Law enforcement agencies are investigating two large-scale cases involving high-ranking officials from the Rivne region and Kyiv.
Scheme with construction in Klevan
According to the investigation, the head of the Rivne Regional State Administration, Vitaliy Koval, his deputy, Larysa Shatkovska, director of the Department of Construction and Architecture, Anatoliy Yarusevich, and the head of the KP "Rivne Regional Hospital of War Veterans" Andriy Burachyk, acting in collusion, created an organized criminal group.
The investigation established that they used their official position to implement a scheme to embezzle budget funds intended for the construction of a medical and rehabilitation building for war veterans and internally displaced persons in the village of Klevan. Among the methods identified were holding fictitious tenders in favor of the controlled private enterprise "Modena", overstating the cost of works, using "conversion centers", tax evasion and legalization of funds.
According to investigators, representatives of the State Tax Service, the State Audit Service, and other regulatory and law enforcement agencies were involved in the implementation of the scheme. While receiving illegal benefits, they did not conduct inspections, did not enter data into the ERDR, and did not investigate the offense.
The Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine entered information into the ERDR under No. 72025001420000068 dated 08/05/2025 under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Kyiv fairs under investigation
Separately, the Security Service of Ukraine is investigating a case involving the head of the Kyiv City State Administration, Vitaliy Klitschko, director of the Department of Industry, Volodymyr Kostikov, heads of all districts of the capital, heads of the Svitoch and Kyiv Heritage enterprises, as well as affiliated individuals, including Serhiy Leshchenko and People's Deputy Artur Palatny.
According to the investigation, they organized a scheme to systematically extort money from entrepreneurs participating in city fairs. This was done by setting inflated tariffs, creating artificial administrative barriers, non-transparent distribution of trading places, and the absence of a single electronic register of participants.
The official process of approving schedules and placing fairs, according to law enforcement, was used to manipulate and enrich related structures. Selective access and manual allocation of places violated the principles of openness and non-discrimination.
The Main Directorate of the SBU in the city of Kyiv and Kyiv region entered information into the ERDR under No. 22025101110000954 dated 01.08.2025 under Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Both cases are at the pre-trial investigation stage, and final conclusions will be made based on the results of the work of the investigative bodies.
