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A journalistic investigation, published 13 in August 2026 of the year, revealed discrepancies between the mayor of Cherkasy Anatoliy Bondarenko’s declared assets and the property used by his family. Specifically, it concerns a mansion measuring about 890 square meters in the village of Sokirna, a premium-class car, his wife’s account in a Spanish bank, and a stake in a company connected with a business with a multi-billion turnover.
In Bondarenko’s official declaration, among the vehicles, a VAZ-21099 2007 of production year is listed. Meanwhile, his wife Valeriya uses a Lexus LX570, the value of which journalists estimate at about 85 thousand dollars. In her declaration she also indicated 6,6 million UAH in income from entrepreneurial activity for a year and an account in Santander Bank in Spain. Separate attention in the investigation was paid to the real estate in Sokirnya on the banks of the Dnipro. According to journalists, the complex covers a total area of about 890 square meters, and its estimated cost exceeds 28 million UAH. Construction, according to the data, began in September 2022 of the year when officials’ declarations were closed due to martial law. The authors state that this object drew the attention of the State Bureau of Investigation. Bondarenko himself explained to journalists that funds for the property were obtained by the family from entrepreneurial activity and the sale of personal property. According to him, over the three previous years, profits from the sale of property amounted to about 20 million UAH, and about another 10 million UAH were official incomes over several years. Regarding the cars, the mayor stated that part of the cars were sold or transferred to the Armed Forces, and some vehicles are used by other people by proxy. In May 2024 year his wife bought 25% of LLC “Delikat Logistics.” In the declaration, the share value was 3,75 million UAH, while in a conversation with journalists Bondarenko named the amount 5 million UAH. Two months after the purchase, the company’s charter capital was increased, as a result of which the nominal value of the mayor’s wife’s share reached 5 million UAH. The company is linked to the Delikat network, whose annual turnover, according to the investigation, is about 4,5 billion UAH. Another episode involved the use of Mercedes-Benz GLS 400, the value of which journalists estimate at 130–150 thousand dollars. The car was not listed in the mayor’s declaration, and its official owner was Alexander Singaevsky. In March 2024 Bondarenko got into an accident on this car, after which the court deprived him of the right to drive for six months. Singaevsky is also connected with land and the recreation complex “Perlyna” in Sokirnya, located near the mayor’s family mansion. The land under the complex belongs to LLC “LAS-Center,” controlled by Singaevsky. Bondarenko himself called him his godfather and the owner of “Perlyna.” According to the investigation, the company that sold land plots in Sokirnya to the mayor was also connected with Singaevsky and Olga Naumova. The investigation also concerns the work of municipal enterprises and city carriers. At the beginning of 2023 year, the municipal enterprise “Cherkasy Linear Road Corridor Maintenance” was headed by Hryhoriy Zayichko, whom journalists call an old acquaintance of Bondarenko. The National Agency on Corruption Prevention previously found discrepancies of 14,18 million UAH in Zayichko’s declaration, after which the police opened criminal proceedings on possible false declaration. Separately, journalists contacted the NAPC regarding the mayor’s wealth. The agency reported that monitoring of Bondarenko’s lifestyle as of the response date had not been conducted. At the same time, a full check of the declaration for 2024 year revealed a number of inconsistencies: in particular, the wife’s share in LLC “GroupInvest Cherkasy” amounted to 20%, not 10%, as stated in the declaration, and there were more funds on her PrivatBank account than declared. The NAPC also established that Bondarenko did not indicate a financial obligation to citizen R. S. Bogomaz for 9,365 million UAH. It concerned a loan received in June 2023 year secured by a mortgage of an apartment. In January 2024 year the apartment was re-registered to the lender after the funds were not returned.
At the same time, the NAPC stated that as a result of the check it did not establish signs of illegal enrichment, ungrounded assets, or conflict of interest. The police of Cherkasy region also reported that Bondarenko had not been notified of suspicion in criminal proceedings that its investigators were investigating. Some of the cases were previously transferred for subordination to NABU.
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