Lviv City Council probes abuse in Start camp renovation
The police are investigating abuses during the renovation of the Lviv City Council's communal camp "Start" in the Carpathians. Suspicions have been raised against former and current LMR officials, as well as the former camp director and the contractor. The LMR press service reported that they are assisting the investigation in investigating abuses during the renovation of the camp.
This is a municipal institution - a suburban children's camp "Start" in the village of Korostiv in the Stryi region. The camp was built in 1968 and has not been fully renovated since then. In the summer of 2025, the camp was renovated and transformed into a recreation complex for schoolchildren. According to the LMR, about 600 children of beneficiaries rested in the camp every summer.
The renovation of the sleeping quarters cost UAH 10.45 million, the replacement of windows cost UAH 1.5 million, and the purchase of furniture and equipment cost UAH 1.9 million. In total, it cost about UAH 15 million.
Even during the opening of the renovated camp, it became known that the SSU was investigating possible embezzlement of money. The case materials show that the LMR allegedly hired a contractor for the work even before the official tender, allegedly lobbying the interests of Imeks Bud LLC. In particular, the contracts with the contractor were concluded in March and June 2025, although investigators believe that the work began earlier.
In early January, investigators reported suspicions in the camp renovation case. As the LMR media reported, suspicions were raised within the framework of the criminal proceedings against current and former city council employees, as well as the former camp director and contractor. The court imposed preventive measures on them, but since August, no new court rulings in this case have been made public.
The city council emphasized that they are cooperating with the investigation and have provided law enforcement with relevant documents and information.
From 2016 to November 2025, the director of the Start camp was Orest Pokytko. The institution is currently headed by Lubomyr Voytovych.
LLC "Imex Bud" was registered in 2021 and belongs to Lviv resident Igor Chura. He is already listed as the company's director.
We previously reported that in Kharkiv, suspicion was announced of misappropriation of someone else's property through abuse of office, as well as legalization of property, against the director of a company with which the city council concluded a contract for the installation of individual heating points in residential buildings in the city.
In addition, in Bukovina, an official of the Infrastructure Restoration and Development Service is suspected of embezzling UAH 2.5 million.
