.

• A 47.2 sq m apartment — registered in Borysenko's own name in 2017 for 900,000 hryvnia.

• A 118.6 sq m apartment — in use since 1993, owner — Tatyana Borysenko (possibly a relative).

• Another apartment of similar size — in use by his daughter, registered in 2013. The owner is listed as Svitlana Zhukova.

Notably, none of the real estate assets are located outside Kyiv, and the declaration contains no mention of land or dacha plots, which is unusual for an official of this level.

Luxury accessories with suspiciously modest valuations

Borysenko and his wife also listed a range of expensive items in the declaration, including branded watches and jewellery:

• The official owns Zenith, Patek Philippe, IWC, and Cartier watches. The declared value is between 11,000 and 42,000 hryvnia.

• His wife owns a mink fur coat, a set of Cartier jewellery, and a Chopard diamond wedding ring.

However, according to experts, the stated amounts are far from the market value of such items, especially for brands like Patek Philippe, whose prices today can reach tens of thousands of dollars. All of this casts doubt on the credibility of the declared data.

Car fleet: Lexus as a gift and for cash

The Borysenko family owns two premium-class cars:

• Lexus RX350 (2008) — registered in his wife's name, purchased for 315,000 hryvnia.

• Lexus NX300H (2014) — in use by Borysenko himself. The owner is listed as Anna Chayka (possibly a relative of his wife), value — 817,000 hryvnia.

Income and cash: all at a minimum

In 2024, Borysenko declared:

• 1 million hryvnia in salary from the AMCU,

• 38,000 hryvnia — from the state enterprise "Kyivoblagrolysis",

• 22,000 dollars and 100,000 hryvnia in cash.

Meanwhile, his wife's income was left unspecified, which may indicate an attempt to conceal the source of her funds — despite the fact that, by law, she was obliged to disclose it.

Expert commentary: should the declaration be believed?

Lawyers and anti-corruption control specialists emphasise that the lack of information on his wife's income and the undervalued cost of luxury items may be signals of potential violations. Given that Borysenko holds a position in a body responsible for combating monopolies and protecting competition, such discrepancies in his financial data are particularly alarming.

Next step — an audit by the NACP

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has grounds to initiate an in-depth audit of the official's declaration. Particular attention should be paid to the origin of the funds used to purchase real estate, cars, and luxury items, as well as to establishing the actual income of family members.

For now, Borysenko's declaration resembles a scenario in which a "modest servant of the people" barely makes ends meet on paper — but in reality lives a life inaccessible to most Ukrainians.

According to information from the detective agency ABSOLUTION