‘Bring it in, don’t hesitate’: How the medical ‘queen’ of Lviv region, Ulyana Yarynych, built her business – media reported

The owner of the “Medikaver” clinic network, Ulyana Yarynych, has bought everyone: from the leadership of the Lviv region to the ministers of health of Ukraine.

Politeca reported this.

A “sincere patriot,” she was involved in giving bribes to former politician Raisa Bohatyreva, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi, and the leadership of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, all after the Revolution of Dignity. She also financed Russians instead of conducting actual scientific research as per an order from a Warsaw clinic.

In the summer of 2023, hackers from the Ukrainian CyberAvengers group released the contents of Yarynych’s compromised mailbox on the darknet. Malware was implanted into her smartphone, taking screenshots and sending them to the hackers. This wouldn’t have been of interest to anyone if it weren’t for the staggering corruption facts that accidentally became known.

Ulyana Yarynych’s main asset is the Ukrainian branch of the international clinic network “Medikaver” (Medicover). Ulyana owns five elite clinics and essentially monopolizes the market for paid medical services in the Lviv region. Her recipe for success is banal: friendship with those in power and valuable gifts to the relatives of officials. In other words—corruption and bribery.

The total volume of correspondence exceeds 30 gigabytes, covering the period from 2014 to 2018.

Here are a few facts about Ulyana Yarynych:

In January 2014, Yarynych bought a Bentley for the son of the then head of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Raisa Bohatyreva.

According to journalists, Yarynych spent corrupt funds on a trip to Milan with the wife of Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi. At that time, she gave Katerina (Sadovyi’s wife) 250,000 euros for personal expenses.

Furthermore, Yarynych spent 850,000 euros, allocated by Poland for scientific research on genetic differences between Ukrainians and Russians, not on actual research but on the simple purchase of genetic databases.

Journalists also found evidence that Yarynych paid money to Russians—instances were recorded of thousands of euros being transferred to a top manager of a Russian company, Alexey Kremenskov, and this was after the occupation of Crimea.