Rector of Kherson University gives bonuses to colleagues instead of supporting students with disabilities

The occupied Kherson Technical University has revealed a possible misuse of public funds allocated to support students with disabilities.

This was reported by MOST.

According to the sources, the rector of the university, Halyna Raiko, signed an order to pay bonuses to administrative staff totaling more than 3 million rubles. At the same time, the real needs of 68 students with disabilities were left without proper funding.

Among the recipients of the funds are heads of occupation departments and employees who do not work directly with students or support programs. The payments were explained by the support of the support center for students with disabilities.

Earlier, Raiko had already received a suspicion from the SBU. According to the investigation, this was manifested in the integration of KNTU into Russian educational standards, the seizure of the university and its closure from access by current employees. Raiko also took measures to develop a new university charter, create seals and persuade employees to cooperate with the occupation administration.

Later, she informed propaganda media about the university's plans and the holding of a 'referendum' on its premises. For these actions, she received a 'letter of gratitude' from the top management.

Earlier in Kherson, a deputy of the Bilozersk Village Council, Andriy Spitsyn, was convicted in absentia for embezzling almost 200 thousand hryvnias during the repair of water supply in the village of Tomina Balka. According to the investigation, the official twice overestimated the cost of the work, signed fictitious acts, and caused the community losses of UAH 195,000.

On September 8, the Kherson City Court passed a verdict in a special proceeding in absentia. Spitsyn represented Blahoustriy Plus LLC, which had two contracts for the overhaul of the water supply system on Gagarin and Rabocha streets. The total amount of the contracts exceeded UAH 450 thousand.

The court found that the deputy supervised the work of employees, signed certificates of completion and financial documents, but used low-quality materials and did not perform all the work envisaged, officially registering it as completed. This allowed him to transfer funds to the contractor's accounts that significantly exceeded the actual costs.

Катерина Глушко