Dmytruk, Head of the Zavodskyi District, is set to take charge of «Mykolaivkomuntrans»

Viktor Dmytruk, Head of the Zavodskyi District Administration in Mykolaiv, will become director of the municipal enterprise «Mykolaivkomuntrans» from 10 November. The company is responsible for waste collection and operates the city’s landfill site.

This information was confirmed to NikVesti by sources at Mykolaiv City Hall.

The enterprise was previously headed by Andrii Vetsalo. Currently, according to YouControl as at 6 November, his deputy, Maksym Dedus, is acting as director. The registration details state that Maksym Dedus has been managing the enterprise since 3 November 2026, pending the appointment of a director.

There is currently no information regarding the reasons for Andrii Vetsalo’s dismissal from the municipal enterprise.

According to sources speaking to our editorial team, the duties of the head of the Zavodskyi District Administration in Mykolaiv will be temporarily carried out by the first deputy, Anatolii Yakovyna.

What is known about Viktor Dmytruk

Viktor Dmytruk has headed the Zavodskyi District Administration since 28 February 2017. Prior to that, from 2015 to 2017, he served as deputy head of the administration.

According to his official biography, Viktor Dmytruk was born on 14 August 1971 in Mykolaiv. He graduated from the Illia Mechnykov Odesa State University and holds a degree in economics.

Following his compulsory military service, Viktor Dmytruk worked in the internal affairs services from 1992 to 1993. From 1993 to 2005, he worked in the tax service, rising through the ranks from inspector to deputy head of the regional tax administration.

From 2006 to 2007, Viktor Dmytruk headed the municipal enterprise «Mykolaiv Regional Printing House», and from 2007 to 2015 he held managerial positions at various enterprises in Mykolaiv.

In his 2025 declaration, Viktor Dmytruk declared a salary of 793,953 гривень from the Zavodskyi District Administration — an average of around 66,000 гривень per month. The official also received a further 390 гривень as financial assistance from the trade union.

Viktor Dmytruk owns a plot of land measuring 1,000 square metres in Chornomorsk and a flat measuring 23.4 square metres in Ochakiv. In Mykolaiv, Viktor Dmytruk rents a house measuring 465.3 square metres from Svitlana Dmytruk.

Viktor Dmytruk also declared a 2018 Infiniti QX50, purchased in 2022 for 630,000 hryvnias. The official held 23,400 dollars and 17,800 euros in cash. The outstanding balance of his loan at the end of 2025 stood at 384,700 hryvnias.

Investigation into the operations of «Mykolaivkomuntrans»

In October, it emerged that an investigation was underway into the possible illegal removal of waste from the municipal landfill site, its sorting and the sale of recyclable materials. According to the investigation, officials from «Mykolaivkomuntrans» may have been involved in the scheme.

As reported by Nikcenter, citing a ruling by the Novo-Odesa District Court, investigators believe that Andrii Vetsalo may have organised the illegal use of waste from the landfill, whilst the landfill manager may have facilitated its uncontrolled removal.

According to the investigation, the waste was transported by lorry to a sorting site near the village of Zarichne. The sorted recyclable materials were sold to commercial enterprises, and investigators suspect that part of the proceeds may have been shared amongst those involved in the scheme.

As part of the proceedings, law enforcement officers carried out searches at the company’s administrative offices, at the landfill site and at the homes of the officials and the businessman. The court authorised the seizure of the documents and mobile phones that had been confiscated.

Separately, the head of the municipal landfill, Pavlo Priamkov, was served with a notice of suspicion in connection with air pollution. This relates to a fire in September 2023, when household waste burned across an area of approximately three thousand square metres. According to environmentalists’ estimates and the findings of the expert assessment, the damage to the environment exceeded 700,000 гривень.

Previously, Andrii Vetsalo had also been publicly at odds with the former director of «Mykolaivpastrans», Dmytro Teslenko.

The row broke out on Facebook under a post in which Dmytro Teslenko criticised the appointment of Dmytro Danilenko as the new head of «Mykolaivpastrans». In response, Andrii Vetsalo accused Dmytro Teslenko of misconduct whilst working at the company, resorting to insults, foul language and threats.

Andrii Vetsalo also suggested that Dmytro Teslenko settle the matter in person at the birthday celebration for the mayor, Oleksandr Sienkevych.