Position: Former Head of the Western Territorial Directorate of the Military Law Enforcement Service.
Area of Corrupt Activity: Construction.
Region of Corrupt Activity: Lviv, Lviv Region.
Legal Qualification: The actions are classified under Part 4 of Article 368, Part 4 of Article 369, and Part 5 of Article 27 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: In custody.
Case Details: In late July 2026, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) exposed an official of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for receiving an unlawful benefit from a property developer in exchange for facilitating the construction of housing on the grounds of a military compound in Lviv. Suspicions were served on Mykola Bobyk, former Head of the Western Territorial Directorate of the Military Law Enforcement Service, and Yurii Kurylo, a property developer from Ternopil.
As NABU reported on Tuesday, July 28, back in March 2021, the suspect, while serving as Head of the Territorial Directorate of the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and simultaneously acting as commander of a military compound in Lviv, offered a property developer assistance in arranging the construction of an apartment building on the compound’s grounds. The official involved accomplices in implementing the plan and valued his services at USD 2.2 million.
“USD 1.5 million was intended directly for the Armed Forces of Ukraine official. He planned to transfer part of this money to members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in exchange for approval of a joint activity agreement between the developer and the military unit under his command. The remaining USD 700,000 was to be divided among the accomplices (a former lawyer and another property developer),” NABU said in a statement.
Detectives documented the transfer of a total of USD 2 million in cash bribes between March 2021 and July 2023. According to the Anti-Corruption Action Center, Mykola Bobyk, an Armed Forces of Ukraine official, was detained while receiving a bribe. In addition to him, suspicions were served on Ternopil-based developer Yurii Kurylo and other accomplices.
The participants in the scheme were notified of suspicion of bribery on an especially large scale under Part 4 of Article 368, Part 4 of Article 369, and Part 5 of Article 27 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
According to the court register, in October 2025, the High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the seizure of mobile phones (an iPhone 15 and an iPhone 8) belonging to 62-year-old Ternopil-based developer Yurii Kurylo. The devices had been seized during a search of his home. The criminal proceedings concern construction on part of a land plot located on Horodotska, Shevchenka, and Yaroslava Mudroho streets in Lviv, within the grounds of a military compound.
According to the HACC ruling, in the summer of 2021, the commander of the military compound informed the developer that an unlawful benefit had to be provided in exchange for signing an agreement concerning development of the land plot. As the bribe, the developer was supposed to transfer, free of charge, the property rights to an unfinished construction project—an apartment in the Krakivskyi residential complex, located opposite the military unit. Yurii Kurylo was the developer of this residential complex and had an interest in developing the new site.
In August, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure in the form of bail set at UAH 6.65 million on Mykola Bobyk, former Head of the Western Territorial Directorate of the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the case concerning a bribe from developer Yurii Kurylo.
The High Anti-Corruption Court also remanded another suspect in the case, developer Yurii Kurylo, in custody. An alternative bail amount of UAH 8.75 million was set for him.
Individuals Potentially Involved in Corruption Schemes: Ternopil-based property developer Yurii Kurylo and other accomplices.
Assets: In his 2024 declaration, Bobyk stated that he owns an apartment in Lviv, a garage, several land plots, two non-residential premises, a country house, and a parking space. His wife, Liudmyla, also owns two apartments.
The former official did not declare any vehicles. However, his wife, Liudmyla, listed two passenger cars: a Honda CR-V and a Volkswagen E-Golf (purchased after the start of the full-scale invasion).
Bobyk’s income for 2024 amounted to UAH 2,537,121.
Bobyk declared USD 10,000 in cash and UAH 219,605 in his bank accounts. His wife declared USD 5,000 in cash.
Authorities Responsible for Responding: Law enforcement agencies responded to the criminal scheme in a timely manner by serving suspicions on all its participants.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme came to light, he had not been identified as a figure in any other scandals.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/4a62b391-c4af-4d7e-93a7-e0c51661785a