The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have completed the investigation concerning the former head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration and his accomplices. They are suspected of embezzling over UAH 392 million during road repairs.

This was reported by the NABU press service.

While the name of the former head of the ODA was not disclosed, the case materials suggest it refers to Valentyn Rezniichenko.

According to the investigation, the suspects forged documents to expedite the release of funds and avoid complex procedures such as project documentation development and technical supervision.

They replaced current or capital repairs with operational maintenance, which was prioritized in 2022.

"The expenses for the work were unjustifiably inflated to UAH 1.5 billion. Contracts were awarded to a company linked to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk ODA, which in turn inflated the cost of materials by over UAH 392 million," the statement reads.

It is noted that part of these funds was transferred to accounts of other companies controlled by the high-ranking official and his deputy.

In September 2024, five participants in this scheme were notified of suspicion.

Their actions have been classified under part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. One of them (the former head of the DnODA department) was additionally notified of suspicion for illegal enrichment (Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Recall:

In early November 2022, "Ukrainian Truth" and "Schemes" published an investigation showing that the Dnipropetrovsk ODA paid UAH 1.5 billion to the company "Budinvest Engineering" during the full-scale invasion of Russia. This company is co-owned by fitness trainer Yana Khlanti, who had several trips abroad with former ODA head Valentyn Rezniichenko, and the manager of the Dubynskyi brothers, who are wanted by the FBI for financial fraud in the USA.