Position: State Inspector of the Customs Value Control Department of Lviv Customs.
Sphere of corruption: customs.
Region of corruption activity: Lviv region.
Qualification: actions are qualified under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
Case story: On July 15, 2025, the SSU, together with the police, detained Yevhen Chernyuk, a state inspector of the customs value control department of the Lviv customs, for taking a bribe of $1,600. According to law enforcement officers, the customs officer earned money by importing cars into Ukraine.
As reported by the SSU and the Lviv region police, the customs officer received kickbacks from representatives of commercial structures for not creating artificial obstacles and not increasing customs payments when importing foreign cars into Ukraine.
Law enforcement officers gradually documented the fact that the perpetrator was extorting a bribe from a representative of an importing company for the import of cars. The official was caught red-handed while receiving part of the money
As part of the criminal proceedings, searches were conducted at the place of residence and work of the person involved, as well as in the administrative premises of the Lviv Customs. Law enforcement officers are not disclosing more details of the case. According to ZAXID.NET journalists, Yevhen Chernyuk, a state inspector of the customs value control department of the Lviv Customs, was detained.
The issue of reporting the suspect of bribery (Part 3, Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) is currently being resolved. Other people involved in the scheme are also being identified.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: no information is available from open sources about potential accomplices.
Assets: according to the declaration for 2024, he owns a residential building in the village of Uladivske, and also in 2024 he purchased an apartment in Lviv. He drives a 2016 AUDI a3-etron, which he also purchased in 2024. He declared over 350 thousand UAH of annual salary at customs and over 850 thousand UAH from the alienation of movable property. He keeps 23 thousand dollars in cash.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded to Chernyuk's criminal activities in a timely manner, but the official should be suspected.
Scandals: was not seen as a figure in other scandals before the corruption scheme emerged.
Sources:
https://zaxid.net/sbu_zatrimala_lvivskogo_mitnika_za_sistematichni_habari_n1614723
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/39e0b110-e828-497c-9318-abce7b9d860d