HACC Sets Mykytas Case Hearing

The High Anti-Corruption Court has scheduled for consideration on the merits of criminal proceedings against former MP Maksym Mykytas and his former assistant Serhiy Yakusevych in organizing the embezzlement of UAH 307 million from the Ministry of Defense.

To schedule a trial in criminal proceedings on the charges (Mykola Yemanov, Head of the Department for Ensuring the Survivability of the Central Security Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ihor Kolesnyk, Mykytas, Mykola Shvets, Yakusevych - ed.) for September 25, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in the courtroom in the premises of the HACC. The civil lawsuit of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for compensation for property damage caused by criminal offenses shall be considered in one proceeding with the indictment

As is known, the anti-corruption court determined a preventive measure for Mykytas in the form of a 908,400 UAH bail. He was also assigned the following obligations: to appear upon each request; to report any change in his place of residence and place of work; to refrain from communicating with witnesses regarding the circumstances of the case; to hand over his foreign passports and wear an electronic bracelet. Later, the bracelet was removed from him.

Maksym Mykytas is a suspect in the EBK database.

As a reminder, NABU and SAPO reported a new suspicion to former People's Deputy Maksym Mykytas and other defendants. According to the investigation, in 2018, the Ministry of Defense concluded contracts with companies controlled by Mykytas for the construction of protected missile and ammunition storage facilities for the Armed Forces of Ukraine by 2021 for a total amount of approximately UAH 3 billion. The former People's Deputy planned to appropriate part of these funds. However, he was prevented from doing so by legislative restrictions that allowed the Ministry of Defense to pay an advance payment of only 30% of the annual volume of work. In order to implement the criminal intent, Mykytas and his assistant, by involving senior and senior officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ensured the adoption of amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers' resolutions that allowed the transfer of an advance payment for construction in the amount of 80% of the total cost of contracts.

As a result, during November-December 2018, the Ministry of Defense transferred over UAH 307 million to the accounts of the company controlled by the deputy. However, the construction of the facility, which was supposed to strengthen the country's defense capabilities, was not actually started, and the allocated funds were transferred to the accounts of other controlled companies.

We also reported that a scheme to remove people from military registration was exposed in Kharkiv.