The National Agency of Ukraine for Detection, Investigation and Management of Assets Obtained from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) has not signed the acts of acceptance and transfer of the house on Dobrovolchykh Bataliyoniv Street in Kyiv, which actually belongs to the former minister-in-exile during Yanukovych's time, Vitaliy Zakharchenko.
According to information from sources in ARMA, the mentioned mansion was transferred to the agency's management back in 2021, but control over it is exercised by private security, which is profiting from the associates of the ex-minister.
“The acting head of ARMA, Yaroslav Maksymenko, is in no hurry to take custody of Zakharchenko's seized house. At the same time, the ARMA budget for this year allocated 100 million UAH, which can be used for the assessment and storage of seized assets,” informed a knowledgeable interlocutor of the publication.
It is also noted that if the relevant acts of acceptance and transfer are signed, Zakharchenko's mansion will come under state protection.
The history of the house's ownership by Zakharchenko
According to the pre-trial investigation, the house on Dobrovolchykh Bataliyoniv Street was given to Vitaliy Zakharchenko during the period when he headed the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After the change of power in 2014, Zakharchenko was forced to leave Ukraine and the remaining assets were seized.
According to law enforcement, the house belongs to a Dutch company, behind which stands Vitaliy Zakharchenko himself. Its value is 48.48 million UAH, and storage can cost several hundred UAH per month.
The Ukrainian agency for asset management has not signed the acts of acceptance and transfer for the house that once belonged to the ex-minister-in-exile Vitaliy Zakharchenko. Due to shortcomings in security, the mansion remains in private use, and only upon signing the relevant acts will it come under state protection.