Position: Judge of the Turkivskyi District Court of Lviv Region.
Area of Corrupt Activity: Judiciary.
Region of Corrupt Activity: Lviv Region.
Legal Qualification: Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: Sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment, with a 3-year ban on holding positions in state authorities and local self-government bodies, except for elected positions. All property belonging to him is also to be confiscated.
Case Details: The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, jointly with officers of the Security Service of Ukraine, exposed a judge of the Turkivskyi District Court of Lviv Region for receiving an unlawful benefit.
“On December 19, SAPO prosecutors, with operational support from officers of the Security Service of Ukraine Directorate in Lviv Region, exposed a judge of the Turkivskyi District Court of Lviv Region while receiving an unlawful benefit of EUR 1,000,” the prosecutor’s office reported.
According to SAPO, the judge demanded the money from a person who had been stopped by patrol police while driving a car in November of that year and had been issued an administrative offense report for driving under the influence of alcohol.
“Part of the unlawful benefit, amounting to EUR 400, was discovered and seized immediately after it was handed over, during a personal search, while the remaining EUR 600 was found at the judge’s place of residence,” law enforcement officers noted.
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court scheduled a hearing for August 10 to consider an appeal against the verdict sentencing Luka Kril, a mobilized judge of the Turkivskyi District Court of Lviv Region, to 8 years in prison in a case involving the receipt of an unlawful benefit.
Subsequently, the High Anti-Corruption Court found Luka Kril, a judge of the Turkivskyi District Court of Lviv Region, guilty of receiving an unlawful benefit. He was sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment, with a 3-year ban on holding positions in state authorities and local self-government bodies, except for elected positions. All property belonging to him is also to be confiscated.
“To complete preparations for the appellate review of the appeal filed by the accused (Kril — ed.) against the verdict of the High Anti-Corruption Court dated June 16, 2026. To schedule the appellate hearing in an open court session at the premises of the Appeals Chamber of the HACC for 09:00 on August 10, 2026,” the ruling states.
Individuals Potentially Involved in Corruption Schemes: Unknown.
Assets: In his 2025 declaration, Luka Mykhailovych Kril stated that he uses a 73.7 m² apartment in the city of Turka, Sambir District, Lviv Region, the right to which he acquired on November 4, 2011. The apartment was valued at UAH 110,000 on the date the right was acquired. The owner of the apartment is Kateryna Kril. Kril also uses, free of charge, a 1,000 m² land plot in the city of Turka, Sambir District, Lviv Region, the right to which he acquired on December 27, 2018. The land plot was valued at UAH 62,400 on the date the right was acquired, and its owner is his wife, Iryna Kril.
Among his vehicles, Kril declared the right to use, free of charge, a 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, acquired on July 6, 2022. The vehicle is owned by Ivan Obraz. Its value is not specified in the declaration.
In 2025, Kril declared UAH 247,048 in salary received from the Territorial Department of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine in Lviv Region, UAH 332,386 in salary (military remuneration) from military unit T0910, and UAH 1,347 in “Made in Ukraine” national cashback from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. His wife, Iryna Kril, declared UAH 383,138 in salary received from the Department of Education, Culture and Tourism of the Turkivska City Council, while his daughter, Mariia Kril, declared UAH 2,000 in “Winter Support” payments. Among his monetary assets, Kril declared UAH 38,271 in a bank account at JSC CB PrivatBank.
Authorities Responsible for Responding: In Kril’s case, law enforcement officers responded in a timely manner.
Scandals: No information about any other scandals involving Kril is available in open sources.
Sources:
https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2019/10/25/novyna/pravo/sap-skeruvala-sudu-spravu-suddi-lvivskoyi-oblasti
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/a7466b29-cacb-48de-ae49-a95837d1dd3c