Case description
On March 1, 2023, the HACC found Yevhenii Dykhne, the former head of Boryspil Airport, and Olesia Levochko, the head of one of the airport's services, guilty of leasing the airport's premises at low prices. The former officials were sentenced to 5 and 4 years in prison, respectively.
Yevhenii Dykhne is a former CEO of Boryspil International Airport and the former head of UIA. Olesya Levochko is his subordinate, the former head of the lease relations service. In 2014–2019, they leased the airport premises on the basis of preliminary agreements.
According to the prosecution, the lease was transferred at low prices, and Dykhne, in collusion with Levochko, abused his official position in favor of two companies: Arteria Group and Coffee Bar Plus. The goal was to give them an advantage in obtaining leased premises on the 3rd floor of Boryspil Terminal D at a reduced cost. The right to conclude such agreements belongs to the State Property Fund. The procedure also required a tender to be announced, with the Ministry of Infrastructure involved in the process.
The actions of Dykhne and Levochko resulted in UAH 15.7 million in losses, a sum confirmed by the court. The national budget lost about 11 million, and the rest of the sum was supposed to be received by Boryspil.
The court classified Dykhne's actions under Article 364, part 2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and Levochko, as an accomplice, was charged under Article 27, part 5, and Article 364, part 2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The former officials were sentenced to 5 and 4 years in prison, respectively. Moreover, they were deprived of the right to hold certain positions for 3 years.
The HACC also partially granted the civil claim for compensation for material damage: it recovered almost UAH 11 million in material damage from Dykhne and Levochko in favor of the Regional Office of the State Property Fund in Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions.
