A scheme involving the embezzlement of over 60 million hryvnias from road repair funds has been uncovered in the Vinnytsia region
In the Vinnytsia region, law enforcement officers have uncovered an organised criminal group whose members are suspected of embezzling over 60 million hryvnias of public funds allocated for the maintenance and major repairs of roads.
According to the investigation, the scheme was organised by a 63-year-old private entrepreneur. He involved his sons, employees of limited liability companies under his control, and officials from the Vinnytsia and Zhmerynka districts in the illegal activities.
The investigation established that between 2023 and 2025, the suspects, acting in collusion, organised a scheme to misappropriate public funds allocated for the major repair of road surfaces.
According to law enforcement officials, the participants in the scheme included knowingly false information in certificates of completion, cost statements and other project documentation regarding the actual scope of work, the cost of construction materials and their compliance with state standards.
Investigators also established that an asphalt concrete mix produced at illegal plants was used during the repairs.
During the searches, law enforcement officers seized documents, mobile phones, cash, bank cards, draft records, computer equipment, electronic data storage devices, company seals, vehicles, specialised freight vehicles and equipment.
Following the investigation, investigators notified ten individuals that they were under suspicion. Among them were a 63-year-old organiser, his 29-year-old son, who is the company director, the entrepreneur’s 41-year-old son, a 38-year-old accountant, a 63-year-old cost estimator at a controlled limited liability company, a 52-year-old village council chairman, a 45-year-old engineer, two other individuals involved in the case, and a 50-year-old head of the housing and communal services department at one of the village councils.
They are charged with offences under Articles 191 and 27 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, depending on their role in the scheme.
The penalties under the relevant articles provide for up to 12 years’ imprisonment, a three-year ban on holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities, and the confiscation of property.
The court has ordered the suspects to be remanded in custody, subject to the possibility of bail.
Operational support for the case was provided by officers from the Strategic Investigations Directorate and the SBU Directorate in Vinnytsia Oblast.
