Searches and asset seizure
On 19 May 2026, officers of the Economic Security Bureau (BEB), with the participation of prosecutors, conducted authorised searches at the LITA Plus medical facility. The founder of this clinic is Uzhhorod plastic surgeon Serhiy Derbak. Law enforcement officers seized a significant amount of cash, financial documentation, electronic storage media, and internal reports containing patient data. They also seized vehicles and records which, according to the investigation, may relate to payments to staff “in envelopes”.
Financial indicators based on investigation results
According to the investigation materials, the clinic's preliminary turnover from January 2024 to April 2026 exceeded 520 million hryvnias. Law enforcement officers estimate the amount of potentially unpaid taxes at approximately 100 million hryvnias. During the searches, cash totalling over 18.4 million hryvnias was seized. The internal reports that were successfully seized record cash payments totalling over 7.2 million euros.
According to the investigation, from January 2024 to 19 May 2026, 1,550 patients received services from the medical centre.
Details of the criminal case
Criminal case No. 72025071010000046 was opened on 27 November 2025. It involves two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 3 of Article 212 (tax evasion in especially large amounts) and Part 2 of Article 209 (legalisation of property obtained by criminal means).
Investigators suspect that to conceal the actual financial results of the medical centre's activities, income was distributed among several related companies and individual entrepreneurs.
A separate analytical study by the BEB revealed a possible underestimation of tax liabilities by 11.17 million hryvnias for the period from October 2023 to December 2024. Of this amount, 5.29 million hryvnias is corporate income tax, and 5.88 million hryvnias is value-added tax.
Covert investigative actions
It follows from the ruling of the Perechyn District Court dated 23 June 2026 that law enforcement officers conducted covert investigative actions even before the May searches. On 20 February, investigators documented video materials showing an accountant who, according to the prosecution, was counting cash, keeping internal records, storing money in a safe, and issuing payments to staff. On 18 March, a protocol for a covert investigative action involving the recording of a conversation about the cost and number of operations performed was drawn up. On 22 April, detectives additionally examined video recordings from the accounting department. The internal reports seized on 19 May allow investigators to compare the number of patients with the clinic's actual financial inflows.
Client base and investigation status
Among the publicly known individuals who consulted Serhiy Derbak are TV presenter Andriy Dzhedzhula and singer Ruslana Lyzhychko. The surgeon confirmed that he had performed lip injection correction for her. The possibility of politicians, famous bloggers, businessmen, developers, and officials being among the clients is also mentioned. However, the available materials do not contain evidence of these individuals' involvement in the violations being investigated by law enforcement.
Court documents indicate the existence of detailed internal patient records. The client base may be of interest to the BEB, the prosecution, the police, tax authorities, and the NACP. Some clients have already been summoned to clarify the circumstances, but details of this are not disclosed.
The investigation is ongoing. The existence of a criminal case is not proof of guilt for Serhiy Derbak or other individuals, and the information provided corresponds to the version of the investigation.
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