Position: Director of the Department of Energy Efficiency, Transport, Communications and Housing and Communal Services of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration
Sphere of corruption: public procurement
Region of corruption activity: Chernihiv city
Qualification: the actions of the suspects are qualified under Part 4, Part 5 of Article 191, Part 2 of Article 197-1, Part 1, Part 2 of Article 364, Part 2 of Article 367, Part 1 of Article 114-1, Part 1, Part 3 of Article 368, Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
Case story: Volodymyr Kryvenko, head of the housing and communal services department of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, is suspected of purchasing lumber at inflated prices to restore housing and infrastructure destroyed during the Russian armed aggression. The amount of damage is over 9.2 million hryvnias.
He refused to comment on the situation to Suspilny and said that he is currently on vacation until August 25.
The actions of the suspects are classified under parts 4, 5 of Article 191, part 2 of Article 197-1, parts 1, 2 of Article 364, part 2 of Article 367, part 1 of Article 114-1, parts 1, 3 of Article 368, part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Motions have been prepared to impose preventive measures and remove the suspects from their positions.
Individuals potentially involved in corruption schemes: law enforcement officers suspect the founder and general director of one of the LLCs of embezzling over 3.2 million hryvnias of budget funds during the overhaul of the lyceum's catering unit. The director of this educational institution is also suspected of official negligence.
The director of one of the educational institutions and the deputy chief accountant are suspected of overstating the volume and cost of actually performed construction work in collusion with the director of an LLC during the thermal modernization of the school building. The losses are estimated at 1.5 million hryvnia.
Law enforcement officers also suspect the acting head of the education department of the Sosnytsia village council of purchasing educational equipment and supplies for the lyceum at inflated prices. The amount of damage is 350 thousand hryvnias.
Sergey Boldyrev
The former head of the department for civil protection and defense work of the Chernihiv OVA is suspected of improper performance of his official duties, purchasing goods for the restoration of infrastructure destroyed as a result of the Russian aggression at inflated prices. The losses are 1.4 million hryvnias. This is the current deputy, head of the regional rescue and diving service, Serhiy Boldyrev, who in a comment to Suspilny said that the case concerns the events of 2022, when he was the director of the aforementioned department.
According to him, the suspicion was served regarding the purchase of building materials for the restoration of the village of Yahidne in May 2022.
We purchased a lot of different materials. Then the task was set to do it as soon as possible. We purchased everything from "Veni" (a Chernihiv hypermarket, — ed.), because I had been cooperating with them since 2014. And during this time there were no violations. They are the only ones who worked in the city in May 2022. At that time, such were the prices. They not only sold the goods, but also organized their delivery directly to the village, despite the danger. I did nothing wrong, and what's more — all these three years (2022, 2023 and 2024, — ed.) there were inspections, there was an audit, there were no complaints. I have been cooperating with the investigation all this time. And now I am ready to provide any explanations
Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor's Office
The authorized person for public procurement of the Chernihivvodokanal Enterprise, in complicity with other officials of the enterprise, is suspected of embezzling budget funds in the amount of 1.3 million hryvnias during the purchase of equipment for packaging drinking water, as well as of official negligence during the purchase of work suits for employees, which led to losses in the amount of 700 thousand hryvnias.
Serhiy Malyavko
The director of the Chernihivvodokanal enterprise, Serhiy Malyavko, is suspected of prior collusion with the director of the LLC and misappropriation of budget funds in the amount of over 18.8 million hryvnias during the purchase and supply of equipment for the reconstruction of the sewage treatment plant system damaged as a result of the Russian Federation's armed aggression.
Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor's Office
Semenivka City Mayor Serhiy Dedenko, with the assistance of the head of the public procurement organization sector of the Semenivka City Council and authorized persons for public procurement issues, is suspected of organizing the victory of a certain company during the procurement of solid fuel water heating boilers, rather than more economically advantageous tender offers. The local budget suffered losses of 594 thousand hryvnias.
Yaroslav Kuts
The head of the housing and communal services department of the Chernihiv City Council, Yaroslav Kuts, is suspected of abuse of office during the procurement of services for the arrangement of observation posts, defensive structures, and firing positions for a total amount of over 926 thousand hryvnias. In a comment to Suspilny, he confirmed that he received suspicion from law enforcement officers, but declined to comment.
Serhiy Garus
The director of the Chernihiv City Council's "Parking and Market" municipal enterprise is suspected of abuse of office and the gratuitous transfer of the right to develop a communal land plot worth 831 thousand hryvnias to a private enterprise.
This is Serhiy Garus, the director of the Chernihiv KP "Misksvitlo", who is currently serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In a comment to Suspilny, he confirmed that he had received suspicion under Article 364 of the Criminal Code (abuse of power or official position). He said that the suspicion concerns a case from 2016, when he held the position of head of the KP "Parking and Market". According to Garus, the case concerns his signing of an investment agreement.
Suspicion is not a court verdict. Therefore, I will defend my constitutional rights.
A land surveyor engineer and farm owner are suspected of fraudulently acquiring 32 communal land plots with an area of 55.4 hectares, which caused 4.6 million hryvnia in losses.
The director of an agricultural enterprise was suspected of illegally taking over a two-hectare plot of historical and cultural land in Chernihiv district for growing crops.
The former director of one of the enterprises of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is suspected of illegally alienating the enterprise's apartment. The damage to the state-owned enterprise is estimated at 407 thousand hryvnias.
The actions of the suspects are classified under parts 4, 5 of Article 191, part 2 of Article 197-1, parts 1, 2 of Article 364, part 2 of Article 367, part 1 of Article 114-1, parts 1, 3 of Article 368, part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Motions have been prepared to impose preventive measures and remove the suspects from their positions.
Pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings was carried out under the procedural guidance of prosecutors in cooperation with the Main Directorate of the National Police of the region and the SBU Directorate in Chernihiv region.
Assets: in the declaration for 2024, Kryvenko indicated a residential building. He also indicated two vehicles. This is a SAZ 35071987 truck, the ownership of which he acquired on May 22, 2003, and a Volkswagen Tiguan 2019 passenger car, acquired on April 8, 2021, the cost of which on the date of purchase was UAH 360,193.
Kryvenko indicated the following income: from the Main Department of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Chernihiv region (EDRPOU code 21390940) he received a pension in the amount of UAH 76,231.
In addition, from the Department of Energy Efficiency, Transport, Communications and Housing and Communal Services of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration (EDRPOU code 43602693), he declared a salary in the amount of UAH 660,521.
He also indicated the availability of cash: 500,000 UAH and 25,000 USD.
Persons who should have reacted: in the case of Kryvenko, law enforcement officers reacted in a timely manner.
Scandals: There is no information in open sources about other scandals in which Kryvenko would appear.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/fe6f2f51-1b60-4f43-b049-428ff4dd530f