Position: former head of the Main Housing and Operations Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reserve colonel.
Sphere of corruption: Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Region of corruption activity: Kharkiv city, Kharkiv region.
Qualification: Part 5 of Article 191, Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: In November 2024, the Anti-Corruption Court acquitted Halushko.
Case story: in July 2020, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported suspicions against three former officials of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the case of causing over UAH 37 million in losses during the construction of the "Shyroky Lan" military training ground. According to the investigation, in 2017-2018, the head of the Main Housing and Operations Department of the Armed Forces, the head of the Department for Construction, Reconstruction and Major Repair of Military Facilities of the Main AED of the Armed Forces, and the head of the Department for Technical Supervision of Construction of the Main AED of the Armed Forces, in collusion with representatives of a private company, namely its director and beneficial owner, organized the acceptance of works and services for the arrangement of the "Shyroky Lan" field camp in the village of Ulyanivka, Mykolaiv region. According to "Slovo i dilo", this is the company "Rist" (currently "Conteit" LLC).
"Despite the fact that the work on arranging the field camp was not actually completed, the Armed Forces of Ukraine officials still "facilitated" the transfer of funds to the company's accounts. As a result, the state suffered losses in the amount of more than 37 million hryvnias, which is confirmed by the conclusion of the State Audit Service and the expert examinations conducted in the case," the SAPO explained.
Galushko was charged under Part 5 of Article 191 and Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
In December 2020, the Prosecutor General's Office referred Halushko's case to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau. On February 3, 2021, the NABU notified Halushko of the change in the previously reported suspicion of embezzlement of property to the negligence of a military official towards his service, which caused grave consequences in the conditions of a special period.
After the change of suspicion, this case ended up back in the Prosecutor General's Office. From there, it was referred to the Solomyanskyi District Court of Kyiv for consideration on the merits. However, the defense initiated a motion before the Supreme Court to transfer the case to the Supreme Court of Ukraine. The Supreme Court granted the motion.
In October 2022, the High Anti-Corruption Court scheduled for consideration a criminal case on charges of the former head of the Main Housing and Operations Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-Reserve Oleg Galushko, of embezzling funds to purchase apartments for military personnel in Kharkiv.
And already in November 2024, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court found the former head of the Main Housing and Operational Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleg Galushko not guilty and acquitted him of charges of embezzlement of UAH 21.49 million. "To find him (Oleg Antonovych Galushko - ed.) not guilty of committing a criminal offense under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and to acquit him due to the absence of elements of a criminal offense in his actions
The court also charged the state with the costs associated with conducting expert examinations, totaling over UAH 225,000.
However, already in December 2024, the Appellate Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court scheduled for January 7 the consideration of an appeal against the verdict that acquitted the former head of the Main Housing and Operational Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Galushko, of charges of embezzlement of UAH 21.49 million.
Complete preparations for the appeal hearing. Schedule the hearing of the appeal of the prosecutor of the Prosecutor General's Office against the verdict of the High Anti-Corruption Court of November 1, 2024 regarding (Halushka - ed.) for 2:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025 in the premises of the AC HACC
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: among the accused are also: head of the State Economic and Technological University of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Chagarny, former head of the State Economic and Technological University of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Antonushchuk, beneficiary of the private company "RIST" Roman Balykin, and former director of this company Konstantin Chepusov.
Assets: in the declaration before his dismissal (01.01.2020 - 02.25.2020), Galushko declared an apartment, a 2017 TOYOTA RAV4 car, costing 587,400 UAH. He also declared $8,800 and UAH 350,000 in cash.
Persons who should have reacted: in the case of Galushko, law enforcement officers reacted in a timely manner.
Scandals: there is no information on the Internet about other scandals in which Galushko would appear.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/9a4e0a33-4fc0-4bf9-b7fc-2c842ee8324f