According to the agreement, within a few months, the company was supposed to build 10 modular homes for residents of the Kyiv region who lost their homes during the Russian invasion in 2022. Over 10.4 million hryvnias were allocated for this project by one of the charitable organizations. However, when it was time to submit the completion report, the contractor claimed that all objects had been built, while in reality, only three were completed.
The scheme for misappropriating charitable funds was uncovered by investigators from the Podil Police Department of Kyiv in collaboration with the SBU.
According to the investigation, the director of the construction company signed a contract with a charitable organization for the production and installation of ten modular houses in the village of Moschun, Kyiv region. Even before the work began, the charitable organization transferred over 10.4 million hryvnias to the contractor, expecting the construction to be completed by the end of 2022.
However, by 2025, the contractor had only fully built and put into operation three of the ten planned houses. Nevertheless, this did not prevent the contractor from signing completion acts with false data regarding the volumes and costs. As a result, the charitable fund suffered losses of nearly 4 million hryvnias.
Investigators, under the procedural guidance of the Podil District Prosecutor's Office, notified the perpetrator of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - misappropriation of another's property through the abuse of office by an official during martial law and in especially large amounts. The sanctions of the article provide for up to twelve years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years and with confiscation of property.
Additionally, in July of this year, investigators notified another manager of the contracting organization, who was responsible for installing foundations, septic tanks, and water supply for these houses, of suspicion. His actions were classified as inflating prices and volumes of completed works amounting to about half a million hryvnias.