From “envelopes” and manhunt — to Kyiv RMA: how Ruslan Oliynyk went from a figure in money laundering cases to the curator of the region’s budget flows

From “envelopes” and manhunt — to Kyiv RMA: how Ruslan Oliynyk went from a figure in money laundering cases to the curator of the region’s budget flows

Ruslan Oliynyk, the current deputy head of the Kyiv RMA, has a background associated with fictitious companies, conversion schemes, and criminal proceedings.

This is stated in the investigation "Mezhi."

In the 2010s, he managed the structures «Kontrakt Mir» and «Dnipro-trek», which were involved in cases of tax evasion and money laundering. According to the investigation, in just one episode, the volume of operations exceeded 1 billion UAH, and budget losses — over 200 million UAH. Oliynyk himself was declared wanted, property was seized, and in 2016 he received suspicion. Later, the cases were closed, and the assets were unblocked.

After that, the business was transferred to his sister Anastasia, who later became the head of the Nikopol District Council. Oliynyk himself entered politics — he ran for mayor of Nikopol and headed the «Servant of the People» faction in the city council. During the war, he received a key position as commandant of the Kyiv region, and later — deputy head of the OVA. Meanwhile, companies from his circle began to massively enter public procurement. Businessman close to him, Oleksiy Antushevych, through a number of related firms, received contracts worth over 220 million UAH — shelters, repairs, infrastructure.

Only on shelters — over 83 million UAH. According to investigations, part of the work was not performed or was completed by utility workers, but the money was paid in full. Separately, VAT evasion is recorded with budget losses of at least 32 million UAH. In the same period, in the Kyiv region, direct contracts without tenders were concluded for over 40 million UAH — thermal imagers, radios, sights, video surveillance.

Part of the contractors — from the risky list, after receiving funds they «disappear», re-registering to straw men. Minimum losses — another 13 million UAH. On paper — modest declarations. In reality — expensive cars (Range Rover, Mercedes G-Class, Lexus, Hummer), some of which are registered to straw men. A car worth about 6 million UAH is registered to a relative of an SSU officer and does not appear in declarations. Housing also raises questions: the family is associated with living in a premium cottage town near Kyiv with rent up to 150 thousand UAH per month — without reflection in the declaration.

Essentially, it’s a classic scheme: criminal background, closed cases, entry into power — and parallel development of budget funds through the close circle.