Rivne electric transport head suspected over financial losses
In Rivne, law enforcement officers reported suspicions of the director of a municipal transport company in official negligence, which led to over UAH 2.1 million in losses. This was reported by the press services of the police and the regional prosecutor's office.
According to the investigation, the Infrastructure Department of the Rivne City Council concluded an agreement with a municipal enterprise for passenger transportation by city electric transport. The document provided for compensation from the community budget for the carrier's losses for canceled flights due to reasons beyond its control.
Investigators found that the 60-year-old head of the company had overstated the amounts for the transport services provided in the certificates of work performed. As a result, the budget of the Rivne city territorial community suffered losses in the amount of over 2 million UAH.
Law enforcement officers are not naming the suspect, but transportation by city electric transport in Rivne is organized by the municipal enterprise "Rivneelectroavtotrans." It is headed by 60-year-old Valentyn Tkachuk.
Also in December 2025, the investigative journalism agency "Fourth Power" reported that the police were investigating possible abuses during the purchase of trolleybuses in Rivne. At that time, the head of the company refused to comment on the purchase of transport.
The official was charged under Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (official negligence that caused grave consequences). A petition has already been filed with the court to impose a preventive measure on him and remove him from office.
It was also previously reported that UAH 1.6 million of budget funds were spent on maintaining traffic lights and street lighting in the Vinnytsia region .
In addition, in Dnipro, the director of a city council department was exposed, who, together with accomplices, embezzled over UAH 3 million of money allocated for the reconstruction of houses destroyed by Russian shelling.
