Smirnov Andriy Viktorovych

Curator of judicial reform from the Presidential Office with seaside houses, a $100,000 bribe

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from September 10, 2019 to March 29, 2024. Responsibilities included coordination of the legal sector and interaction with the judiciary.

Smirnov is accused of illegal enrichment amounting to 15.7 million UAH, money laundering through real estate, and a $100,000 bribe for influencing the decisions of the Antimonopoly Committee. Between 2020 and 2022, he acquired assets worth 17.1 million UAH despite having an official income of only 1.3 million UAH during this period.

Seaside houses through his brother

The assets were registered primarily in the name of his biological brother, while retaining the right to manage them. In 2019-2021, he legalized funds through the construction of houses over 300 sq. m on the coast of Odesa Oblast — transferring 6.5 million UAH to the beneficiary of the company owning the respective land plot. After notification of suspicion, the real estate was re-registered to a trusted person.

The High Anti-Corruption Court placed Smirnov in custody with bail set at 18 million UAH. In February 2026, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office submitted the case to court for substantive consideration.