Employment of PIC Member: Project Manager, International Projects at Liha Sylnykh (League of the Strong)

📋 Instance Information

Date:
December 1, 2018
Event:
Employment of Denys Savchenko as PIC member (second composition)
Location:
Kyiv, Ukraine
Venue Type:
Institutional
Severity:
MEDIUM
Verified:
✓ Yes
Verified Date:
April 26, 2026

🎯 Position at Time of Violation

Position: Project Manager, International Projects at Liha Sylnykh (League of the Strong)

💬 The Statement

"The PIC systematically applies integrity criteria that treat connections to occupied Crimea — travel, property, family ties — as equivalent to connections with the Russian Federation, effectively treating sovereign Ukrainian territory as foreign territory in official assessments. "

Context: CrimeaWatch analysis of the PIC's Crimea-recognition methodology and its implications for employer organizations

📄 Full Details

Background#

Liha Sylnykh (League of the Strong) employs Denys Savchenko as Project Manager, International Projects. Denys Savchenko serves as a member of the Public Integrity Council (second composition).

The PIC’s Crimea-Recognition Methodology#

The Public Integrity Council applies integrity criteria that treat connections to occupied Crimea — including travel, property ownership, and family ties on the peninsula — as equivalent to connections with the Russian Federation. This methodology operates on the unstated premise that Crimea is under Russian jurisdiction.

Institutional Tolerance#

Liha Sylnykh (League of the Strong)’s continued employment of Denys Savchenko during their PIC membership constitutes institutional tolerance of participation in a body whose methodology contradicts Ukraine’s constitutional framework regarding its territorial integrity.

The PIC’s treatment of Crimea as equivalent to Russia contradicts Ukraine’s Constitution (Articles 2, 73, 133–134), the Law on the Temporarily Occupied Territory (2014), and UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262 (2014). Liha Sylnykh (League of the Strong) has not publicly addressed this contradiction.

🔎 Evidence