Investigation probes budget losses and procurement issues involving Budilov, head of Kyiv's Department of Territorial Control

Career and grounds for investigation

Mykhailo Budilov, head of the Department of Territorial Control of Kyiv, has become the focus of public and law enforcement attention. This is due to several criminal cases, questionable procurement, as well as questions regarding the financial status of his family members and a potential conflict of interest.

Mykhailo Budilov has experience working in the Kyiv City Council: in 2015, he became the youngest deputy of the VIII convocation. Before being elected to the city council, he worked as an assistant and trusted person for former People's Deputy from the "Svoboda" party, Andrii Illenko.

Suspicion of negligence in office and budget losses

Investigators informed Budilov of suspicion of committing negligence in office. This criminal case is linked to the circumstances surrounding the Ferris wheel at Kontraktova Square. According to the pre-trial investigation, because the official failed to take necessary measures, the territorial community could have suffered losses exceeding 2.5 million hryvnias.

Controversial procurement of uniform clothing and equipment

A separate criminal case is investigating the activities of the Department of Territorial Control in the sphere of public procurement. Specifically, the investigation's attention was drawn to the purchase of uniform clothing for a total sum of 3.8 million hryvnias.

The procurement of video recorders is also being verified. In this case, law enforcement officers are establishing whether the cost of the equipment was inflated. According to preliminary estimates, the difference may amount to approximately 600,000 hryvnias.

Family financial status: real estate and transport

Public information contains data on a significant volume of real estate owned by the official's relatives. According to available data, Budilov's wife, his mother-in-law, and, presumably, his mother-in-law's aunt have apartments in the "Kahovska" residential complex.

It is additionally reported that the mother-in-law's aunt provided the family with a house in Germany and an apartment in Kyiv, which belongs to Mykhailo Budilov himself.

In 2020, the official's wife declared the rental of a communal premises, the cost of which was approximately 1.7 million hryvnias per year. At the same time, her official annual income was recorded at a level of approximately 370,000 hryvnias.

The family's car park was also expanding: among the vehicles mentioned are a Toyota Camry and a new Toyota Corolla.

Department's financial dynamics and salary

Against the backdrop of the investigations, the financial dynamics of the department subordinate to Budilov attract attention. The volume of payments increased from 29.4 million hryvnias in 2023 to 200.1 million hryvnias in 2025.

Meanwhile, the salary of the head of the body increased by 80% during the period of the full-scale war compared to 2021 figures.

Father's links with occupied territories and criminal past

A separate block of information concerns the official's father. According to published data, he has real estate in occupied Crimea, works or worked in the territory of Russia, visits Belarus, and appeared in Russian films.

In addition, in the 1990s, Budilov's father was linked to the organised criminal group "Avdysheva", whose members used the nickname "Afghanets".

Conflict of interest and other incidents

A potential conflict of interest arose around a land plot at 28-A Mylutenka Street. The department reported on the recovery of a debt from a company associated with this plot, where Budilov's father-in-law's apartment is located. Following these procedures, construction began on the territory, the legality of which is disputed.

The official's brother is also mentioned, who was involved in a criminal case after a traffic accident in which trolleybus passengers were injured.

During election campaigns, accusations of using practices of so-called "grechkosistva" were directed at Budilov's address. His activities in the position of department head are regularly criticised due to the dismantling of small architectural forms and possible selectivity in the treatment of small business representatives.

The totality of the mentioned circumstances casts doubt on the transparency of the Department of Territorial Control's work and the use of budget funds. At the same time, the allegations require proper verification, and the notification of suspicion is not a court verdict.