Acting head of Fontanska village council concealed loan debt and part of assets

Inconsistencies in financial obligations

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NABU) recorded serious violations in the declarations of Andrii Serebrii, the acting head of the Fontanska village council in Odesa district. The main violation was the concealment of information regarding loan obligations. Although the official stated in the document that he had no debts, the audit revealed a loan with JSC "Kredobank".

The loan of 3.2 million hryvnias was taken out in May 2021 to purchase housing in Fontanka worth over 6.38 million hryvnias. At the beginning of 2025, the remaining debt exceeded 2.8 million hryvnias, and by the end of the year, it was 2.78 million hryvnias. Serebrii explained his mistake by stating that he had received the loan in 2021 and mistakenly believed it did not fall within the reporting period. However, the agency did not accept this justification, emphasising that the existing debt balance had to be mandatorily reflected in the declaration.

Undeclared housing and vehicles

In addition to financial obligations, the declaration lacks data on several real estate objects. Specifically, an apartment of 38.3 sq m in Fontanka, which Serebrii used under a gratuitous use agreement, was not listed. Although another person became the owner of the housing in April 2023, the official continued to reside there. The value of this apartment was assessed at over 1.3 million hryvnias.

A house of 287.2 sq m in the village of Usatove was also not mentioned, where, according to Serebrii, his wife and son resided. This real estate belongs to his wife's father. The official justified the absence of data by his wife's refusal to provide information. Meanwhile, NABU emphasised that even in such a situation, the declarant is obliged to reflect the information about assets that is known to them.

Discrepancies were also found regarding an apartment of 246.2 sq m worth over 6.38 million hryvnias. Serebrii listed it as joint marital property with his wife, but the state register lists only him as the owner. A similar situation is observed with two vehicles: a Porsche Macan (2017 model) and a Tesla Model Y (2022 model). Both vehicles were declared as joint property, although the register lists only the official as the owner.

Other violations and criminal liability

The agency drew attention to income of 600,000 hryvnias from the sale of a vehicle. Serebrii listed these funds as his own, although they were actually received by his wife. The declaration also failed to separate salary and pension contributions from the NGO "For Justice and Law", and did not specify the foreign passports of his wife and son.

As a result of the audit, signs of a criminal offence under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine were established in the actions of Andrii Serebrii, which punishes the declaration of false information.