Smuggling of historical and cultural property: MP and resident of Kyiv region exposed - Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTOS
Since the beginning of 2025, two attempts to export antiquities abroad have been prevented. A resident of Kyiv region and a deputy of one of the region's village councils were exposed.
This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, Censor.NET informs.
As noted, in January, a resident of Bila Tserkva tried to take 116 items from a collection of archaeological antiquities from the 10th to 16th centuries to the United States.
In addition, a deputy of one of the village councils, who is a member of the Standing Committee on Culture, was exposed. He attempted to smuggle 7 items from a collection of archaeological antiquities dating back to the fifth and nineteenth centuries to Canada for sale.
These persons were served a notice of suspicion on the facts of concealment of cultural property from customs control (Part 2 Article 15, Part 1 Article 201 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
It is also reported that a woman was convicted who in July 2024 tried to smuggle 92 pieces of antique collectibles that are cultural property: silver-coloured metal glasses, a silver cup, a jug with a relief ornament, a decorative egg, relief vases with various patterns, figurines and ancient icons of the 16th century. These items were confiscated in favour of the state and transferred to the National Museum of History of Ukraine.
