Position: Head of the Vasylkiv city territorial community.
Region of corruption activity: City of Vasylkiv.
Qualification: Article 201-2. Illegal use for profit of humanitarian aid, charitable donations or free aid. It is punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to five years.
Status: declared suspect. He is at large. The case is at the stage of pre-trial investigation.
The story of the case: In August 2022, Natalia Balasynovych, the head of the Vasylkiv city territorial community, and her advisor Andrii Melnyk were suspected of misappropriating charitable funds. They are accused of using these funds for their own needs.
The investigation established that Zlotoslava Kravchenko, who worked together with Balasynovych and Melnyk, used charity funds for personal needs on their instructions. The funds were spent on the purchase of products, transportation costs and were transferred to other officials of the Vasylkiv City Council.
To Natalia Balasynovych, a fundraiser was announced to help the "Shield of Vasylkivshchyna" TRO. 1 million 158 thousand hryvnias were collected, which were collected on the card of the already mentioned Zlatoslava Kravchenko.
It is known that SBU and National Police officers searched the premises of the Vasylkiv City Council and Balasynovych's office.
According to data available in open sources, it is known that the Security Service of Ukraine is handling this case. But more detailed information about the course of the investigation is not available in open sources.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes:
Natalia Balasynovych's adviser Andriy Melnyk and Zlotoslava Kravchenko, whose card was used to collect charitable funds.
Fortune:
In her declaration for 2024, Nataliya Balasynovych indicated that she owns the house, but there is no indication of the date of acquisition of ownership, the square footage of the house, and its value.
The declaration also states that Nataliya Balasynovych uses a NISSAN QASHQAI 2016 car on lease. The rental price is not specified.
Nataliya Balasynovych indicated the salary received from her main place of work, namely 702,760 hryvnias, and alimony received from her ex-husband in the amount of 270,000 hryvnias.
Natalia Balasynovych keeps $107,000 in cash.
Scandals:
In June 2023, the Kyiv prosecutor's office announced in absentia that Natalia Balasynovych was suspected of beating the concierge and her husband. These charges are based on an incident in which Balasynovych allegedly physically assaulted two people. The prosecutor's office noted that she grossly violated public order, insulted the victim's mother, and beat the concierge, causing her minor injuries.
Nataliya Balasynovych denied these accusations, claiming that they were fabricated. According to her, there was indeed a quarrel with the concierge, but there was no physical violence. She explains that the conflict arose because of the concierge's unwillingness to let her into the house, but no one was hurt during the altercation. Regarding the charge of beating the husband, Balasynovych claims that after she caught him with his lover, he beat her, and she took off the beatings, while the husband tried to fabricate a case against her, but without success.
Persons who should have reacted:
It should be noted that the law enforcement agencies responded to Nataliya Balasynovych's corrupt actions, and she was charged with suspicion. But it should be noted that the case is still at the stage of pre-trial investigation, and there is no information about its progress in open sources.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/1cf1a57d-f2ad-472b-ab29-c5b6a8a9f229