Court Orders Return of 234 Hectares of Land in Kherson Region

The court terminated the lease agreement and ordered the private enterprise to return 234 hectares of land and hydraulic structures of a fishery reservoir on Lake Solonets in Kherson region to the state.

According to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, the land and hydraulic structures are located on a water body of strategic importance for the region.

Prosecutors proved that the company received these facilities on a paid use basis, which is contrary to the law, as the facilities cannot be leased separately from the water body and the land plot under them. In fact, the company used the water body and the surrounding area without proper payment, paying only compensation for the land tax, which caused significant losses to the local budget and violated the state interests.

Earlier, prosecutors of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office defended in court the state's right to forest land plots with a total area of more than 42 hectares.

Also, with the intervention of the prosecutor's office, 80 hectares of land worth almost UAH 2 million were returned to the Kherson community. One of the companies leased the land for production activities related to landscaping in Kherson and the region. However, contrary to the current legislation and the terms of the agreement, the lessee did not pay the rent during 2022-2024, owing money to the local budget.

The Oleshky District Prosecutor's Office ordered the local government to organize the work on the delineation of the boundaries of the natural reserve fund object - the Sofiyivsky Botanical Reserve of local importance. In addition, the prosecutor's office protected the lands of the Oleksandrivskyi Nature Reserve Fund from illegal use.

Андрій Колісніченко