In the Mykolaiv region, a contractor and an official have been charged in a case involving 61 million in fortifications

In the Mykolaiv region, authorities uncovered a possible scheme involving the embezzlement of more than 61 million hryvnias during the construction of protective structures for critical infrastructure. The director of a contracting company and an official from the Reconstruction Service have been named as suspects.

This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

The issue of imposing preventive measures on the suspects and suspending the official from his position is currently being decided. 

According to the investigation, the LLC was carrying out work on the construction of fortifications and the installation of protective equipment at the site. Between March 2024 and August 2025, the company’s director signed acceptance certificates for the completed construction work, into which she included, according to investigators, knowingly false information.

In particular, according to law enforcement officials, the cost of waterproofing work was inflated fourfold.

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At the same time, an official from the Infrastructure Restoration and Development Service in the Mykolaiv region signed the corresponding certificates. Based on these documents, budget funds were unjustifiably transferred to the company.

In 2024, Vitaliy Kim, then head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, found himself at the center of a scandal following a journalistic investigation that revealed significant price inflation in the construction of a water pipeline and fortifications. In total, over 511 million was allocated for the construction of fortifications in the region. 

Юлія Калабайда