A corruption scandal is unfolding in Haisyn, Vinnytsia Oblast, involving Iryna Marchuk, a former local council member from the «Sluha Narodu» (Servant of the People) party, and her husband, a prominent regional businessman. Despite mandatory asset disclosure laws, the former official has stopped submitting her annual financial declarations to the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP). Meanwhile, an analysis of her past filings and public registries has revealed severe discrepancies between the family’s modest official income and the true scale of their alcohol business empire, which is currently facing investigation by the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU).
Iryna Marchuk was elected to the Haisyn City Council in 2021, leading the candidate list for the «Sluha Narodu» political party. Currently, her name is absent from the roster of active council members on the official municipality website, indicating a likely resignation from office. However, under Ukraine’s anti-corruption legislation, former public officials remain legally obligated to submit post-employment financial disclosures—a requirement the former politician has failed to meet.
Marchuk’s last available asset declaration from 2020 highlights a striking contrast. The family’s official combined income for the entire year totaled just 168,000 UAH. This comprised Iryna’s salary at «Agro Business VIP» LLC (86.4k UAH), her husband’s salary at «Eternal Energy» (73.2k UAH), and minor social welfare benefits.
Despite these modest earnings, the same 2020 document lists Iryna Marchuk as the owner of a 49% stake in «AgroBusinessVIP» LLC, valued at over 38.5 million UAH, alongside her status as the ultimate beneficiary of a state-linked distillery. Furthermore, the couple held substantial tangible assets:
Cash reserves: 450,000 UAH and 120,000 USD.
Real estate: A 222-sqm residential house in Haisyn, a 298-sqm suburban estate in Kyiv, and four separate land plots.
Commercial property: The «Vynohrad» hotel and restaurant complex in Haisyn.
Financial analysts have raised red flags over the former council member’s atypical credit activity. Iryna Marchuk held 32 active loans and credit lines worth over 60 million UAH, primarily sourced from private individuals (including Yevhen Yelinskyi, Kostiantyn Kalin, Oleksandr Kalmykov, and two foreign nationals, Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Oleksandr Kachalov). Simultaneously, she personally extended over 26 million UAH in zero-interest financial aid to third parties, acting concurrently as a massive debtor and a major private lender.
Legal Context: Local government officials are legally mandated to declare not only their personal holdings but also all assets owned by immediate family members, including spouses. Official records show that her husband’s corporate shares in «MVI Ethanol» LLC, «Buchach Maltose Plant» LLC, «Luzhany Distillery» LLC, «Eternal Energy» LLC, «Forest Wood» LLC, and «Flyton» JSC were only partially disclosed in her 2020 financial report.
Data from public business registries points to a systematic campaign to acquire state-owned alcohol production assets through a web of obscured corporate structures during the deregulation of the sector. This aggressive expansion has drawn the attention of national regulators.
In August and September 2025, the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) launched two consecutive antitrust proceedings against corporate entities linked to the Marchuk family. Both cases target alleged violations of economic competition laws, specifically focusing on the suspected rigging and manipulation of state privatization auctions. The regulatory investigation into these practices remains ongoing.