The mayor of Vyshhorod, Oleksiy Momot, along with a contractor's director, has been charged with embezzling over 6.6 million UAH. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, they are suspected of abusing their official positions (part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Prosecutors noted that in the early months of the full-scale invasion, city officials organized the purchase of two backhoe loaders worth 7.8 million UAH under the pretext of supporting a volunteer formation.
The investigation revealed that the equipment was bought through a controlled company that lacked the necessary resources and financial means to fulfill the contract, with prices inflated by about 800,000 UAH per unit.
«Despite this, acceptance acts were signed, and funds were transferred from the local budget. In fact, the equipment arrived only after several months and was subsequently recorded in the balance of municipal enterprises. As a result, the community budget suffered losses exceeding 1.6 million UAH,» the prosecution emphasized.
Another episode concerns dredging works for a rainwater drainage pond in Vyshhorod.
«According to the investigation, the mayor, well aware of the failure to perform contractual works, signed acceptance acts and initiated the transfer of funds to the contractor. Thus, more than 5 million UAH were unlawfully withdrawn from the local budget,» the prosecutors noted.
As reported by Ukrinform, on July 29, the mayor of Vyshhorod was charged with misappropriating over 736,000 UAH during the purchase of equipment for the water utility. On July 30, a motion was filed with the court to suspend the suspect from office, but on August 4, the court returned the motion to the prosecutor on formal grounds.