Journalists uncover property and Russian passports linked to Kropyva's relatives

Journalists from "hromadske" have discovered that relatives of Serhiy Kropyva, deputy head of the International Cooperation Department at Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, officially acquired real estate and vehicles worth more than a million dollars starting in 2020.

Kropyva is suspected of protecting fraudulent call centers in exchange for bribes, a fact revealed through recordings from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP), as well as court hearings.

Parents' acquisitions

The family's active asset accumulation began in 2020, when Kropyva served as first deputy head of the National Police's Cyberpolice Department. His mother Valentyna bought an apartment in Kyiv that year for over $30,000, followed in 2021 by land and a house near Kyiv worth over $200,000. She later purchased a new Toyota RAV4 and another apartment worth over $160,000.

His father Vasyl issued a loan of 3.7 million hryvnias in 2020, receiving a house in Odesa as collateral. He also bought an apartment in Kyiv and a building in Boyarka near Kyiv, together worth over $112,000.

Wife's family ties to Russia

Kropyva's wife Iryna bought a Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class in 2023 for over $130,000. Journalists found that under a different surname, she had received a Russian passport in 2004, which is no longer valid.

However, her parents, according to leaked databases, remain Russian citizens — the mother's passport valid since 2009, the father's since 2005. Both own property in Ukraine worth over $200,000, acquired while already holding Russian citizenship.

Another suspect in the case, 24-year-old Yelyzaveta Ivakhnenko, acquired a non-residential space in central Kyiv and a Mercedes-Benz EQE 350.

Case developments

Kropyva was detained on September 5 as part of the "Carthage" special operation targeting a criminal organization within the Prosecutor General's Office. On September 6, he was ordered held in custody with an alternative bail of 120 million hryvnias. Ivakhnenko received a 60-day detention order on September 7, with an alternative bail of 20 million hryvnias.