Position: orthopedic traumatologist (part-time surgeon) of the Peremyshlyansk Central Regional Hospital of the Peremyshlyansk City Council, member of the Volga Regional Medical University.
Sphere of corruption: medical.
Region of corruption activity: Ivano-Frankivsk region.
Qualification: Part 1, Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: the court sentenced him to a fine of 24.5 thousand UAH and deprivation of the right to hold positions in military medical commissions for 2 years.
The plot of the case: as stated in the court verdict, on the morning of August 19, 2025, surgeon and member of the Ukrainian Communist Party, Oleksandr Popyk, received a bribe of $300 from a relative of a conscript undergoing a medical examination at the central district hospital. In return, the doctor was supposed to issue the recruit a certificate with a fake diagnosis, which would later affect the decision on unfitness for military service.
At the trial, Oleksandr Popyk explained that he had indeed been approached that day by a relative of a conscript who was undergoing military service. He allegedly brought with him medical certificates and examination results that indicated certain health problems for his relative. The doctor admitted his guilt and noted that he did not demand money for the fake document, but accepted it.
Judge Andriy Savchak found Oleksandr Popyk guilty of receiving undue benefit for influencing decision-making (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and sentenced him to a fine of UAH 24,500 with deprivation of the right to hold positions in military medical commissions for 2 years. He must also pay the costs of an expert - UAH 4,457. The verdict can still be appealed.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: unknown.
Assets: in the declaration for 2024, Popyk declared the following real estate: a residential building with an area of 171.3 m² in the city of Peremyshlyany, acquired on 11/24/2015, owner — Oleksandr Popyk; a land plot with an area of 800 m² in Peremyshlyany, acquired on 07/15/2010, owner — Oleksandr Popyk; an apartment with an area of 43.6 m² in Lviv, acquired on 07/31/2024, owner — Lydia Popyk; an apartment with an area of 43.4 m² in Lviv, acquired on 07/31/2024, owner — Lydia Popyk.
The following vehicles were also declared: a 2021 Opel Mokka passenger car, purchased on July 9, 2022, cost UAH 948,028, owned by his wife Lidiya Popyk; a 2021 Honda CR-V passenger car, date of acquisition not specified, cost UAH 1,500,000, owned by his wife Lidiya Popyk.
In addition, the following income was declared: from the KP “Peremyshlyansk Central District Hospital” — salary of UAH 389,013; from the Zolochiv Unified Department of the Pension Fund — pension of UAH 72,823; from the same department — pension of UAH 38,819 (recipient — Lydia Popyk); from the entrepreneurial activity of Oleksandr Popyk — UAH 857,700; from the entrepreneurial activity of Lydia Popyk — UAH 7,709,250; from the Peremyshlyansk District Organization of the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers — payment of UAH 500; from citizen Oleksandr Popyk — income from the alienation of movable property of UAH 49,000.
Persons who should have reacted: in the case of the loan, law enforcement officers reacted in a timely manner.
Scandals: There is no information in open sources about other scandals in which Popyk would appear.
Sources:
https://zaxid.net/na_lvivshhini_sud_vinis_virok_likaryu_vlk_za_habarnitstvo_n1624819
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/5f44c55f-1eba-4136-bda4-40e1440be5c9