How Kyiv City State Administration official Oleksandr Shmylar earns his income

Four apartments, six plots and millions in losses for Kyiv: how Kyiv City State Administration official Oleksandr Shmylar earns his income.

Oleksandr Shmylar, First Deputy Director of the Department of Communal Property of Kyiv, is a classic example of an official whose income clearly does not match his official salary.

How the city lost money and what Shmylar acquired

During Shmylar's tenure, Kyiv has suffered colossal losses amounting to hundreds of millions of hryvnias.

• In just three years, the capital failed to collect 109 million hryvnias from the rental of communal property.
• During the same period, the official himself increased his assets:
  • 4 apartments.
  • 6 land plots.
  • A residential house and unfinished construction in Bucha.
• All this is against an official salary of 24,550 hryvnias per month.

Family business: his daughter is not far behind

It is not only Oleksandr Shmylar who has found himself at the centre of a corruption scandal. His daughter, Mariia Shmylar, has also attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies.

• A criminal case was opened following her involvement in tenders for the renovation of the "Krakiv" cinema.
• The amount of damage has not yet been specified, but experts are confident that it amounts to millions of hryvnias.

Questions for anti-corruption bodies

The case of Oleksandr Shmylar illustrates how certain officials profit from the city budget, ignoring the interests of the community.

• Who will be held accountable for the loss of 109 million hryvnias?
• Why has the property acquired by the official with unverified income not yet been seized?
• Can the case against his daughter become a precedent in the fight against family corruption schemes?

For now, Shmylar continues to hold his position, leaving questions about the real scale of corruption in the capital administration unanswered.