Position: Head of the Territorial Development Department of the Kherson Regional State Administration.
Sphere of corruption activity: reconstruction of damaged infrastructure.
Region of corruption activity: Kherson region.
Qualification: Vasina's actions were qualified under Articles 191 and 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
The plot of the case: in April 2024, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office detained the director of one of the departments of the Kherson Regional Military Administration and the founder of a private firm on suspicion of embezzling over UAH 7.7 million.
According to the journalists, it was about the director of the department of development of the territories of Kherson OVA Svitlana Vasina and the LLC "Building Technologies South".
"On April 9, 2024, under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor of the National Security Agency, NABU detectives informed three persons of the suspicion of embezzlement of UAH 7.7 million of state funds while providing services for the inspection of objects damaged in the Kherson region as a result of the military aggression of the Russian Federation. To date, 2 suspicions have been reported to the organizers of the scheme - the head of one of the departments of the Kherson OVA, the owner of a private company, as well as the perpetrator of the crime - the director of this private company," SAP informs.
The NABU said that, according to the investigation, the head of one of the departments of the Kherson OVA, in collusion with the owner and manager of a private company, organized the overestimation of the cost of the technical inspection of 107 social infrastructure objects (schools, hospitals, etc.) by more than 15 times. In this way, the contract was concluded for the amount of over 9.9 million hryvnias, while the actual services provided cost 534 thousand hryvnias. As a result, the participants of the scheme took possession of the funds of the reserve fund of the Cabinet of Ministers in the amount of more than UAH 7.7 million.
Later, the High Anti-Corruption Court released Svitlana Vasina on bail of 800,000 hryvnias.
After hearing the arguments of the parties, the court applied: to the owner of a private company, a preventive measure in the form of detention with the alternative of paying a 1.5 million UAH deposit; to the director of the Department of Kherson Regional Government - a preventive measure in the form of a deposit in the amount of 800,000 UAH and to the director of the private company - 500,000 hryvnias as collateral
At the end of April 2026, it became known that the High Anti-Corruption Court found the former head of one of the departments of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, the owner and director of a private company, guilty of embezzling UAH 7.7 million of public funds.
This was reported by the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. According to media reports, this concerns the former director of the Territorial Development Department of the Kherson Regional Administrative Organization Svitlana Vasina, the owner of "Building Technologies South" Marina Balan, and the head of this company Valentyn Balan. This case was under consideration by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.
On April 20, 2026, the HACC announced the verdict against the former head of one of the departments of the Kherson Regional State Administration, the owner and director of a private company. The individuals were found guilty of embezzling UAH 7.7 million of state funds while providing services for the inspection of facilities in the Kherson region damaged as a result of the Russian military aggression.
Vasina was sentenced to 7 years and 2 months in prison. The owner of the company "Construction Technologies South" Balan was sentenced to 7 years and 1 month in prison, and the company's manager Balan was sentenced to 7 years in prison. All property belonging to them by right of ownership was confiscated from the convicts, and they were also deprived of the right to hold certain positions for a period of 2 years.
The verdict of the HACC may be appealed within 30 days from the date of its pronouncement by filing an appeal with the Supreme Court of Justice Appeals Chamber.
Persons who are potentially involved in the corruption scheme: according to journalists, the owner of the LLC "Building Technologies South" Maryna Balan and the director of this company Valentyn Balan are also involved in the scheme.
Wealth: Svetlana Vasina's declarations are not publicly available.
Persons who should have responded to corruption schemes: law enforcement agencies responded in time to Vasina's criminal activities. In particular, the case was handled by NABU and SAP.
Scandals: before the emergence of the corruption scheme, Vasina was not noticed as a figure in other scandals.
Sources:
NABU detained the director of the department of the Kherson OVA
NABU detained the director of one of the departments of the Kherson OVA
Svitlana Vasina may be the detained director of the department of Kherson OVA
VAKS released on bail the director of the department of Kherson OVA
The court did not see sufficient evidence in Vasina's case and released her on bail