Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office, within the framework of pre-trial investigations of 13 criminal proceedings, 21 individuals from local self-government bodies, communal institutions, enterprises, and contracting organizations have been notified of suspicion. Among the individuals involved:

•       Head of the department of the Vinnytsia City Council – in collusion with a group of individuals, unlawfully acquired apartments worth 576 thousand UAH;

•       Head of the department of the Kalynivka City Council – a deputy of the same council, director of a limited liability company and individual entrepreneur – embezzlement of 2.5 million UAH during road repairs;

•       Former director of the joint-stock company "Hnivansky Plant of Special Reinforced Concrete" – procurement of sand at inflated prices, losses of 5 million UAH;

•       Acting director of the enterprise of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine – non-declaration of property worth almost 5 million UAH;

•       Head of the Bershad Territorial Community – failed to declare property worth 3.8 million UAH; during a search, 40 rounds of 7.62 caliber ammunition were seized from him (the issue of entering information under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is being resolved);

•       Deputy director of the department of the Vinnytsia City Council – inflated costs for street lighting works, losses of 1.7 million UAH;

•       Head of the education department of the Bershad City Council – procurement of goods with overpayment, losses of 994 thousand UAH;

•       Director of the vocational training center in Vinnytsia and individual entrepreneur – fictitious procurement of equipment, losses of 883 thousand UAH;

•       Manager of the communal enterprise of the Studenianska Territorial Community – abuse during the procurement of an excavator, losses of 600 thousand UAH;

•       Former head and secretary of the Supivka Village Council – forgery of documents for the illegal acquisition of land, losses of 580 thousand UAH;

•       Deputy of the Kotsiubynske Village Council – fraudulently acquired a plot of land of 2 hectares;

•       Management of the Mohyliv-Podilskyi City Council – embezzlement of almost 1 million UAH in the construction of lighting networks;

•       Director of the communal enterprise of the Haisyn City Council – overpayment during the procurement of goods, losses of 500 thousand UAH.

Within the framework of the criminal proceedings, losses of over 14.5 million UAH have been established, with nearly 9 million UAH being the value of undeclared property.

The actions of the suspects have been qualified under parts 3, 4, 5 of Article 191, part 1 of Article 366, part 2 of Article 364, part 2 of Article 367, part 1 of Article 366-2, part 4 of Article 358, part 2 of Article 190, part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted in cooperation with the Main Directorate of the National Police, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Bureau of Economic Security, and the State Bureau of Investigation in the Vinnytsia region. Prosecutors are preparing motions for the selection of preventive measures and the suspension of the suspects from their positions. Measures are being taken to recover the damages incurred.

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.