Parallel cases in the High Council of Justice: what threatens the Didenko couple
4 February 19:40
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) has sent an indictment to court against the head of the regional council and his wife, a member of the Ukrainian parliament of the IX convocation. They are accused of declaring false information.
The SAP announced this on its Telegram channel, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
Although the names are not mentioned in the report, the case materials indicate that it concerns the head of the Odesa Regional Council, Hryhoriy Didenko, and his wife, Yulia Didenko, a member of parliament from the Servant of the People party.
What are the charges?
According to the pre-trial investigation, the couple did not include information about property worth a total of more than UAH 8 million in their annual declarations for 2021-2023.
The SAP notes that the indictment was prepared based on the materials of the investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU).
What is known about the investigation
- October 2025 — the suspects were notified of the charges against them.
- December 2025 — the materials of the criminal proceedings were disclosed to the defense for review.
- February 2026 — the case was officially transferred to court.
Thus, the case entered the trial phase.
A separate case concerning unjustified assets
In addition to the criminal proceedings regarding the declaration, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) is already considering a civil lawsuit to recognize the couple’s assets as unjustified.
According to the investigation, in 2021–2024, the official and the MP acquired property worth almost UAH 5 million without confirmed sources of income. The assets include:
- down payments for apartments;
- two Audi SQ8 cars (manufactured in 2021 and 2024).
The SAP reports that the prosecutor’s office is requesting that these assets be confiscated as state revenue.
The further fate of the case will depend on the court’s decisions. If proven guilty, the defendants may face:
- criminal liability for submitting false declarations;
- confiscation ofunjustified assets in civil proceedings.
