Position: ex-t.v.o. Department of Capital Construction of Sumy Oblast.
Sphere of corrupt activity: reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure of the region.
Region of corruption activity: Sumy region.
Qualification: the official's actions were qualified under Part 5 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (appropriation, embezzlement of property or taking possession of it by abuse of official position, committed by a group of persons in a prior conspiracy, in particularly large quantities, under martial law) and part 1 of Art. 366 (official forgery) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
The plot of the case: on February 2, 2023, the SBU exposed a corruption scheme organized by the leadership of the Sumy OVA. According to the information of the Security Service, the officials appropriated state funds allocated to the region for liquidation of the consequences of hostilities. This money was supposed to go to the repair of residential buildings, objects of civil and critical infrastructure, bridges and roads that were destroyed as a result of shelling by the Russian Federation.
According to the investigation, officials organized the scheme in April 2022. They entered into contracts for restoration and construction works with five affiliated commercial structures and included prices for building materials in the estimate documentation, which allegedly exceeded market prices by 2-3 times. In particular, it is documented that during the repair of only one object, officials appropriated 1.4 million hryvnias. Currently, examinations are ongoing for another 80 similar objects.
As a result, the suspicion was reported to the deputy head of the Sumy OVA and acting head of the Department of Capital Construction of the OVA according to Part 5 of Art. 191 (appropriation, embezzlement of property or taking possession of it by abuse of official position, committed by a group of persons in a prior conspiracy, in particularly large quantities, under martial law) and part 1 of Art. 366 (official forgery) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
During searches of the places of work and residence of the suspects, law enforcement officers found draft documents, mobile phones and computer equipment with evidence of illegal activity.
According to data from open sources, including Oleg Chunayev is the head of the Department of Capital Construction of Sumy Oblast, and Oleg Klymenchukov is the deputy head who manages the work of this department.
On February 3, 2023, the District Court in Sumy chose a preventive measure in the form of a personal commitment against Oleg Chunayev, the head of the capital construction department of the Sumy Oblast, who is suspected of embezzling funds intended for the reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure of the Sumy Oblast. The prosecutor asked for detention with the possibility of a bail of 1.4 million hryvnias.
Official notices of Chunaev's dismissal from the post were not published, however, based on open data on the website of the Sumy OVA, his place is already occupied by another person.
Persons potentially involved in the corruption scheme:
Oleg Klymenchukov, ex-deputy head of Sumy OVA
Together with Chunayev, the officials appropriated state funds allocated to the region for liquidation of the consequences of hostilities. This money was supposed to go to the repair of residential buildings, objects of civil and critical infrastructure, bridges and roads, which were destroyed as a result of shelling by the Russian Federation.
On February 6, 2023, the District Court in Sumy chose a preventive measure for Oleg Klymenchukov, deputy head of the Sumy Regional Administrative Court — a personal commitment. On May 22, 2023, Oleg Klymenchukov was dismissed from his post.
Wealth: Chunaev's declaration dated June 3, 2023 (the reporting period covers the previous year) is publicly available. Here he notes that he owns a VAZ car for UAH 25,000.
In addition, during this time, Chunaev received UAH 89,155 in wages, UAH 22,319 in insurance payments, UAH 170,000 in income from alienated property, UAH 131,236 in pension, UAH 2,377 in income from entrepreneurial activity, and UAH 3,900 in charitable assistance.
At the same time, Chunayev indicated 10,000 dollars and 58,905 hryvnias placed in a bank account in cash.
Persons who should have responded to corruption schemes: in the case of Chunaev's corruption scheme, law enforcement agencies responded in time, but he is still at large.
Scandals: before the emergence of the corruption scheme, he was not noticed as a figure in other scandals.
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