Position: Member of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council representing the Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union.
Area of Corrupt Activity: Rental of premises.
Region of Corrupt Activity: Ivano-Frankivsk.
Legal Qualification: The actions are classified under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (bribery).
Status: In custody.
Case Details: In early September 2026, law enforcement officers notified Vasyl Skydanchuk, a member of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council representing the Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union, of suspicion of bribery. While serving as acting head of a state institution under the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU), the city council member allegedly demanded monthly kickbacks from a tenant of warehouse premises.
According to the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the case concerns a property on Viacheslav Chornovil Street that is managed by the State Property Fund and administered by the state institution headed by the council member.
“In July, an entrepreneur approached the official regarding the lease. The council member agreed to sign the contract but set a condition: in addition to the official payments, the businessman would have to pay him an extra UAH 10,000 every month personally. He demanded that the money be paid upfront for six months,” law enforcement officers reported.
The tenant handed Vasyl Skydanchuk UAH 60,000 on the premises of the state institution. The council member was detained immediately afterwards.
Vasyl Skydanchuk is charged under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (bribery). The article provides for a sentence of five to ten years’ imprisonment, disqualification from holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities for up to three years, and confiscation of property.
On September 2, the Ivano-Frankivsk City Court imposed a preventive measure on city council member Vasyl Skydanchuk, who is suspected of accepting a bribe in exchange for leasing warehouse premises on Chornovil Street. He was remanded in custody for 60 days, with bail set at UAH 266,240.
Individuals Potentially Involved in Corruption Schemes: Open sources contain no information about possible accomplices.
Assets: According to his 2025 declaration, Vasyl Skydanchuk does not own any real estate solely in his own name. However, his wife, Nataliia Skydanchuk, purchased a 47.3 m² apartment in Ivano-Frankivsk in 2023 for UAH 878,000. The deputy and their two children are entitled to reside there.
In addition, in 2023, his wife purchased two plots of land in Ivano-Frankivsk, measuring 444 m² and 470 m², for UAH 111,000 and UAH 120,000, respectively, at the time of purchase.
The couple jointly own the following property:
- A 528 m² plot of land in Ivano-Frankivsk, purchased in 2024 for UAH 30,000.
- A 10.1 m² garden (summer) house in Ivano-Frankivsk, purchased in 2024 for UAH 70,000.
The Skydanchuk couple own two cars. One of them was purchased by Vasyl Skydanchuk last year, on July 17, 2025: a 2013 SUBARU FORESTER, which cost UAH 200,000 at the time of purchase. The other vehicle, a 2015 BMW i3, belongs to Nataliia Skydanchuk. She purchased it in 2023 for UAH 120,000.
In 2025, Vasyl Skydanchuk received the following income:
- UAH 100,000 from the sale of movable property;
- UAH 218,198 in salary from the Halych National Nature Park;
- UAH 133,633 in salary from the Municipal Enterprise “Housing Management Company” of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council;
- UAH 30,295 in salary from ZAKHIDNIENERHOTEKHNOLOHII LLC;
- UAH 10,909 in salary from Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise “City Clinical Hospital No. 1” of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council;
- UAH 22,545 in salary from State Institution “417 Office of the Chief of Works”;
- UAH 1,000 in “Winter Support” payments.
In 2025, Nataliia Skydanchuk earned UAH 482,502 at the Department of Municipal Resources and Agriculture of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council and received UAH 3,000 in “Winter Support” payments. She also received more than UAH 9,000 in other income.
Authorities Responsible for Responding: Law enforcement agencies responded promptly to Skydanchuk’s alleged criminal activity by notifying him of suspicion.
Scandals: During his career, Vasyl Skydanchuk worked as chief engineer at the municipal enterprise Ivano-Frankivskteplokomunenerho, head of the municipal enterprise “Dim,” and an engineer at the municipal enterprise “Unified Settlement Centre.”
In 2016, Skydanchuk and his fellow party member Viktor Synyshyn were found guilty of violating requirements for preventing and resolving conflicts of interest after companies they had founded received contracts from the municipal enterprise “Unified Settlement Centre.”
Sources:
https://zaxid.net/ivano_frankivskogo_deputata_vasilya_skidanchuka_zatrimali_za_habar_n1644800
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/640cf436-553f-4326-a1e4-c5c5ace26605