Position: Mayor of Berdichev.
Sphere of corruption: local government.
Region of corruption activity: Berdychiv.
Qualification: Part 3, Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: On June 23, 2025, bail was posted for Serhiy Orlyuk in the amount of 242 thousand hryvnias.
Case story: On the afternoon of June 20, 2025, law enforcement officers detained Berdychiv City Mayor Serhiy Orlyuk in Berdychiv. This information was confirmed to Suspilny by Natalia Kalynovska, a spokeswoman for the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine, who said that the criminal case is being investigated for extortion and receiving a bribe by an official.
The editor of the publication "Rio-Berdychiv" Oleksandr Domansky, who witnessed the detention of the Berdychiv mayor by law enforcement officers, told Suspilny that currency — dollars — was found in Serhiy Orlyuk's car. On June 21, the Korolivskyi District Court of Zhytomyr sent Serhiy Orlyuk to custody for 60 days with the right to post bail.
On June 23, the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine and the Zhytomyr Regional Prosecutor's Office published information on the announcement of suspicion of extortion and receipt of a bribe in the amount of $2,000 by one of the city mayors from the Zhytomyr region, who was detained on June 20. Also on June 23, it became known that bail in the amount of 242 thousand hryvnias was posted for Serhiy Orlyuk.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: being identified.
Assets: according to the declaration, the mayor of Berdychiv earned UAH 361,164 in 2024, while his wife received UAH 482,400 in profits from entrepreneurial activity. At the same time, another UAH 1,400 was reimbursed to Orlyuk by the city's trade union. By the way, Lesya Orlyuk received another UAH 54,725 in alimony in 2024. The couple has two cars registered to the mayor of Berdychiv, a HYUNDAI for UAH 420,000 and a RENAULT for UAH 150,000. The following real estate was declared: two land plots, the "Aibolit" veterinary clinic, where Orlyuk was engaged in private practice for a long time. The couple also has considerable savings, in particular, Orlyuk Serhiy keeps UAH 110,000 in cash, and his wife - UAH 95,000.
Persons who should have reacted: in the case of Orliuk, law enforcement officers reacted in a timely manner.
Scandals: in 2022, at one of the city council sessions, the theft of 31 tons of strategic fuel from the community was exposed. At that time, Orlyuk said that the fuel was "sealed" by law enforcement officers. He rejected the guilt of his subordinates, blaming the police for everything. However, later the deputy mayor and the head of the department were suspended from their duties, and suspicions were announced to them.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/01d6da45-5b3a-4d79-8fda-2f12175a22bd