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The ex-head of Dnipropetrovsk OVA is suspected of embezzling UAH 286 million

The ex-head of Dnipropetrovsk OVA is suspected of embezzling UAH 286 million image

Ex-heads of Dnipropetrovsk OVA announced suspicion of embezzlement of 286 million hryvnias for road repairs

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) together with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) announced suspicion against the former head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Valentin Reznichenko and four other persons in a case related to abuses within the framework of the "Great Construction" program.

NABU detectives handed suspicions to five persons involved in possible abuses during the repair of roads in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Damages to the local community amounted to over 286 million hryvnias. The suspects are: the former head of the Dnipropetrovsk State Administration, his deputy, the head of one of the departments of the State Administration, the head of the road management department and the head of the business entity (the positions are indicated at the time of the crime).

In 2022, according to the current legislation under martial law, priority funding was directed to road maintenance. Current and major repairs were allowed only on a residual basis. However, according to the investigation, the suspects changed the information in the documents in order to ensure the financing of repairs, not operational maintenance. This allowed them to avoid the need to develop design documentation, carry out examinations and technical supervision.

The costs of these works were artificially inflated to 1.5 billion hryvnias, and contracts were concluded with a company related to the head of the Regional State Administration. The cost of repair materials was also overestimated by 286 million hryvnias. Part of these funds was transferred to the accounts of other companies related to the top official and his deputy.

An investigation is currently underway into the possible legalization of illegally obtained funds and the establishment of the involvement of other persons in this criminal activity.