Andrii Hudz: Where did the official's wealth come from

Andrii Hudz, head of the Kyiv Department of Communal Property, could have caused the city budget damage of 600 million hryvnia over 10 years of service. Six criminal cases are being investigated against him, and his standard of living clearly does not correspond to his official income.

Career in public service

Hudz started his career in 1996 after graduating from the Kyiv Civil Aviation University. Working at the State Property Fund and in various ministries, by 2005 he had already acquired an apartment and a garage worth 200,000 dollars in one of Kyiv's best districts. He has worked in the structures of the Kyiv City State Administration since 2010, and has been the head of the department since 2014.

Discrepancy between income and expenses

The Hudz family's earnings ranged from 16,000 to 35,000 dollars a year. However, their spending was significantly higher. In 2019, the official's wife bought a new Subaru for 40,000 dollars, while the family's official savings amounted to only 46,000 dollars.

Hudz also declared a house near Kyiv, which he valued at 16,000 dollars. However, the actual value of the property, taking into account repairs and landscaping, could exceed 200,000 dollars.

Relatives' real estate

Hudz's mother-in-law, a former employee of a military commissariat, became the owner of two luxury apartments in Odesa with a total value of approximately half a million dollars. These properties may have been acquired thanks to Hudz's influence as a member of the Supervisory Board of "Kyivhorstroy".

Corruption suspicions

Real estate worth more than 175,000 dollars is also registered to employees of Hudz's department, and the origin of the funds for it is questionable. Moreover, according to documents, Hudz may have used his official position to register property in the names of close relatives.

Enrichment mechanisms

The main schemes through which enrichment may have occurred are related to operations with communal property: undervaluing the cost of privatisation and leasing of assets.

Conclusion

Over the years of his work, Hudz may have laundered more than half a million dollars through real estate, according to estimates. These facts require careful examination by law enforcement agencies and a transparent investigation.