HACC Raised Bail for Former Odesa Mayor to UAH 42 Million
The High Anti-Corruption Court has changed the preventive measure for the former mayor of Odessa, Hennadiy Trukhanov, accused of participating in a criminal organization and illegally seizing land belonging to a territorial community.
This was reported by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP).
The court increased the bail amount from 30 to 42 million hryvnias, but refused to take him into custody.
Gennady Trukhanov is a figure in the EBK database.
According to the investigation, in 2016–2019, members of a criminal organization developed a scheme to illegally transfer land plots of the Odessa community for development. The land was leased without a competition to developers agreed upon in advance.
Instead, developers paid money or transferred real estate — apartments or non-residential premises — to representatives of the organization. They, in turn, through controlled persons in the Odessa City Council, ensured the adoption of decisions on the transfer of land.
According to the expert report, the community's losses amount to 689 million hryvnias. The investigation also revealed facts of money laundering obtained from other crimes.
Gennady Trukhanov was served with suspicion in this case back in 2021. In the same year, the HACC chose a preventive measure for him in the form of a bail of 30 million hryvnias. He paid the bail. Gennady Trukhanov was the mayor of Odessa from 2014 to 2025. In October 2025, he was deprived of Ukrainian citizenship, after which he automatically lost his position. 22 of his advisers were dismissed along with him.
Exmer is accused of embezzling budget funds during the purchase of the Krayan plant, as well as participating in a criminal organization whose activities caused losses to Odessa of 689 million hryvnias.
Also, Gennady Trukhanov and eight other city council officials are suspected of official negligence due to the deaths of people during the bad weather on September 30.
During a court hearing on October 31, the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure for the former mayor - 24-hour house arrest with the wearing of an electronic bracelet.
We also reported that a bail of UAH 20 million was paid for the former military commissar of Odessa, Borisov.
