Position: Member of the Yampil Settlement Council in Shepetivka District.
Area of Corrupt Activity: Local self-government.
Region of Corrupt Activity: Khmelnytskyi Region.
Legal Qualification: The actions are classified under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: At liberty.
Case Details: In late August 2026, it became known that a member of one of the local councils in Khmelnytskyi Region would stand trial for concealing assets and income worth more than UAH 13.9 million in his declarations.
Experts from the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) identified violations while examining the official’s declarations for 2022 and 2023. According to the published documents, the individual in question is Serhii Dema, a member of the Yampil Settlement Council in Shepetivka District.
The settlement council’s website states that Dema was elected as a member of the council representing the Servant of the People party in the 2020 local elections. He is also the director of a company in Yampil that provides road freight transport services.
According to the NACP, the deputy failed to declare, among other things:
- An apartment in Odesa Region with an area of 42.9 m², worth nearly UAH 750,000, and a residential house in Yampil with an area of 178.2 m², worth more than UAH 867,000, both owned by his wife;
- An apartment in Yampil with an area of 101.35 m², worth more than UAH 863,000, owned by a relative of the deputy and occupied by him;
- Three land plots owned by him and his wife, with a combined value of more than UAH 1.2 million;
- Audi Q7, DAF XF 105.460, and Volvo FH 460 vehicles, semi-trailers, and his wife's Nissan Juke;
- Funds in bank accounts amounting to UAH 307,000 in 2022 and UAH 524,000 in 2023;
- His wife's income of nearly UAH 130,000 in 2022 and UAH 135,000 in 2023, as well as other family income, including proceeds from the sale of vehicles.
In addition, the NACP identified significant discrepancies between the deputy’s actual and declared income from business activities. In 2022, he understated this income by more than UAH 2.2 million, and in 2023 by more than UAH 1.2 million.
According to the report on the results of the declaration review, Serhii Dema explained that he did not know which assets and details about them had to be included in the declaration. However, the NACP rejected this explanation, citing Clause 2, Part 1, Article 46 of the Law on Prevention of Corruption, which requires the declaration of “real estate owned by the declarant and members of their family under private ownership, including joint ownership, or held by them under a lease or another right of use, regardless of the form of the legal transaction through which that right was acquired.”
According to the NACP, the review materials were forwarded to law enforcement authorities to decide whether to bring criminal charges against the deputy. He is accused of intentionally entering false information into his declaration under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Individuals Potentially Involved in Corruption Schemes: Serhii Dema carried out the alleged criminal activity on his own.
Assets: In his 2024 declaration, Dema stated that he owned three land plots and a residential house in the settlement of Yampil. His wife, meanwhile, owns an apartment, a residential house, and another land plot.
In addition, Serhii Dema owns three freight trucks, one Volkswagen Caddy passenger car, and two semi-trailers (some of the vehicles were acquired after Russia launched its full-scale invasion). His wife, Yuliia, also declared a Skoda passenger car.
Dema’s income for that year amounted to UAH 5,793,320.
Authorities Responsible for Responding: Law enforcement authorities responded to Dema’s alleged criminal activity in a timely manner.
Scandals: Before the alleged corruption-related conduct came to light, he had not been identified as a participant in any other scandals.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/9119f473-bdcf-47a3-8d06-3367903ec36b