The Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor's Office has reported suspicions against the head of the local research institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences and her accomplice - the head of the grain storage, who, abusing their official position, embezzled 300 tons of grain during the war.

According to the investigation, the suspects conspired to illegally withdraw 140 tons of millet and 160 tons of soybeans from the warehouse, which are state property. As a result, the state suffered losses amounting to nearly 1.9 million UAH.

The suspects are charged with embezzlement of someone else's property through abuse of official position committed by a group of individuals in collusion, in particularly large amounts, under martial law (Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The issue of choosing preventive measures for them is being resolved. The prosecutor's office will petition for their detention with an alternative of bail in an amount not less than the sum of the damages caused.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by detectives of the Territorial Department of the Bureau of Economic Security in the Transcarpathian region under the procedural guidance of the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor's Office. Operational support is provided by the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine.

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.