Ex-Naftogaz Teplo head suspected in UAH 7m losses
Former acting head of the state-owned company Naftogaz Teplo, Fedor Shevchenko, was accused of embezzling about UAH 7 million during the construction of modular shelters for CHPs in the Lviv region. The company operates CHPs in Novo Rozdol and Novoyavorivsk.
As reported by the Lviv Region Prosecutor's Office, a contract was concluded between the state-owned company engaged in heat supply and the company supplying quickly assembled protective structures for civil defense in October 2024. According to its terms, the supplier was to install two shelters for 100 and 70 people for personnel who continue to work even during air raids.
According to the investigation, the type of structures installed did not meet the requirements for shelters at critical infrastructure facilities. The shelters installed were of a lower level of protection and did not provide adequate safety for thermal power plant workers during enemy shelling and emergencies.
Despite this, the former acting director of the company, knowing for sure that the structures did not meet the established requirements, signed payment instructions, on the basis of which payments were made to the supplier. As a result of such actions, the company suffered losses of almost 7 million UAH.
The former official was informed of suspicion of abuse of office, which led to serious consequences (Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Law enforcement officers are not disclosing more details of the case. According to media reports, the suspicion was received by the former acting head of Naftogaz Teplo LLC, Fedir Shevchenko. According to YouControl, he headed the company in 2020 and 2024.
We also previously reported that law enforcement officers uncovered a scheme to embezzle funds from a state-owned enterprise intended for the restoration of Ukraine's energy infrastructure. According to the investigation, the suspects allegedly embezzled more than 50 million hryvnias, which were allocated for the restoration of the Trypillya thermal power plant after Russian shelling.
In addition, in the Cherkasy region, the official is suspected of official negligence: according to the investigation, his actions caused the community losses of over five and a half million hryvnias during the construction of a shelter at an educational institution .
