The National Anti‑Corruption Bureau has completed the investigation into the former head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration and several accomplices.
They are suspected of embezzling more than UAH 392 million in the course of road repair and restoration works.
According to the investigation, the suspects falsified documents to speed up receipt of funds and avoid mandatory procedures, including the development of project documentation, its expert review, and technical supervision.
Some of the funds were transferred to related companies
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Suspicions and charges
Investigators believe that, instead of current or capital repairs, the work items were recorded as operational maintenance, which in 2022 was considered a priority. Costs were allegedly inflated to about UAH 1.5 billion, and contract sums were concluded with a company linked to the then head of the regional administration. Part of the material costs were allegedly overstated by more than UAH 392 million, and those funds were transferred to the accounts of other firms controlled by the official and his deputy.
In September 2024, five people were notified of suspicions. Their actions have been qualified under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (misappropriation or embezzlement of property through abuse of official position). The former head of one of the RMA's departments was also suspected of illegal enrichment under Article 368‑5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Earlier publications and measures
Materials from the case indicate that one of the figures is the former head of the Dnipropetrovsk RMA, Valentyn Reznichenko.
- On November 2, 2022, a journalistic investigation was published reporting that the Dnipropetrovsk region had spent about UAH 2.3 billion on road repairs, and a significant portion of those funds went to a company whose co‑owner had close ties to Reznichenko.
- On September 12, 2024, Valentyn Reznichenko was served with a notice of suspicion for abuses during road repairs.
- On September 16, the High Anti‑Corruption Court set his preventive measure as bail; on September 18, UAH 30 million in bail was posted.
