Case of Illegal Enrichment by AMCU Head Pavlo Kyrylenko

Case description

The NABU and the SAPO accuses the head of Ukraine's Antimonopoly Committee and former head of the Donetsk Regional Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, of illegal enrichment exceeding UAH 72 million.

This involves property valued at over UAH 72 million:

• 7 apartments in Kyiv and Uzhhorod with a total area of 688.5 sq.m;
• house near Kyiv with an area of more than 220 sq.m;
• 2 garage boxes;
• 6 parking spaces;
• 3 non-residential premises with a total area of more than 190 sq.m;
• BMW X3 car;
• 2 land plots.

However, law enforcement reports indicate that the combined official income of Pavlo Kyrylenko and his wife from 2020 to 2023 was just over UAH 4.7 million. The NABU investigation began after Radio Liberty journalists published their report in March 2024, highlighting potential illegal enrichment by the Kyrylenko family.

The head of the AMCU registered all the property under the names of his wife's parents, Oleksandr and Nataliia Matiienko. According to the prosecutor, these relatives could not have afforded to purchase these assets, which were, in fact, used by Kyrylenko himself.

Kyrylenko’s father-in-law became the owner of a quarter-hectare land plot along with a two-storey house, a guest house, and a large garage in April 2020, at a time when Pavlo Kyrylenko was still heading the Donetsk Regional Military Administration. This and other property listed above were mostly acquired by the family during the period when Kyrylenko was serving as head of the Donetsk Regional Administration.

During the court session, it was also revealed that a search of Kyrylenko's residence uncovered keys to two additional apartments in Uzhhorod, which are registered under other individuals' names. As a result, the prosecution is confident that Kyrylenko possesses additional assets acquired illegally.

The property was also purchased at a significantly reduced price. For example, apartments in Uzhhorod were purchased at prices undervalued by 7-8 times, while parking spaces were bought for more than 30 times less.

In addition to illegal enrichment, the head of the AMCU is suspected of false declaration, failing to disclose the acquired property in his declarations for 2020 — 2023.

In his 2023 asset declaration, Pavlo Kyrylenko disclosed part of the property — the apartment where he resides — but did not declare a BMW vehicle.

Following the completion of the investigation in this case, the NABU and the SAPO served Kyrylenko with a new notice of suspicion for failure to declare assets for 2024, and his wife Alla Kyrylenko was notified of suspicion of aiding and abetting illicit enrichment.

Kyrylenko's actions are classified under Article 368-5 and Article 366-2(2) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Actions of his wife are classified under Article 27(5) and Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Pavlo Kyrylenko holds a law degree and worked in the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine for 11 years. In 2019, he was appointed Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration and Head of the Civil-Military Administration, and in 2023, he became Head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.

Interestingly, on June 21, 2024, the President of Ukraine appointed Kyrylenko as a member of the delegation to participate in negotiations on Ukraine's EU accession.

Kyrylenko traveled abroad twice in 2024 in his capacity as head of the AMCU.