Position: Deputy Chief Physician of the Lviv Regional Medical Center.
Sphere of corrupt activity: medical sphere.
Region of corruption activity: Lviv region.
Qualification: the official's actions were qualified under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
The plot of the case: in November 2034, the deputy chief physician of the Lviv Regional MSEC was reported under suspicion for concealing millions of dollars in assets from the declaration. The high-ranking official did not indicate two luxury cars worth almost 6 million hryvnias.
SBI employees established that an official of the Lviv Regional Medical and Social Expert Commission did not indicate in her 2023 declaration that she uses the 2023 BMW X5 and 2023 Mercedes GLE cars registered to relatives. The total cost of the cars is almost 6 million hryvnias. She also did not declare a garage that is rented.
The official was charged with declaring false information (Part 1, Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). She faces imprisonment for up to two years. The woman was also served with a petition for the election of a preventive measure in the form of bail and removal from office.
In addition, according to the Prosecutor General's Office, the investigation is investigating the suspect's involvement in making unfounded decisions about assigning disability groups.
According to information published on the website of the Lviv Regional Medical Service, the chief physician Volodymyr Reshota has only one deputy - Ruslana Ivanochko. Sources of the publication "Suspilne" in law enforcement agencies confirmed the identity of the suspect.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: open sources do not provide information about Ruslana Ivanochko's potential accomplices.
Assets: in her 2023 declaration, Ivanochko indicated that she owns two apartments, two residential buildings (one of which is under construction), two land plots, a non-residential building, and a parking space. Ruslana Ivanochko's husband, Ihor Kravchuk, owns an apartment and a garage.
In addition, the official's husband owns two vehicles: a Volkswagen T-Roc and a SEAT Ateca.
Ivanochka's income for the second year of the full-scale war was 3,896,585 UAH, and her husband's was 466,374 UAH.
Ruslana Ivanochko declared 105,000 UAH, 15,000 USD, and 32,000 EUR in cash. In return, her husband declared 156,000 UAH, 45,000 USD, and 35,500 EUR to the official.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded to the criminal activity of the official in a timely manner. However, Ivanochko is still at large.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, Ruslana Ivanochko was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/7b94d82a-d4d6-4e40-9d10-c62b88421495