“It will soon be two years since NABU opened criminal proceedings regarding the illegal enrichment of former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Dmytro Verbytskyi. During this time, no publicly known procedural actions have taken place in the case: the assets that appear in the investigations of journalists and the conclusions of the NAKC have not yet been arrested, the suspicion has not been announced, and preventive measures have not been applied. Former deputy general”, — write on: ua.news
It will soon be two years since NABU opened criminal proceedings regarding the illegal enrichment of the former deputy general prosecutor of Ukraine Dmytro Verbytskyi. During this time, no publicly known procedural actions have taken place in the case: the assets that appear in the investigations of journalists and the conclusions of the NAKC have not yet been arrested, the suspicion has not been announced, and preventive measures have not been applied.
Former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Dmytro Verbytskyi left his post amid high-profile journalistic investigations into his financial situation. Formally – “at his own will”, but in fact – after it became clear that the standard of living of the official and his close entourage does not correspond to official incomes.
The criminal proceedings never entered the phase of active procedural actions. In the meantime, Verbytsky managed to get into politics, head a party cell, deploy charitable funds and, according to sources and investigators, maintain influence over certain business processes in Odesa, in particular in port logistics.
Dismissal after investigations
The public history of Dmytro Verbytskyi began to change in the spring of 2024 after the investigations of “Scheme” journalists: real estate in the elite cottage town “Konyk” near Kyiv, where Verbytskyi lived, according to documents, was purchased for 2 million UAH, while the market value was estimated at more than 18.5 million UAH. The agreement was drawn up by the ex-prosecutor’s nephew, and Verbytsky himself, according to journalists, was present during the signing.
Later it turned out that it was nearby appeared another estate — already for Verbytskyi’s common-law wife Khrystyna Ilnytska. The investigators received the contract of sale of this house, which states that Ilnytsia paid for him it is much less – about 2 million hryvnias , it is 1.9 million for the house and 200 thousand for the land. That is, in general – 24 times less than the market value. It was after these publications that Dmytro Verbytskyi left the Office of the Prosecutor General.
NAKC conclusions: assets without confirmed sources
Against the background of journalistic investigations, the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption conducted a full review of Verbytskyi’s declarations. According to its results, the NAKC established signs of illegal enrichment in the amount of more than UAH 30 million and unreliable information in the amount of another UAH 2.38 million.
Among the assets that, according to the agency’s conclusions, were purchased with funds from unidentified sources:
- an apartment and a plot of land in Antalya (Turkey), issued for the ex-wife;
- residential building and plot in Odesa;
- house and land in Kyiv, registered to a third person through Verbytskyi’s nephew;
- cash, the origin of which is not documented.
NAZK concluded that the total value of assets significantly exceeds Verbytskyi’s declared income for the entire period of his service. The materials were sent to law enforcement agencies.
The case is there, there is no action
On May 13, 2024, NABU opened criminal proceedings under Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal enrichment). However, almost two years after that, no suspicions were announced, no searches were conducted, and no assets were seized.
Moreover, part of the property was re-registered already after the opening of the proceedings. In particular, Khrystyna Ilnytska gave her mother a cottage in Koncha-Zaspa 16 days after the case was registered with NABU.
Went into politics
After his dismissal from the prosecutor’s office, Dmytro Verbytskyi, according to UA.News sources, joined to the Odesa branch of the “Batkivshchyna” party, headed the Khadzhibeysk (Malynyvsk) district organization and began preparing for the elections.
His godfather, Dmytro Zheman, became the head of the city branch of the party in Odesa. Family ties complemented the political structure: Verbytskyi’s common-law wife Khrystyna Ilnytska headed the Batkivshchyna youth organization, and her son also participates in party events.
In December 2025, Verbytsky was seen at meetings in Kyiv with Yulia Tymoshenko. According to the interlocutors of the editorial office, he may be one of the party’s financial donors.
And after NABU and SAP conducted searches in the central office of the “Batkivshchyna” party and announced the suspicion of Yulia Tymoshenko, it turned out that Ilnytska is apparently ready to lead the party, instead of Yulia Volodymyrivna. Some Telegram channels reported that unknown people called Khrystyna and offered to become the speaker during a difficult period for the party. According to the recording of the conversation, Ilnytska did not hesitate to discuss the conditions, expressing no doubts about the feasibility of such a “temporary replacement”.
Verbytskyi’s money and business
Investigators pay particular attention to Verbytskyi’s business connections in Odesa. It is, in particular, about Baltic Auto Shipping Ukraine LLC, co-owners who is Verbytskyi’s nephew and Dmytro Zheman’s wife (the head of the Batkivshchyna party’s city branch and Verbytskyi’s best man). The company operates in the field of logistics and trade in auto parts, and its profits are believed to be used to finance party activities.
In addition, Verbytsky, probably connected with the activities of Raido Terminal LLC, which operates in the Port of Pivdenny. A company with a minimum staff demonstrates hundreds of millions of hryvnias in turnover. According to the investigators, financial flows related to port logistics could pass through this structure. There is currently no formal evidence of this, but sources suggest that Verbytskyi’s influence in the port sector has been preserved since the time he worked in the prosecutor’s office.
Verbytsky’s activity
In parallel with their political activity, Verbytskyi and Ilnytskyi developed charitable activities through the “Kraina Dobra” and “Zhyttia zhedane” funds. Journalists appeal attention, that some of the stated addresses of the funds do not actually function, and the charity itself is actively used in the media to create the image of a “patron”.
Dmytro Verbytsky himself in public columns at the University of Warsaw declares about “organized media attacks” and blames NAZK in entering inaccurate information. He also criticizes anti-corruption authorities, while using the lack of active action in his case as an argument in his own defense.
Expectation
And while the ex-prosecutor makes political plans, engages in charity work and is outraged in the columns, society is waiting for a logical and legal finale: a completed investigation, a trial and a decision that will put an end to this story.
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