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In the Rivne region, schemes of abuse in the budget sphere were exposed. 21 million UAH of losses have been established, reported suspicion to 26 persons

Prosecutors of the Rivne Regional Prosecutor's Office, in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, have reported suspicions of committing criminal offenses against 26 individuals. The amount of damages to the state reaches 21 million UAH, the amount of undeclared property is 8 million UAH, and the amount of unlawful benefits is 1.7 million UAH.

Among the suspects:

- the director of an educational institution who received over 1.7 million UAH in unlawful benefits for fictitious enrollments of 110 students and for formalizing employment relations with 15 teachers, thereby aiding them in evading mobilization;

- the director of a communal enterprise of the Rivne territorial community who did not declare property worth over 8 million UAH;

- the head of a state enterprise of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences (NAAS) who evaded payment of the single contribution for mandatory state social insurance. Damages amount to 2 million UAH;

- the head of the Department of Restoration and Development of Infrastructure in the Rivne region, an official of the Capital Construction Department of the Rivne City Council, and an official of the contractor, who caused damages of nearly 2 million UAH during the construction, repair, and arrangement of roads and streets;

- an official of the Department of Housing and Communal Services of the Varash City Council and contractors who misappropriated budget funds during the repair of hospital and city council premises. The amount of damages is over 500 thousand UAH;

- the director of a communal enterprise who is also a deputy of the Varash City Council. The official caused damages of 1.8 million UAH by purchasing medical equipment at inflated prices;

- three local men who, under documents from charitable foundations, smuggled vehicles into Ukraine and evaded taxes amounting to 9 million UAH;

- the head of the communal enterprise of the Shpaniv territorial community – caused damage of 1.3 million UAH by inflating the volumes of services provided for the removal of household waste;

- two directors of the communal enterprise of the Dubno City Council – instead of returning funds to the budget, they illegally used them for the needs of the enterprise. The amount of damages to the budget is nearly 1 million UAH;

- an official of the regional branch of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine," who, with two accomplices, organized illegal logging in the territory of the nature reserve fund, causing damages of nearly 1 million UAH;

- two officials of the state administration who improperly performed their duties during technical supervision of repairs in healthcare and educational institutions. The amount of damages is over 1.3 million UAH;

- the director of an educational institution who paid 700 thousand UAH from the budget for goods that were not actually delivered;

- an official of the Dubrovytsia City Council who purchased computer equipment for educational institutions at inflated prices. The amount of damages is 250 thousand UAH;

- a contractor who misappropriated budget funds amounting to over 200 thousand UAH during repairs of shelters in educational institutions;

- a deputy of the village council who did not submit declarations for 3 years;

- two officials who caused over half a million UAH in damages to the interests of the state by not properly verifying the volumes of work performed.

The actions of the suspects have been qualified under Articles 368-3, 114-1, 366-2, 212-1, 367, 201-4, 212, 191, 366, 358, 246, and 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Preventive measures have already been chosen for some of the suspects. Measures are being taken to recover the damages caused to the state.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.