Investigation: How employees of deputy Marchuk's agency obtained deferments and exemptions

Statuses of real estate agency employees

At the real estate agency "Rivnenska Oselia", owned by Kateryna Marchuk, a deputy of the Rivne City Council from the "Rivne Razom" party, various approaches to avoiding mobilisation have been identified among men of conscription age. According to the information obtained, among the ten male employees of the agency, there are those who have official deferments, those who have received exemptions, and those who have no privileges whatsoever.

Details about the owner and the agency

Kateryna Marchuk has managed the agency since 2015, and since 2017 has worked as an individual entrepreneur in the real estate sector. In her 2025 declaration, she stated an income of 4.91 million hryvnias. It is worth noting that the agency itself does not have legal entity status. The company LLC "Rivnenska Oselia" has been registered since 2006, but has been in a state of liquidation since 2012.

On the dom.ria platform, 39 realtors and over a thousand properties are registered. The commission for services is 2% of the sale amount or half of the monthly rent.

Who received deferments

Four employees of the agency have deferments, three of whom are associated with one construction company.

• Pavlo Dovhanych (born 1999) — director of the "Rivnenska Oselia" branch. Has 9 years of experience on dom.ria, and has been an individual entrepreneur in real estate management since 2023. According to sources, since 10 July 2026, he has a deferment at LLC "Kortakoz".
• Dmytro Shustyk (born 1983) — husband of Nataliia Shustyk, deputy head of the Department of Digitalisation and CNAP of the Rivne City Council (Kateryna Marchuk's sister). He is employed as an accountant at LLC "Kortakoz", as evidenced by his wife's 2025 declaration. Simultaneously, he works as a communications manager for an international rainwater drainage project in Rivne, for which "Kortakoz" is the contractor.
• Andrii Chuchko (born 1991) — has 5 years of experience and 20 properties on dom.ria. Since 10 July 2026, he has worked as a sales manager at LLC "Kortakoz" and has had a deferment since that date.
• Edward Semenchuk-Heckel (born 1997) — has worked at the agency for 6 years and has 63 properties. Has been an individual entrepreneur for over 7 years (business activity not related to real estate). Since January 2026, he has had a deferment at the Volyn-based LLC "Linford Invest" (code 43006283), registered in 2020. The owner and director of the company is Ihor Tymoshchuk, a deputy of the Novovolynsk City Council.

Information about construction companies

LLC "Kortakoz" is a construction firm from Zdolbuniv, known as the contractor for the reconstruction of the "Avangard" stadium in Rivne. Since 2023, its owners have been Andrii Moshchanetskyi (former head of "Sankom-Rivne"), Oleksii Ohon, Roman Kononchuk (from Zoria), and Viktor Marchuk. The long-time head of the company is Oleksandr Dashkel. The status of a critically important enterprise allows for the deferment of up to 50% of military personnel, including owners. According to YouControl data, the company's staff has grown: 49 people in 2024, 233 in 2025, and 437 in 2026.

LLC "Linford Invest" builds hangars and metal structures and works as a contractor for "Kronospan". The company's staff: 136 people in 2025, 154 in 2026.

Exemptions and removal from military registration

Other employees have the following statuses:

• Rustam Natig oglu Abdullayev (born 1997) — has an exemption for caring for his father.
• Andrii Tarasyuk (born 1990) — has an exemption until 30 October 2026 due to the death of close relatives in the war in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• Volodymyr Zuev (born 1977) — removed from military registration. Served during the full-scale invasion, has a disability.
• Vasyl Shynkaruk (25 years old, turned 25 in January) — removed from military registration.
• Oleksandr Oleksa (26 years old) — has neither a deferment nor an exemption.
• Vadym Kozlovskyi (born 1994) — has neither a deferment nor an exemption.

Pavlo Dovhanych's business connections

In 2025, Pavlo Dovhanych became a co-owner of LLC "Proekt MV2024" (code 45897267). Previously, this firm was owned by Kateryna Shustyk. The company's charter capital initially exceeded 3 million hryvnias, but was later reduced to 146 thousand hryvnias. This firm sold 2 sotkas of land and 100 sq. m of real estate on Serhiia Hlobieva Street (the "Na Shchaslyvomu" area) to Nataliia Shustyk. In her declaration, these assets are valued at 3,417,000 hryvnias.

In May 2026, Dovhanych joined the group of co-owners of LLC "Optimus B" (code 46312489) together with Yuriy Vartosyuk, Volodymyr Hryhorienko, and Roman Shved. The company is registered for construction activities. Yuriy Vartosyuk is the owner of a construction business and an advisor to former Rivne mayor Oleksandr Tretiak on architecture matters. Volodymyr Hryhorienko is a business partner of Yuriy Falchuk (owner of the "Fialka" chain). Roman Shved holds the position of executive director and is a co-owner of the "Ukrteplo" group together with Ivan Nadeienyi.