Former intelligence officer becomes subject of criminal case

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) have charged a former employee of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Major General Oleksiy Bakumenko. According to the investigation, he illegally acquired a service apartment worth 3.83 million hryvnia.

Despite the fact that Bakumenko and his wife already owned two apartments in Kyiv, he managed to obtain additional housing. To this end, he divorced in 2021, but, as the investigation established, he continued to live with his ex-wife in one of the apartments. In addition, he transferred his share of the real estate to her and filed an application to be registered as a military personnel member in need of improved housing conditions.

From receiving housing to its privatisation

On 13 February 2022, Bakumenko applied to the HUR requesting the provision of service housing. His request was granted on 23 February. However, the general did not stop there: in October 2022, he submitted documents for the privatisation of the apartment. On 4 November, he received a title deed, and on 17 November, the housing fully transferred into his private ownership.

Bakumenko is now accused of fraud committed under martial law (Part 4 of Article 410 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). In addition, he is charged with the late submission of a declaration for 2021 (Article 366-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Who is Bakumenko?

Major General Bakumenko is no ordinary figure in Ukrainian military intelligence. In 2018, the media named him the executive director of the HUR, and previously he held the post of head of the 1st Directorate of the 4th Department. In addition, he filed a declaration as a military attaché at the Embassy of Ukraine in Belarus.

According to information from the ABSOLUTION detective agency