Head of hromada in Mykolaiv region 'heated' budget funds on generators

In Mykolaiv region, law enforcement officers exposed a scheme of embezzlement during the purchase of equipment for energy independence. The investigation targeted the head of the Berezanska community. According to investigators, the official organized the purchase of generators for the "Points of Unbreakability" at prices significantly higher than market ones.

This was reported by Anti-Corruption Dimension with reference to a court ruling .

As a result of these frauds, the local budget suffered losses - the amount of losses is estimated at over UAH 700 thousand. Investigative actions are currently underway, law enforcement officers are checking all the circumstances of the tender procedure and establishing the circle of people involved in the alleged embezzlement of money intended to support the civilian population in the context of blackouts.

The investigation found that the path to embezzlement of 732 thousand began in November 2022, when the community allocated funds for the purchase of generators for starostas. According to law enforcement, the village head developed a cunning plan to avoid open bidding. The official collected 'commercial offers' with inflated prices on his own, completely eliminating the procurement specialist from the process. One of these offers was provided by an entrepreneur who turned out to be the chairman's nephew, and the other by a fictitious company that did not operate at all.

The final scheme was played out with lightning speed: On November 29, 2022, the chairman signed a direct contract with the individual entrepreneur for almost UAH 1.3 million for 10 generators. On the same day, the goods were accepted on the basis of invoices, and the accounting department was ordered to simply 'upload' the report to the system.

It should be noted that the real market price of these generators at that time was only 566.7 thousand. Thus, more than half of the amount ended up in the pockets of the scheme participants. In January 2026, the official was officially notified of suspicion.

Earlier, on the order of the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, the prosecutor of the Mykolaiv District Prosecutor's Office officially served a notice of suspicion to the head of one of the village communities in the Mykolaiv district. The official is suspected of embezzling property by abusing his official position. Since the offense was committed under martial law and involved large amounts of money, the actions are classified under Part 4 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, in 2022, the head of the community signed a direct agreement with an individual entrepreneur for the supply of generators. The purchase was made without the use of an electronic system, and the prices for the goods were deliberately inflated.

Катерина Глушко