Pre-trial restraint changed for Vilkovo mayor

The Kyiv District Court has reduced the bail for the mayor of Vilkovo, Matviy Ivanov, to UAH 300,000.

This decision was made by the Kyiv District Court, the Dumskaya newspaper reported from the scene.

Earlier, the mayor had the bail reduced to UAH 10 million in the court of appeal. At the end of July 2025, the court chose a preventive measure for the mayor of Vilkovo, Odesa region, Matviy Ivanov, in the form of detention with an alternative in the form of bail in the amount of UAH 39 million.

According to law enforcement officers, without appropriate permits for the use of subsoil and using specialized equipment, two heads of a private enterprise illegally extracted minerals worth more than UAH 17 million, which was confirmed by an expert examination, and used them for construction.

During the investigation, the police found that the entrepreneurs were aware of the mayor's powers and, in order to avoid problems on his part, involved Matviy Ivanov in the illegal activity. The official, who was supposed to monitor compliance with environmental legislation in his community, did not do so. On the contrary, he assisted his accomplices in illegal sand mining.

According to preliminary estimates, the unauthorized use of subsoil caused the state to incur losses of almost UAH 172 million.

In August, Vitaliy Barvinenko, head of the Odesa District Council, filed a motion with the court to bail out the mayor of Vylkove, Odesa Oblast, Matviy Ivanov, who is suspected of colluding with businessmen to illegally extract sand. In addition to Vitaliy Barvinenko, the petition was also filed by Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov.

Кирило Бойко