The NABU and the SAPO suspected an SSU official of illegal enrichment and false declaration. This was reported by the SAPO press service, without naming the suspect. However, according to journalist Oleh Novikov, that is the ex-director of the Cybersecurity Department of the SSU Ilia Vitiuk, whose assets were once investigated by Slidstvo.Info journalists.
In December 2023, he purchased an apartment and registered it to his wife. Under the contract, the cost of the apartment is UAH 12.8 million, but the real cost, according to the investigation, is almost twice as high — UAH 21.6 million.
To legalize the money paid under the contract, Vitiuk's wife received it through her individual entrepreneur account, allegedly earning it by providing legal and consulting services. The money came from a person suspected of misappropriating the funds from Ukrzaliznytsia as part of an organized group, and from companies controlled by this person. The investigation believes that she did not actually provide such services, and the companies that allegedly paid her have signs of fictitiousness.
Moreover, there is no confirmation of the legal origin of the remaining funds spent on the purchase of the apartment in the amount of UAH 8.8 million.
The suspect's actions were classified under Article 368-5 and Article 366-2(2) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, specifically as illegal enrichment and false declaration of assets.