Boychenko Yury Yakovlevich

Boychenko Yury Yakovlevich

Biography

2002-2005

2002-2003 - Deputy Head of the Licensing Coordination Department of the National Medical and Surgical Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow.

2003-2004 - Deputy Head of the Department of Expertise and Pre-Licensing Training of the State University Center for Licensing Medical Activities of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow.

2004-2005 - Head of the Department of Expertise and Pre-Licensing Training of Medical Activities of the Federal State Institution Consultative and Methodological Licensing Center of Roszdravnadzor, Moscow.

2005 - Head of the Department of Expertise and Pre-Licensing Training of Medical Activities of the Federal State Institution Consultative and Methodological Licensing Center of Roszdravnadzor, Moscow;

2007-2013

2007-2008 - Head of the Information and Analytical Department of the Interregional Information Analytical Department of Roszdravnadzor;

2008-2010 - Deputy Head of the Department - Head of the Department for Organization of Licensing of Medical Activities of Roszdravnadzor;

2011-2013 - Deputy Chief Physician for Medical Work of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences;

2013-2019

2013-2014 - Deputy Head of the Department for Coordination and Support of Organizations in the Field of Health, Education and Culture of the FANO;

2015-2019 - Deputy Head of the Department of Affairs and Coordination of Activities of the Moscow Department of Health.

2020: Appointment as Head of the Ministry of Health of the Khabarovsk Territory

In early December 2020, Acting Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Mikhail Degtyarev appointed Yuri Boychenko as the new head of the regional Ministry of Health.

A competition was announced for the post of head of the Ministry of Health in October 2020, a total of five people applied for the place, of which four reached the final.

Members of the competition commission, which includes well-known doctors, public figures with medical education, representatives of trade unions, advised to appoint Yuri Yakovlevich Boyko as minister, "Degtyarev said.[1]

2024: Resignation as minister after criticism of the head of the Ministry of Health

On February 1, 2024, the Minister of Health of the Khabarovsk Territory Yuri Boychenko resigned from his post. The ministry said in a statement that the decision was made for family reasons.

Boychenko headed the regional Ministry of Health since 2020. It is noted that during his work, "many important decisions were made to protect the health of citizens." According to the ex-official, he laid "good potential" for the development of health care in the region.

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Фото: AmurMedia

I thank my colleagues for the joint development of the industry, joint achievements, and there are many of them. In the last couple of years alone (by the beginning of 2024), the volume of high-tech medical care provided has grown by more than 30%, six new methods have been introduced. I am sure that the healthcare industry in the region will continue to develop at a rapid pace, "Boychenko notes.

In August 2023, Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko criticized the work of health leaders in the Khabarovsk Territory. The region has disrupted the implementation of the targets of the federal project "Fight against Cancer." In particular, of the 3 billion rubles allocated to the region for the fight against cancer in 2022, 500 million rubles were not spent. Murashko announced the need to raise the question of the professional suitability of the industry leadership in the Khabarovsk Territory.

After Boychenko leaves, his deputy Inna Malinina will act as Minister of Health of the region. According to Mikhail Sidorov, chairman of the Just Russia - For Truth branch in the Khabarovsk Territory, in the future this position will be taken by the chief physician of the regional clinical hospital No. 1 named after S.I. Sergeyev Andrey Subbotin. In 2017-2019, he served as Minister of Health in the Amur Region, but was dismissed amid a scandal with hepatitis C infection in children at the Regional Children's Clinical Hospital^[2]

2025: Charge of embezzlement in concluding government contracts for the supply of medical equipment

The Basmanny Court of Moscow decided to arrest the former Minister of Health of the Khabarovsk Territory Yuri Boychenko on charges of embezzlement of budget funds when concluding state contracts for the supply of medical equipment. The investigation imposes on the ex-minister the theft of over ₽120 million on an especially large scale. The court decision was made on August 22, 2025.

Yuri Boychenko was charged under Part 4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code of Russia, which provides for liability for embezzlement or embezzlement on an especially large scale.

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Фото: Ministry of Health of Khabarovsk Krai

The detention of the ex-minister took place in Moscow simultaneously with the arrest of the former director of the Khabarovsk medical information and analytical center Sergei Evseev. Law enforcement agencies associate the Boychenko case with the investigation of the crimes of the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Khabarovsk Territory Yevgeny Nikonov.

Evgeny Nikonov was arrested in the summer of 2024 on suspicion of organizing a corruption scheme in the field of public procurement of medical equipment. The investigation established that the ex-official concluded 29 contracts for the supply of medical equipment at inflated prices with characteristics worse than stated.

The total damage to the regional budget from Nikonov's activities exceeded ₽650 million. The scheme involved taking advantage of certain companies when tendering for the execution of regional contracts in exchange for monetary rewards to officials.

The Investigative Committee in 2023-2024 opened six criminal cases against Nikonov's alleged accomplices in the corruption scheme. Three defendants are already under arrest in a pre-trial detention center in Khabarovsk, awaiting trial in their cases.

Nikonov is charged with taking a bribe in the amount of ₽82 million from the owner of a group of companies specializing in the supply of medical equipment. The ex-official was also charged with fraud during an auction for the services of the ship "Health." Nikonov does not admit his guilt in the commission of the alleged crimes.^[3]

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