The former administrator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Territorial Service Center No. 3244 in Obukhiv, Maryna Shkherstyuk, has submitted her annual asset declaration for 2025 following her dismissal, revealing a substantial property portfolio. According to the official document, a modest civil service salary is accompanied by significant foreign currency savings and large-scale real estate holdings in the Kyiv region.
The official income of the former service center employee turned out to be relatively modest. Maryna Shkherstyuk’s salary for the reporting period amounted to just 60.7 thousand hryvnias, while her personal monetary savings were listed at 93.8 thousand hryvnias.
The family holds significantly larger sums in cash. Specifically, the former administrator declared 48,000 US dollars in cash, and her husband, Serhiy Paliy, declared an additional 18,000 dollars. In total, the family holds 66,000 dollars in cash, drawing public attention against the backdrop of standard civil service earnings.
Real estate occupies a central place in the family’s assets. The primary holding is a residential building with a total area of 397.9 square meters located in the village of Skrypky, Fastiv district, estimated at 1.32 million hryvnias.
«The issue of transparency regarding declarations submitted by Ministry of Internal Affairs employees and the lawful origin of their wealth remains a priority for anti-corruption bodies and society alike.»
Legally, the house is registered in the name of the father-in-law, Stanislav Paliy, though Maryna Shkherstyuk and her husband hold official joint residency rights. Additionally, the couple owns several land plots:
A 790-square-meter land plot in the village of Pohreby, owned by Maryna Shkherstyuk.
A 2,275-square-meter plot in Skrypky, registered to her husband.
An uncompleted residential building in Skrypky registered to her husband since 2019, with the underlying land owned by Shkherstyuk.
The family’s automotive assets consist primarily of older vehicles. The former administrator herself owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Galant passenger car valued at 48 thousand hryvnias. A 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML 320 SUV valued at 70 thousand hryvnias is registered to her father-in-law, while her husband owns a 2005 MAZ 551605 truck valued at 50 thousand hryvnias.