The Security Service of Ukraine has dismantled a large-scale scheme of misappropriating budget funds worth more than UAH 100 million during the modernization of energy infrastructure in Zakarpattia region.
According to Ukrinform, the SSU stated this on its website.
"As a result of comprehensive measures, a local former official was exposed as being involved in the theft of UAH 104 million during the construction of a protective structure for a local key electrical substation," the statement said.
The investigation found that the suspect was a former head of the regional Service for Restoration and Infrastructure Development. In March 2024, while in office, he signed completion certificates for the construction of protection for the energy facility against Russian air attacks.
"The total cost of the project was UAH 5.1 billion. To misappropriate part of these funds, the official approved the contractor's purchase of building materials at artificially inflated prices. The 'difference' obtained was diverted into the shadows through controlled companies and distributed among all participants in the scheme," the SSU noted.
