Mykolaiv City Hall Launches Inspection of Atlant Sports School Operations

The Mykolaiv City Hall has set up a working group to inspect the activities of the Atlant integrated children's and youth sports school.

The relevant order was signed by Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych, according to the municipality's website.

The group includes representatives of the city council, the financial department and the department for physical culture and sports.

As explained by the mayor's office, the purpose of the inspection is to assess the efficiency of the use of municipal property, check accounting records, and analyze the provision of paid services and business activities. The working group is to establish the actual availability of the school's assets, possible shortages or violations in the use of property.

Based on the results of the inspection, an act will be drawn up with conclusions and proposals for eliminating possible shortcomings. The document will be submitted to the first deputy mayor for consideration by April 1, 2025.

Deputy Mayor Anatoliy Petrov will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the order.

Mykolaiv recently set up a commission to check the work of the Center for Medical Rehabilitation and Palliative Care for Children. The commission is to check whether the staff's actions comply with medical and legal standards.

Before that, a public inspection was conducted at the Mykolaiv Regional Children's Home. Lawyer Inna Miroshnychenko reported that the institution receives almost 23 million hryvnias from the state budget annually, although there are only 20 children under the care of 89 employees. She called the conditions "inhumane" - children are tied up, not allowed to walk, and hygiene and safety are neglected. A criminal investigation has been opened under the article on torture. The Ombudsman's team is ready to apply to the European Court of Human Rights.

Андрій Колісніченко