The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has granted a motion by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and ordered the seizure of Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba’s flat and parking space. The total value of the assets is nearly 5 million hryvnias.
- The High Anti-Corruption Court has seized Oleksiy Kuleba’s flat.
- The freezing of assets is linked to suspicions that there are insufficient funds to purchase them.
- Kuleba claims that his sister invested in property using her own savings.
- The case is being heard by the High Anti-Corruption Court; future hearings will determine the fate of the property.
- The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has filed a claim with the court seeking the civil forfeiture of assets.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has frozen Oleksiy Kuleba’s assets
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has granted the application by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and frozen the assets held by the Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine — Minister for Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba. A court order issued on 17 June 2026 blocked any registration procedures relating to the property, prohibiting its sale, donation or use as security.
The seizure relates to assets in the capital with a total value of nearly 5 million hryvnias. In particular, a flat measuring 109.9 square metres has an estimated value of 4,406,990 hryvnias, whilst a parking space measuring 14.4 square metres is valued at 520,000 hryvnias.
The position of the anti-corruption authorities
According to the prosecutors at the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), in 2021, whilst serving as First Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration, Oleksiy Kuleba Through his sister, he entered into preliminary contracts for the sale and purchase of the said property. In 2023, whilst working at the Office of the President, the main contracts were drawn up and the title was registered. The investigation indicates that there were insufficient lawful funds to purchase this property.
«Kuleba is, in fact, using this property and is in a position to influence how it is disposed of. The seizure order has been imposed to prevent the property from being concealed or sold before a final court decision is handed down,» the SAP states.
On the basis of evidence provided by the NABU, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office had previously filed a claim with the High Anti-Corruption Court seeking the civil forfeiture of these assets to the state on the grounds that they were unjustified.
Response from Oleksii Kuleba
The Deputy Prime Minister responded promptly to the court’s restrictions and the calls from the prosecutor’s office. In comments to the media, he emphasised several key points:
«This is a civil case, not a criminal one: there is no criminal case against me, and I have not been charged. This is purely a civil court case concerning the assessment of the origin of assets.”
Kuleba also noted that his sister had invested in the construction project independently, using her own savings. He assured that he had always acted transparently, included all relevant information in his declarations, respected the lawful procedures of the court and was prepared to provide all necessary explanations to ensure a thorough investigation of the case.
The court proceedings concerning the declaration of assets as unjustified and their possible forfeiture to the state are ongoing. The forthcoming hearings at the High Anti-Corruption Court are set to determine whether the flat and parking space will remain in the possession of the government official’s family or be transferred to the state.
