An investigation into official financial declarations in the Ternopil region has uncovered a potential conflict of interest and concealed assets involving a senior public official. Petro Bodyak, head of Territorial Service Center (TSC) No. 6143 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kremenets, omitted his wife’s major corporate stake in a million-hryvnia transport company and has been driving a third-party Skoda Octavia free of charge for six consecutive years.
According to his 2025 financial disclosures, Bodyak received 648,000 UAH in total salary across two regional service center accounts, alongside holding 356,000 UAH in combined cash and bank savings. However, an analysis of public registers reveals several discrepancies between his report and official corporate filings, raising immediate red flags for the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP).
The core irregularities surround the business holdings of the official’s wife, Olha Bodyak. While Bodyak identified his spouse as the ultimate beneficial owner of LLC Kremenets Transport Enterprise under Section 9 of his declaration, he reported a complete zero under Section 8 (Corporate Rights).
Official records from the Unified State Register (EDR) confirm that Olha Bodyak holds a 55% controlling stake in the transport entity, valued at 475,000 UAH. The enterprise operates regional bus transport services with active medical and transport licenses, reporting 3.05 million UAH in annual revenue for 2024. In contrast, Bodyak reported only 180,000 UAH in entrepreneurial income for his wife. Further register analysis links her to an unmentioned catering business and shares in another construction firm.
«A public servant overseeing vehicle registrations, driver licensing, and transport compliance while his spouse controls a licensed local bus fleet presents an immediate conflict of interest,» noted legal analysts. «Failing to disclose a 55% ownership share constitutes a clear reporting violation.»
Bodyak owns no real estate in his own name, reporting residency at his wife’s 196.1 sq. m house in Kremenets (a property recorded three times in the disclosure under complex usage agreements involving his father). Additional real estate registered under his wife includes:
A 323.4 sq. m commercial building in Kremenets;
Four land plots totaling over 2,700 sq. m across the Kremenets district.
The valuation for nearly all these properties is marked as «not applicable» or «unknown,» despite mandatory disclosure rules for recent land acquisitions.
The family’s declared vehicle fleet lists an aging 1983 VAZ-2121, a 1994 Nissan Primera, and a 2007 KhAZ-3250 bus. However, Bodyak has continuously driven a 2018 Skoda Octavia registered to an outside individual, Ihor Kushlaba, since September 2020. Under Ukrainian anti-corruption regulations, uncompensated long-term use of third-party property can be classified as an illegal gift or undisclosed benefit.
Anti-corruption monitors are preparing these findings for formal submission to regulatory bodies for a comprehensive lifestyle audit.