Position: Head of the “For the Future” faction in the Volyn Regional Council.
Area of Corrupt Activity: Construction.
Region of Corrupt Activity: Volyn Region.
Legal Qualification: The actions are 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).
Status: At liberty.
Case Details: In December 2025, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) conducted searches at the premises of the Lutsk City Council and the Volyn Regional Council, including the offices of the heads of both councils. At the time, NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (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 giving a bribe.
In April 2026, investigators served additional suspicion notices in the same case, including on Roman Bondaruk.
According to investigators, the individuals involved in the case attempted to facilitate development on the site of the “Snow Queen” ice rink in Lutsk in exchange for a bribe.
At the end of August 2026, NABU and SAPO announced new suspicion notices in a case involving a bribe to facilitate the construction of an apartment building in Lutsk. Those suspected include the First Deputy Head of the Volyn Regional Council and a regional council member who heads one of its factions. Six people in total are suspected in the case.
According to anti-corruption investigators, the unlawful benefit amounted to USD 140,000. Investigators say that the head of one faction in the Volyn Regional Council, together with the head of another council 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 apartment building in Lutsk.
According to investigators, of the USD 140,000, USD 110,000 was intended for the council members themselves and other elected regional council representatives, while another USD 30,000 was intended for two heads of factions in the Lutsk City Council. The First Deputy Head of the Volyn Regional Council was also involved in the scheme.
“Investigators documented the transfer 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. However, according to “Power of Truth,” Yurii Polishchuk holds the position of First Deputy Head of the Volyn Regional Council. Ihor Lekh, head of the “For the Future” faction in the Volyn Regional Council, is believed to be the faction leader referred to in the anti-corruption agency’s statement. His name had 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 pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
On September 7, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) imposed a preventive measure on Ihor Lekh, a member of the Volyn Regional Council and head of the “For the Future” faction, who had been notified of suspicion by NABU and SAPO in connection with a corruption scheme related to the construction of an apartment building in Lutsk.
He was ordered to post bail of UAH 4 million.
The court also imposed the following obligations on him: surrender all passports; appear when summoned by detectives, prosecutors in the case, or the investigating judge; not leave Volyn Region without permission; notify the authorities of any change of residence; refrain from communicating with other suspects and witnesses; 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 Head of the Volyn Regional Council Yurii Polishchuk, a member of the All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda”; and Volyn Regional Council member Ihor Lekh.
Assets: Ihor Lekh filed his annual asset and income declaration on March 19, 2026. In the document, the elected official stated that he had married the previous year. His wife is Khrystyna Lekh, with whom he has a daughter, Bohdana. In his 2024 declaration, Ihor Lekh did not list anyone in the family members section. In earlier years, however, he had declared that he was married to Tetiana Lekh.
The newly formed Lekh family owns real estate in Boratyn and Rovantsi, a new car, and has millions of hryvnias in income and savings.
In Rovantsi, Lutsk District, Lekh owns a house measuring almost 300 m² and 10 ares of land, with a combined estimated value of more than UAH 170,000. He acquired ownership of the house and plot in March 2024. In the same year, he received another land plot measuring more than 15 ares in Svalovychi, Kamin-Kashyrskyi District, with an estimated value of UAH 140,000. This is his second plot in the village: he has owned the first, measuring more than 16 ares, since 2014. In 2025, Khrystyna Lekh acquired real estate in Boratyn, near Lutsk. It consists of more than five ares of land with an estimated value of almost UAH 80,000 and a 96 m² house. Last year, the woman also received a non-monetary gift from Nadiia Roiko, likewise valued at almost UAH 80,000.
Since August 2025, Ihor Lekh has owned a 2022 Toyota Land Cruiser valued at UAH 1.2 million. At the time this article was written, similar vehicles on the used-car market cost at least UAH 3 million. In addition to the SUV, Ihor Lekh uses a 2024 Volkswagen Touareg owned by Grandpostach, a company that until recently belonged to him. The council member has also owned a Hunter CAP-330 boat since 2007. His wife, Khrystyna Lekh, owns a 2018 Nissan Leaf.
As for income, Ihor Lekh earned approximately UAH 5 million in 2025. This amount includes more than UAH 1 million paid to him by the Administrative Office of the Verkhovna Rada as remuneration for his work as an assistant to Member of Parliament Viacheslav Rublov. He also received more than UAH 2.5 million in dividends, over UAH 200,000 in salary, and more than UAH 7,000 from renting out property, all from Grandpostach LLC. The company belonged to him until mid-2024 and is now owned by his son from a previous marriage, Oleksandr Lekh.
Ihor Lekh also declared income from the sale of securities and corporate rights. The largest amount, more than UAH 1.3 million, came from his son Oleksandr. According to the YouControl analytical system, the son became the owner of both Grandpostach LLC and Palche LLC, 60% of whose assets, valued at more than UAH 1.3 million, Lekh had owned as recently as 2024.
Meanwhile, in 2025, Khrystyna Lekh earned approximately UAH 3 million from the sale of real estate and around UAH 50,000 in salary from Volynfarmpostach.
Ihor Lekh declared that he had more than UAH 100,000 in bank accounts. However, the Lekh family keeps most of its funds in cash. The council member has UAH 11.9 million, while his wife holds USD 75,000 and UAH 280,000.
Authorities Responsible for Responding: Law enforcement agencies responded to the criminal activity in a timely manner by serving suspicion notices on all participants in the scheme.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme came to light, he had not been identified as being involved in any other scandals.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/ad00e919-9af8-4ed9-9495-9a894ec9d088