Position: mayor of Ochakov, Mykolaiv region.
Sphere of corrupt activity: city management.
Region of corruption activity: Mykolayiv region.
Qualifications: None at this time.
Status: at large.
Wealth: Bychkov's declarations are currently not publicly available.
Scandals: On May 7, 2024, the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption revealed signs of illegal enrichment of Serhii Bychkov, the mayor of Ochakov, Mykolaiv region, by 12 million hryvnias.
As the agency found, during the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine in 2022, Bychkov and his wife bought an apartment in Spain with an area of 122.31 square meters. m, its cost is more than 5 million hryvnias. Also, his declaration indicated an alleged gift from his mother - more than 12 million hryvnias in cash.
NAZK adds that the mother's official income since 1998 is slightly more than 580 thousand hryvnias. According to NAZK data, the official incomes of the mayor and his wife also did not allow them to buy an apartment in Spain.
Bychkov also indicated in the declaration that monetary assets increased by 2 million hryvnias in the reporting period. During the inspection, he did not confirm the legality of the sources of origin of these funds. Bychkov's wife received over 300,000 hryvnias from an individual entrepreneur who performed work for the Ochakiv City Council. As the NAZK found out, Bychkova's wife spent this money on her own needs, including buying clothes.
Based on the results of the inspection, the agency sent conclusions to the police under Art. 368−5 (illegal enrichment) and Part 1 of Art. 366−2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (introduction of known false information to the declaration).
In addition, in 2019, the mayor of Ochakov became known for the fact that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his complaints about the lack of roads in Ochakov.
Yes, President Zelensky came to the city of Ochakiv to inspect the ships returned by Russia. But he discovered that there are no normal roads in the city, for which Zelensky criticized the mayor of the city.
Related persons: the woman Bychkova, with whom the official bought an apartment in Spain.
Persons who should react: Serhii Bychkov has not yet received suspicion. Therefore, NABU and SAP employees should intervene in the matter.
Sources:
During the war, the mayor of Ochakov bought an apartment in Spain for over UAH 5 million — NAZK
The mayor of Ochakov acquired a villa in Spain during the war
Zelensky made Mayor Ochakov blush in front of the whole city: "They are not here"