Position: Deputy Head of the Main Department of the State Geocadastre in the Kyiv region.
Sphere of corruption: land issues.
Region of corruption activity: Kyiv city and Kyiv region.
Qualification: the actions are qualified under Part 5 of Article 191 and Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: in custody.
Case story: in early September 2025, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office exposed a scheme for the illegal appropriation of 18 hectares of state-owned land worth over UAH 160 million.
The former People's Deputy of Ukraine from the "Party of Regions" and two persons controlled by him, a metropolitan developer and a person controlled by her, as well as the former head of the regional department of the State Geocadastre of Ukraine, are involved in the implementation of the transaction.
According to NABU documents, the person in question is Yuriy Ivanyushchenko, a deputy during the time of fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych. While media outlets indicate that the developer in question is Vladyslav Molchanova, co-founder of Stolitsa Group. The case concerns the land of the Stolitsa agricultural market, located on the outskirts of Kyiv.
Investigators established that in the spring of 2021, a corporate conflict arose between Molchanova and Ivanyushchenko for control of the market, during which the ownership of the land plot was transferred from the Kyiv-Svyatoshyn District State Administration to the Main Department of the State Geocadastre in the Kyiv region and leased to a company controlled by the developer.
After that, the head of the company refused part of the leased land in favor of 9 predetermined people who, based on the order of the acting head of the Main Department of the State Geocadastre in the Kyiv region, in violation of the norms of land legislation, received ownership of land with an area of 18 hectares. Subsequently, these plots were sold to three companies associated with the developer through fictitious transactions.
In the process of resolving the conflict, the developer and the former MP signed a "memorandum of understanding" on the joint use of land, in particular for development. And in September 2021, the former MP's confidant became one of the beneficiaries of the companies that owned the plots.
Further disposal of the land plot was stopped by an arrest imposed at the request of SAPO prosecutors.
All those involved in the fraudulent scheme (including Mykola Tereshchenko) were informed of the suspicion.
Subsequently, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau put a former MP from the Party of Regions on the wanted list, suspected of legalizing 18 hectares of state land worth over UAH 160 million.
The department traditionally does not name the person involved, but earlier, Yuriy Ivanyushchenko, a deputy from the time of fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, was suspected in this case.
In October, the HIgh Anti-Corruption Court (HAAC) in absentia chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for Yuriy Ivanyushchenko.
The decision was made by Judge Andriy Bitsyuk, granting the motion of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP).
In addition, in September 2025, the High Anti-Corruption Court took into custody the former acting head of the Main Department of the State Geocadastre in the Kyiv region, Mykola Tereshchenko, with the alternative of a 6 million UAH bail. NABU and SAPO suspect him of involvement in the case of Kyiv developer Vladyslav Molchanova and former People's Deputy Yuriy Ivanyushchenko regarding the land under the Stolichny market.
Yesterday, September 12, the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court took into custody the suspect, former acting head of the State Geocadastre Department in Kyiv region. As an alternative, he was set a bail of UAH 6 million.
Also, according to sources in anti-corruption agencies, the court imposed a preventive measure in the form of a bail of UAH 9 million on suspect Anton Arefyev. He was also assigned a number of responsibilities.
Subsequently, the High Anti-Corruption Court extended the detention of Mykola Tereshchenko, Deputy Head of the Main Department of the State Geocadastre in the Kyiv region, until January 4, 2026, in the case of Kyiv developer Vladyslav Molchanova and former People's Deputy Yuriy Ivanyushchenko regarding the land under the Stolichny market.
As is known, the anti-corruption court arrested Tereshchenko with the alternative of 6 million UAH bail. The detective of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau asked the court to extend the arrest period for another two months.
The detective's motion to extend the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention is partially granted. The suspect's (Tereshchenko - ed.) detention period is extended by 60 days, i.e. until January 4, 2026. The suspect is set bail in the amount of 990 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons, which is UAH 2,997,720.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: former People's Deputy of Ukraine Yuriy Ivanyushchenko, co-founder of the Stolitsa Group construction company Vladyslav Molchanova. The Anti-Corruption Court applied a preventive measure to Molchanova. She was set a bail of UAH 100 million with the following obligations: to appear upon each demand; to report a change of her place of residence and work; to refrain from communicating with other suspects in this criminal proceeding, as well as such witnesses; to hand over her international passports for safekeeping.
At the same time, Molchanova's lawyer filed a petition with the court for permission to temporarily travel abroad. He indicated that the suspect's child needed specialized treatment in Switzerland. In addition, the lawyer claimed that her client was performing her duties properly.
The prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office objected to the request and pointed out that no evidence was provided to confirm the need for specialized treatment of the child and the impossibility of providing alternative treatment in Ukraine. In addition, Molchanova has still not complied with the decision on a preventive measure in terms of paying a 100 million UAH bail.
The motion is denied. The decision is not subject to appeal.
After the decision for Molchanova was announced, she stated that she "in principle will not post bail."
At the same time, another person involved in the case, the director of Oilsea LLC Yuriy Tsvihun, posted bail in the amount of 5 million hryvnias. After that, he was released from the pre-trial detention center. He is currently under obligations, including surrendering his passport and wearing an electronic bracelet.
In general, the scheme involved a former MP from the Party of Regions, two individuals under his control, a metropolitan developer, and the former head of the regional State Geocadastre.
Assets: In his 2024 tax declaration, Tereshchenko stated that he owns only one apartment in Kyiv. At the same time, his wife Margarita owns six land plots, an apartment in the capital, and another apartment in joint ownership with a relative.
His wife also owns a Toyota LC200.
Tereshchenko's income for the same year was UAH 709,661, and he did not declare any cash assets. At the same time, his wife declared UAH 685,000 in cash.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded to the criminal activity in a timely manner, handing over suspicions to all participants in the scheme.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, he was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://zaxid.net/kolishnogo_narodnogo_deputata_yuriya_ivanyushhenka_ogolosili_v_rozshuk_n1619449
https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/vaks-zaochno-areshtuvav-eksnardepa-ivaniushchenka-detali-2934518.html
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/66792289-65e4-460a-9b69-16fc9a798a1e