Position: head of the Buchanskyi district territorial center of recruitment and social support.
The sphere of corrupt activity: national security and defense.
Region of corruption activity: Kyiv region.
Qualification: Vykoch's actions were qualified under part 1 of Art. 114-1 (obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces and other military formations), Part 3 of Art. 369 (unlawful benefit given to an official in a responsible position, committed by a group of persons based on a prior conspiracy), Art. 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal enrichment).
Status: is in the pretrial detention center.
The plot of the case: In August 2024, the heads of the Boryspil and Buchan territorial assembly centers, as well as their accomplice, were exposed in a scheme to evade mobilization.
According to the investigation, the heads of the Boryspil and Buchansky TCCs organized a scheme to evade conscripts from mobilization. They ensured the production of forged medical documents, which later served as a basis for declaring conscripts unfit for military service and excluding them from military registration.
As you know, Leonid Vykochko is the head of the TCC of Buchansk district, and Serhii Rusyn is the head of the TCC of Boryspil district.
At this time, more than 20 people who tried to evade mobilization in this way have been documented.
The suspects tried to involve officials of the Central Military Medical Commission of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in their illegal activities for the unhindered approval of the necessary documents, the OGP notes. The law enforcement officers conducted 33 searches in the premises of the TCC, as well as at the residences of the TCC managers, their accomplices, "evaders" and in the cars of those involved.
Almost half a million dollars, more than 600 thousand dollars from their accomplice, as well as military records and medical documents of conscripts were seized.
The middleman was detained by military counterintelligence in a capital restaurant when he was receiving $50,000 from new clients. In addition, during the search of the foreigner's residence, a large number of weapons were found, in particular, a pistol with a silencer, the origin of which is currently being established.
After Vykoch's arrest, the court decided to release him on bail of UAH 1 million. At the same time, after depositing the appropriate amount of bail, SBU investigators informed the official of a new suspicion of illegal enrichment.
According to reports, the head of the TCC and SP, who was detained in August 2024 in a scheme to evade mobilization, was exposed for illegal enrichment in the amount of almost 14.4 million UAH, which he had not declared.
More than 1.2 million US dollars were found during the searches in the residences and cars of the participants.
Part of this money, namely almost 450,000 dollars, was discovered and seized from the suspected head of the TCC, who hid it in specially arranged hiding places under the floor and behind the wall paneling in his house.
According to the military counterintelligence materials of the SBU, the perpetrator's actions are qualified under Art. 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal enrichment). As reported, currently the court has re-arrested Vykochka with the right to post bail in the amount of 18 million hryvnias. The investigation is ongoing.
Persons who are potentially involved in the corruption scheme: in addition to Vykochka directly, Serhiy Rusyn, the head of the TCC of Boryspil district, is also involved in the first corruption scheme.
Wealth: in the declaration for the first year of the full-scale war, Vykochko indicated several real estate objects: his family's free residence in an apartment building in Irpen, as well as the place of registration - in the building of the Ministry of Defense. In addition, the official's wife, Marina, has joint partial ownership of a residential building in Luhansk.
Vykochka's income for the first year of the full-scale war was UAH 1,438,834, while his wife's income was only UAH 29,100.
Leonid Vykochko also declared monetary assets: he indicated $55,000 in cash, and UAH 810,966 in bank accounts.
In 2023, the official's income was UAH 779,399, while his wife Maryna's income was UAH 161,039.
Leonid Vykochka's savings also changed, namely: he declared $67,000 in cash, and UAH 95,675 in bank accounts.
Persons who should have responded to corruption schemes:
law enforcement agencies responded in time to the corruption schemes of Leonid Vykochka and his accomplices.
Scandals: before the emergence of corruption schemes, he was not noticed as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://umoloda.kyiv.ua/number/0/2006/185455/
https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/08/16/7470660/
https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/09/9/7474194/
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/060fa4b6-cdc2-426d-aaa0-4ebe2bb9c504