Position: former lecturer at the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, currently a representative of the Batkivshchyna party in the Lviv Regional Territorial Election Commission.
Sphere of corrupt activity: military.
Region of corruption activity: Lviv region.
Qualification: actions are qualified under Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
Case story: On July 18, 2025, it became known that the police and the Security Service of Ukraine detained a 50-year-old Lviv resident who illegally smuggled draftees abroad for 18 thousand. The SSU press service reported that the detainee is a former university lecturer and promised to arrange draft evaders for the diplomatic service.
The detainee promised to help arrange documents for the draft evader to be employed by an international organization. Based on such "documents", the draftee could travel to the EU without hindrance.
A Lviv resident was detained when he received part of the payment for services from a resident of Drohobych region - 9 thousand dollars. The former teacher was informed of suspicion of illegal smuggling of people across the state border (Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the article provides for seven to nine years in prison with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions and confiscation of property.
On February 20, 2026, it became known that Ihor Sytar, a former lecturer at the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs and currently a representative of the Batkivshchyna party in the Lviv regional territorial election commission, was on trial for smuggling draft evaders. The 50-year-old candidate of law was detained last summer while receiving $9,000 - part of the money for organizing the escape of a conscript abroad. The prosecutor's office and the SBU of the Lviv region reported on the completion of the investigation and the transfer of the case to the court.
The former university lecturer was detained by the SSU and police on July 18, 2025. According to the investigation, the detainee offered to organize the illegal transportation of a resident of the Drohobych region abroad for $18,000. The client was allegedly supposed to serve in diplomatic service in one of the international organizations and thus could freely leave Ukraine.
The teacher was detained while transferring part of the money in the amount of 9 thousand dollars. Law enforcement officers are not disclosing more details of the case. According to ZAXID.NET, the former teacher of the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, candidate of legal sciences Ihor Sytar, was on trial for transporting the evaders.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: no information is available from open sources about possible accomplices.
Assets: There are no declarations of Sitar's income in open sources.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded promptly to Igor Sitar's criminal activities, presenting him with a suspicion.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, Sitar was not seen as involved in other scandals.
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