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⚖️ Pension exists: Ukrainian judge fled to Belarus after resignation
Judge of the Pokrovsk District Court of Donetsk region, Olena Velychko, after resigning in 2025 moved to Belarus and purchased real estate there. She continues to receive from Ukraine a lifetime monetary allowance — 55 thousand UAH monthly.
The woman bought an apartment in Belarus for 2,5 million UAH. The retired judge also declared an account in a Belarusian bank and listed that country as her place of actual residence.
54-year-old Olena Velychko is originally from Donetsk and began her legal career there in 1999 — first at the State Tax Inspectorate, then working as an attorney. She served as a judge of the Pokrovsk District Court of Donetsk region from 2008 to 2024. After fighting intensified in Pokrovsk, she was seconded to the Zavodskyi District Court of Kamianske in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Velychko then submitted her resignation to the High Council of Justice, which accepted it on 20 May.
Monthly payments can be canceled in several cases — in particular, if a retired judge acquires the citizenship of another state or if they are suspected of cooperating with occupying forces.
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