The son of the Volyn police chief has become a suspect in a case involving protection rackets at call centers
Danylo Slipchuk, the son of Oleg Slipchuk, head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Volyn Oblast, is named in a NABU case involving a criminal organization that, according to investigators, received money in exchange for allowing fraudulent call centers to operate unhindered.
Slipchuk’s name came up during a hearing at the High Anti-Corruption Court, where the court was considering a request for a preventive measure against Serhiy Kropiva, deputy head of the Department of International Cooperation at the Office of the Prosecutor General.
According to NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), it was Kropiva who created and led the criminal organization, whose members systematically received illicit benefits in exchange for not interfering with the call centers’ operations.
According to a prosecutor from the SAP, Kropiva allegedly recruited Danylo Slipchuk into the scheme, who at the time was working as a chief specialist in the Network Administration and Technical Information Protection Division of the Information Technology Department at the Office of the Prosecutor General.
“Starting in 2023, Slipchuk worked alongside Kropiva at the Odesa Regional Military Administration, and in August 2025, he was invited to the Office of the Prosecutor General to continue his work,” the prosecutor said in court.
According to the prosecution, Slipchuk carried out informational, technical, and organizational tasks assigned by Kropiva.
In particular, he verified the addresses of call centers, established their connections with potential participants in the scheme, helped keep track of funds, and, according to the investigation, participated in handling cash and moving property.
During the court hearing, the prosecutor cited several telephone conversations between Kropiva and Slipchuk that took place in January and February 2026.
According to the SAP, Kropiva asked Slipchuk to check specific addresses and determine whether they were linked to call centers that might have been part of the scheme.
After one such check, Slipchuk said, “That’s not ours.”
Shortly thereafter, Kropiva called another person and stated, “We can move in.”
According to prosecutors, these conversations may indicate that the call centers’ activities were preliminarily checked before investigative actions were carried out.
In yet another conversation on February 16, Kropiva asked Slipchuk to check an address in Dnipro. According to the prosecution, this took place on the eve of the searches conducted on February 25 by the Office of the Prosecutor General and other prosecutor’s offices at the locations of the call centers.
The SAPO also cited a phone conversation during which Kropiva asked Slipchuk about a sum of money and verified whether the figures matched.
Investigators believe this may indicate Slipchuk’s likely involvement in accounting for funds that the group received as illicit gains.
In addition, according to the investigation, on October 24, 2025, Slipchuk, along with Kropiva’s driver, delivered cash to a currency exchange office on Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard in Kyiv.
Slipchuk’s name also came up during a discussion of a Bihus.Info investigative report about prosecutors who purchased apartments in the Glacier complex in Bukovel.
According to the investigation, during one of the conversations, Kropiva said that “Danya has already reviewed everything” and that the article did not contain any relevant information about them.
As the prosecutor noted, by “Danya,” Kropiva was referring specifically to Danylo Slipchuk.
Another episode concerns the possible transfer of Kropiva’s property.
According to investigators, on July 17, 2026, Slipchuk, Kropiva’s driver, and another person discussed suitcases, a bag, BMW keys, and the transfer of belongings. Investigators believe that some of Kropiva’s property may have been moved to the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Danylo Slipchuk is the son of Oleg Slipchuk, the head of the National Police Main Directorate in Volyn Oblast.
Their family ties are indicated, in particular, by the information in their asset declarations. The documents list matching first names and patronymics for family members, including Danylo’s mother and Oleg’s wife—Viktoria—as well as Danylo’s brother and Oleg’s son—Makar.
The case is part of Operation “Carthage,” in which the NABU uncovered an alleged criminal organization.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. The court will determine the suspects’ guilt.
This was reported during a hearing at the High Anti-Corruption Court.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko stated that he had no involvement in covering up illegal call centers and did not issue any instructions to facilitate their operations. In light of the investigation into employees of the Prosecutor General’s Office, he ordered an audit of several departments, the suspension of a person implicated in the case, and polygraph testing for employees handling such cases.
Oleg Kipper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, who is implicated in the “Carthage” case, and First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Maria Vdovichenko have reportedly submitted letters of resignation from their posts.
