Position: Member of Lutsk City Council.
Area of Corrupt Activity: Construction.
Region of Corrupt Activity: Lutsk.
Legal Qualification: The actions have been classified under Parts 3 and 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: At liberty.
Case Details: In December 2025, NABU conducted searches at the premises of Lutsk City Council and Volyn Regional Council, including the offices of the heads of both councils. At the time, NABU and SAPO notified Volyn Regional Council member Anatolii Vitiv and Lutsk City Council member Mykola Fedik of suspicion of receiving an unlawful benefit in exchange for facilitating a construction project in Lutsk. Yurii Savchuk was notified of suspicion of offering a bribe.
In April 2026, investigators served additional notices of suspicion in the same case, including on Roman Bondaruk.
According to the investigation, the individuals involved in the case attempted to facilitate development on the site of the Snihova Koroleva ice rink in Lutsk in exchange for a bribe.
In late August 2026, NABU and SAPO announced new suspicions in a case involving a bribe for facilitating the construction of an apartment building in Lutsk. Those suspected include the First Deputy Chairman of Volyn Regional Council and a regional council member who heads one of its factions. Six people are suspected in total.
According to anti-corruption investigators, the case concerns an unlawful benefit of USD 140,000. Investigators allege that the head of one of the Volyn Regional Council factions, together with the head of another parliamentary faction, agreed to receive this money from the user of a land plot, a former member of parliament. In exchange for the bribe, the officials were supposed to ensure the adoption of decisions that would create legal grounds for constructing a high-rise building in Lutsk.
According to investigators, of the USD 140,000, USD 110,000 was intended for the council members themselves and other elected members of the regional council, while another USD 30,000 was intended for two heads of factions in Lutsk City Council. The First Deputy Chairman of Volyn Regional Council was also involved in the scheme.
“Investigators documented instances of the provision and receipt of USD 110,000 and USD 15,000, as well as the subsequent distribution of the funds among the suspects,” NABU reported.
NABU has not disclosed the names of the suspects. At the same time, according to the Sila Pravdy outlet, Yurii Polishchuk holds the position of First Deputy Chairman of Volyn Regional Council. Ihor Lekh, head of the For the Future faction in Volyn Regional Council, is likely the faction leader referred to in the anti-corruption authorities’ statement. His name has already appeared in materials related to this case.
The suspects’ actions were classified under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (accepting an offer or promise of, or receiving, an unlawful benefit by an official). The pretrial investigation is ongoing.
On May 6, 2026, Roman Bondaruk, who is suspected of corruption in a case involving the construction of an apartment building on Chornovola Street in the regional center of Volyn, appealed the High Anti-Corruption Court’s ruling on the preventive measure imposed on him.
The panel of judges partially upheld the defense’s appeal. The previous ruling of April 24, which had imposed bail of UAH 4 million on Roman Bondaruk, was overturned.
A new preventive measure was imposed: bail in the amount of 300 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons, totaling UAH 998,400. During the court hearing, the council member himself said that, as of March 6, he had paid UAH 800,000.
The rest of the investigating judge’s ruling remained unchanged. This means that the suspect must surrender his passports, appear before NABU and SAPO detectives, the investigating judge and the court, refrain from leaving Lutsk District without permission, avoid communicating with the other suspects, and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.
Individuals Potentially Involved in Corruption Schemes: Lutsk City Council member Mykola Fedik; Volyn Regional Council member Anatolii Vitiv; former Member of Parliament of Ukraine Yurii Savchuk; Lutsk City Council member Roman Bondaruk; Deputy Chairman of Volyn Regional Council Yurii Polishchuk (a member of the All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda”); Volyn Regional Council member Ihor Lekh.
Assets: According to his 2025 declaration, the council member’s main source of income is business activity, from which he earned UAH 5.96 million during the year. He also received more than UAH 1.06 million in non-repayable financial assistance from LLC STS-SA, as well as more than UAH 10,000 in bank interest. His cohabiting partner, Liudmyla Shtohryna, also earns substantial income from business activities — UAH 5.94 million. The declaration states that the council member’s son Yurii received a non-monetary gift worth UAH 870,000 from Valentyna Bondaruk. The gift consisted of assets in precious (bank) metals — coins.
Roman Bondaruk’s monetary assets include almost UAH 1 million in bank accounts, more than USD 3,000 in a bank, and USD 84,950 in cash. He also has EUR 1,664. His cohabiting partner declared substantial savings in foreign currency and hryvnias: USD 20,000 in a bank, USD 56,650 in cash, UAH 165,500 in cash, and EUR 29,850 in cash.
The family owns or uses two residential houses. One, measuring 141.7 square meters and located in the village of Tarasove, is jointly owned by the council member’s sons, Yurii and Danylo. The other, measuring 177.3 square meters and located in the Pidhaitsi community, belongs to his cohabiting partner, Liudmyla. A 6-sotka land plot is also registered in her name. Roman Bondaruk’s actual place of residence, which is also his registered address, is the village of Zmiinets. However, he declared no real estate there.
In 2024, Roman Bondaruk purchased a new 2024 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. His cohabiting partner became the owner of a 2022 BMW X3 that same year.
The council member holds corporate rights in a number of companies and organizations, including the Volyn Printing House, construction companies, and a foreign company in Slovakia. In addition, his declaration states that he holds a permanent residence permit in Slovakia.
His financial liabilities include a USD 30,000 loan from Yurii Anatoliiovych Bondaruk, as well as a loan held by his cohabiting partner, with an outstanding balance of more than UAH 690,000.
Authorities Responsible for Responding: Law enforcement agencies responded to the criminal activity in a timely manner by serving notices of suspicion on all participants in the scheme.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme emerged, he had not been identified as being involved in any other scandals.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/441f6b73-c3d2-4101-8978-2327c767af9e