Position: Head of the Resistance Movement Infrastructure Support Group, Resistance Movement Directorate, Special Operations Forces Command.
Sphere of corrupt activity: military.
Region of corruption activity: Kyiv city.
Qualification: actions are qualified under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: in custody.
The plot of the case: in August 2025, a large-scale corruption scheme was exposed in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. According to the NABU and the SAPO, the acting head of one of the Central Territorial Departments of the Ministry of Defense demanded 1.3 million US dollars from a capital developer for a “guaranteed victory” in the competition for the construction of a house for the military in the Svyatoshynskyi district. According to media reports, this involved the head of the Central Territorial Department of Capital Construction of the Ministry of Defense, Vitaliy Haiduk.
According to the investigation, the official offered to ensure victory in the competition for the construction of a house for the military in the Svyatoshynskyi district of Kyiv. To implement the plan, he involved other people, and estimated the “services” at $1.3 million. The money was to be transferred in three tranches through bank cells: $100,000 – after the start of the competition; $400,000 – upon signing the construction contract; $800,000 – after the completion of the first stage of construction.
After the announcement of the start of the competition, the developer offered to reduce the amount to 1 million dollars and provided the first tranche. In June 2025, the accomplices of the crime were exposed immediately after receiving part of the funds. The collected evidence gave grounds to report the suspicion to the official himself.
According to journalists, this is Vitaliy Haiduk, acting head of the Main Department of Property and Resources of the Ministry of Defense. Also involved in the case are a representative of the SSO, Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Tyrsha, and head of the financial and economic department of the Main Department of Capital Investments of the Ministry of Defense Oleksiy Stasyuk.
They were detained on June 10 while accepting a $100,000 bribe. The court remanded the suspects in custody with the option of bail of UAH 53 million (later reduced to UAH 40 million). As of August 12, no bail had been posted.
The actions of the suspects were qualified under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (obtaining unlawful benefit in an especially large amount).
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: accomplices — Head of the Financial and Economic Department of the Main Department of Capital Investments of the Ministry of Defense Oleksiy Stasyuk and Head of the Central Territorial Department of Capital Construction of the Ministry of Defense Vitaliy Gaiduk. The bribe was offered by the director of Astron Trade LLC Serhiy Shafransky for assistance in concluding an investment agreement for the construction of a 16-story building on a land plot in Svyatoshynskyi district.
Assets: Oleksandr Tyrsha did not indicate any real estate in his 2024 declaration. However, his wife Svitlana has an apartment in Chernivtsi in joint ownership.
The official also indicated the use of two cars: a Peugeot 5008 and a Range Rover Sport, which allegedly belong to his relative.
Tyrsha's income for the same year was UAH 932,173. He did not declare any monetary assets.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded in a timely manner to the criminal activities of Tyrsha and his accomplices.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, he was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/0e087fcb-fe79-4198-84cd-62f97033ce6b