Almost 7 million hryvnias in bail was posted for Kompanychenko, former head of SSU in Zhytomyr region
A bail of 6.9 million hryvnias was posted for the former head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region, Volodymyr Kompanychenko.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court.
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the ruling of the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court dated 27 February 2026 on the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region (at the time of the alleged events). As an alternative, the court set bail at UAH 6,988,800.
The bail has now been paid, and the suspect has been given a number of obligations, including not leaving the Zhytomyr region without permission, surrendering his passport for travel abroad, wearing an electronic bracelet, etc.
The Appeals Chamber of the HACC dismissed the prosecutor's appeals
Following the review, the panel of judges of the Appeals Chamber of High Anti-Corruption Court dismissed the appeals of the prosecutor and the defence. The decision came into force immediately upon its announcement and cannot be appealed in cassation.
As a reminder, on 5 March, the prosecutor's office filed appeals with the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court against the decision on preventive measures against Andrii Ukrainets, commander of logistics for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Volodymyr Kompanychenko, head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region, as the amounts of bail set are almost half of what the prosecutors insisted on and do not correspond to the severity of the crimes, the role of the suspects in the scheme and their actual financial status.
More about the case
- On 25 February, it was reported that the commander of logistics of the Ukrainian Air Force, a colonel, and the head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region were caught taking a bribe of $320,000.
- Later, the commander of logistics of the Air Force and the head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region were notified of suspicions of bribery.
- The Air Force launched an internal investigation.
- The High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on the head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region, Volodymyr Kompanychenko, in a case involving the embezzlement of budget funds for the construction of protective structures for aviation.
- A preventive measure was also imposed on the commander of Air Force logistics, Andrii Ukrainets, in the form of detention until 25 April with the possibility of bail set at seven million hryvnias.
- On 4 March, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Volodymyr Kompanychenko from his position as head of the SSU in Zhytomyr region.
