Ihor Vistak: canceled disability, father-in-law's Mercedes, and $89 thousand in cash

Former head of the Volyn Customs Service Ihor Vistak, who now works at the Lviv Customs Service, declared a combined salary and pension totaling more than 836 thousand UAH for the 2025 year, while his partner Iryna Vistak received 4,1 million UAH in business income. The family's declaration also lists $89 thousand in cash savings and the use of relatives' real estate and cars. Meanwhile, Vistak went to court and succeeded in overturning the Ministry of Health's decision to annul his Group III disability status, but the court did not confirm the medical justification of the original finding.

According to the declaration for the 2025 year, Ihor Vistak received 796 432 UAH in salary at the Lviv Customs Service and 40 235 UAH in pension, media report. Iryna Vistak declared 4,1 million UAH in entrepreneurial income. The family's total income for the year amounted to nearly 5 million UAH. For comparison, in 2024 the family declared 6,36 million UAH, of which 5,64 million UAH was Iryna Vistak’s business income. The family's cash savings grew over the year from $85 thousand to $89 thousand. At the same time, Ihor Vistak did not list any real estate in his own name in the declaration. He uses an apartment of 118,2 sq. m and two parking spaces under rights registered to his partner’s mother, Hanna Tkachyshyn. This method of registering property does not prove concealment of assets, but it does mean the property is not registered directly to the official. The Mercedes-Benz GLE 2019 year belongs to Iryna Vistak’s father, Mykhailo Tkachyshyn. Ihor Vistak himself rents an Audi A6 2020 year from Mykhailo Pestovsky. Thus, the vehicles the customs officer uses are registered to other people. The declaration also reflects use of property owned by relatives. Mykhailo Tkachyshyn is connected to the companies “BOHEM-BUD” and “DXHANA,” as well as the cooperative “ASTRA.” Information about the father-in-law’s corporate ties by itself does not indicate wrongdoing by Ihor Vistak. To assess the origin of the assets, it is necessary to compare property rights, owners’ incomes, and actual expenses for purchase and maintenance of the property. A separate question concerns Ihor Vistak’s disability. In August 2024 he was assigned Group III disability until September 2027. However, on 18 July 2025 the experts of the Ministry of Health annulled the medical-social expert commission’s decision. The basis was that the detected changes in the cardiovascular system, according to the experts, did not meet the criteria for establishing disability. On 17 April 2026 the Lviv District Administrative Court annulled the MOH decision, citing violations in the medical review procedure. At the same time, the court did not establish that the initial conclusion of disability was medically justified. Thus, the court decision concerned the legality of the review procedure, not a definitive confirmation of the official’s health status. In parallel, the Pension Fund filed a claim demanding the return of payments related to the previously annulled disability decision. The related dispute is being considered in case No. 464/1954/26. The outcome of this proceeding will determine whether there are grounds to recover funds and in what amount. The mere filing of the lawsuit does not mean the debt has already been established by the court. In December 2025 there were reports of a possible purchase by Ihor Vistak of property in the Riviera City Park cottage community near Lviv. The complex covers about 7 ha and includes 55 houses ranging from 190 to 300 sq. m. However, documents proving Vistak’s ownership of a specific cottage have not been made public. Therefore, based on the available information, one cannot assert that the official owns such a house. Ihor Vistak was also present at the wedding of customs officer Yurii Tereshchuk, held at the Cherot complex in Volyn, which drew attention because of the event’s cost. According to journalists’ published data, the event may have cost about 1,4 million UAH, of which roughly 900 thousand UAH was the complex rental. Vistak’s mere presence at the event does not establish his participation in financing the wedding. Materials about the celebration mentioned a Mercedes-Benz GLE 53 AMG which, according to published claims, was re-registered shortly after the wedding from Orysa Nedoviz to Mykhailo Tkachyshyn. There is no independent confirmation of this operation in the Ministry of Internal Affairs registry. It is also not established whether that car is the same Mercedes-Benz GLE 2019 year listed in the Vistak family’s property records. Ihor Vistak’s career in senior customs positions began long before the current asset and court issues. In March 2020 then-head of the State Customs Service Maksym Nefyodov appointed him head of the Volyn Customs. By October 2020 Vistak had lost that position. Previously he headed the Krakivets, Yahodyn, and Lviv Airport customs posts. Currently Ihor Vistak works as deputy head of the customs post — head of Customs Clearance Department No. 5 of the Lviv Customs Service. His declaration combines official salary, pension payments, his partner’s business income, and use of property registered to relatives. Separate court proceedings continue regarding the circumstances of the disability determination and the possible recovery of payments. Final conclusions about the legality of received funds, the origin of assets, and property ownership should be based on court decisions and verified registry documents.