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Recent reports on stealing and embezzlement reveal widespread corruption affecting multiple sectors in Ukraine. From energy efficiency programmes to defense contracts, embezzlement of funds remains a significant issue. The National Police and international investigation agencies, including the State Bureau of Investigations, continue to unveil these fraudulent activities. High-profile cases include the embezzlement of UAH 14.2 million in Dnipropetrovsk's energy projects, and corruption within military units involving drone and equipment thefts. These incidents highlight the pressing need for tighter security measures and transparency in handling state funds.

What are recent cases of embezzlement in Ukraine?

Recent cases include the embezzlement of UAH 14.2 million from an energy programme in Dnipro, and thefts involving military equipment in the Odesa region. These incidents underline significant corruption in public funds management.

Which authorities are involved in tackling embezzlement in Ukraine?

Authorities like the National Police, State Bureau of Investigations, SSU, and NABU actively combat embezzlement, often working together to dismantle organized criminal groups engaged in stealing state funds.

How does embezzlement in the defense sector affect Ukraine?

Embezzlement in the defense sector, such as the illicit sale of drones and inflated procurement prices, weakens military efficiency and depletes resources essential for national security, exacerbating vulnerabilities during conflicts.

What impact does stealing have on Ukraine's economy?

Stealing and embezzlement destabilize the economy by diverting resources from essential services, increasing public debt, and undermining trust in governance, which can deter investments and international aid.

How is the public informed about embezzlement cases?

The public is informed through detailed reports by news outlets, website publications, and social media updates that provide transparency and encourage accountability in government and military spending.

What measures are taken against those found guilty of embezzlement?

Legal measures include arrests, trials, and sentencing. Convicted individuals may face severe penalties, including fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of assets, aiming to deter future crimes and recover lost funds.

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Embezzlement in the energy efficiency programme Embezzled more than UAH 14.2 million from energy efficiency programme for schools: members of organised group to stand trial in Dnipropetrovsk region – National Police. PHOTOS In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a case has been sent to court against members of an organised group who embezzled more than UAH 14.2 million during the implementation of an energy efficiency project in budget-funded institutions in the city of Dnipro, including schools. 1 663 5 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds

suspicion Colonel and four others suspected of embezzling over 14 million hryvnias for fortifications in Dnipropetrovsk region. PHOTOS In the Dnipropetrovsk region, law enforcement officers uncovered a corruption scheme during the construction of defensive lines. According to the investigation, officials from one of the military units, together with civilian accomplices, organised the purchase of materials for fortifications at inflated prices, causing the state more than 14 million hryvnias in losses. 9 007 27 Previously in trend: Fortifications in Dnipropetrovsk region Embezzlement of funds for fortifications

Suspicions have been raised against officials of the Ministry of Defence, the General Staff and the head of the housing and maintenance department. Over 30 million hryvnias in fuel losses for AFU: suspicions have been raised against officials of Ministry of Defence, General Staff, and head of housing and maintenance department. PHOTOS As part of the "Dishonest Procurement" programme, law enforcement officers uncovered schemes involving the misappropriation and overpayment of fuel for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which caused the state more than 30 million hryvnias in losses. 2 423 8 Previously in trend: Fuel supply to AFU

Theft of 50 million hryvnias during the restoration of the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant: scheme exposed Scheme to embezzle over 50 million hryvnias during renovation of Trypilska TPP has been uncovered, - SSU. PHOTOS A scheme to embezzle funds intended for the restoration of the energy infrastructure of the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant has been uncovered. 5 400 45 Previously in trend: embezzlement during infrastructure restoration

A group of employees who stole fuel from locomotives was exposed In Kyiv, law enforcement officers exposed scheme to steal diesel fuel from Darnytsia locomotive depot. VIDEO+PHOTOS A group of employees of the Darnytsia locomotive depot who stole fuel from diesel locomotives has been exposed. 2 819 8 Previously in trend: Fuel theft

Funds for the purchase of FPV drones were embezzled Over 47 million hryvnias for "paper" FPV drones: criminal organisation exposed in Donetsk region, - Office of Prosecutor General. PHOTOS Under the procedural guidance of the Specialised Prosecutor's Office for the Eastern Region, investigators from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in Kramatorsk uncovered a criminal organisation operating within one of the military units that was embezzling budget funds allocated for defence procurement. 5 163 19 Previously in trend: stealing

Embezzlement of funds for the renovation of a children’s camp Current and former Lviv City Council officials suspected of embezzling UAH 4 mln in children’s camp repairs. PHOTO Former and current officials of the Lviv City Council have been notified of suspicion over the embezzlement of nearly 4 million hryvnias during the renovation of a children’s health camp. 2 380 3 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of budget funds

Eight people to be tried for embezzlement Eight people to stand trial over embezzlement of funds during housing restoration and shelter repairs in Kryvyi Rih. PHOTOS Eight members of a criminal organisation will be tried for embezzlement during the restoration of housing and repair of shelters in Kryvyi Rih. Among the defendants are owners and managers of private companies, as well as a city council deputy. 931 7

SBI exposes fuel theft scheme at military unit in Chernihiv region Military unit officials in Chernihiv region exposed for misappropriating 13,000 liters of fuel, SBI says. VIDEO&PHOTOS A group of military officials from one of the units in the Chernihiv region systematically stole fuel. Their illegal activities were stopped by officers of the State Bureau of Investigations, jointly with the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine. 3 386 15

Commander of unit to stand trial in Zaporizhzhia In Zaporizhzhia, unit commander through whom staff members received "combat" payments to be tried. PHOTO In Zaporizhia, the head of a military unit and the head of the financial service will be tried for allowing staff officers to receive combat bonuses. 4 175 26 Previously in trend: Abuse in defence sector

Large-scale embezzlement by trade unions exposed in Ukraine Embezzlement of 15 million hryvnias in trade unions of large energy company exposed. VIDEO+PHOTOS Law enforcement officers have uncovered the embezzlement of 15 million hryvnias in the trade unions of one of the country's key energy companies, Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LLC. 2 959 21 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds

Embezzlement in the purchase of spare parts and repair of military equipment 15.5 million hryvnias intended for purchase of spare parts and repair of military equipment were embezzled: criminal group has been exposed, - National Police. PHOTOS In 2024, the head of a commercial enterprise organised a "victory" scheme for a company under his control in procurement for the needs of a military unit. The cost of services was unreasonably inflated. The organiser and his accomplice have been notified of suspicions. 1 354 7 Previously in trend: repair of AFU equipment stealing

Over 100 million in losses: NABU exposes scheme in Donetsk region 140 million hryvnias in losses: NABU exposes embezzlement scheme in heating and water supply in Donetsk region cities. PHOTO Anti-corruption authorities have exposed a group led by the head of the Housing and Utilities Department of the Donetsk RMA. They embezzled 140 million hryvnias intended to provide heat and water to three settlements. 1 996 17 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Officials who embezzled funds will be brought to trial Company’s management, which "laundered" 101 million hryvnias on purchase of timber for military, will be brought to trial. VIDEO+PHOTOS SBI officers completed a pre-trial investigation against the former head of the Luhansk Housing and Maintenance Department and his accomplices. They misappropriated more than UAH 101 million during the procurement of fuel wood for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 2 695 3 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds timber embezzlement

Laundering of funds obtained through the misappropriation of electricity Laundering of over 11 million hryvnias obtained from appropriation of electricity from state-owned enterprise: criminal group exposed, - National Police. PHOTOS A criminal group whose members laundered money through fictitious companies was exposed. Officials of one of these companies received multimillion-dollar funds from the end consumer of electricity, which, after partial payment to the state-owned enterprise for the electricity supplied to the consumer, were transferred to the accounts of other controlled companies and distributed among the participants in the transaction. 870 1 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds

fuel theft Official of military unit in Mykolaiv region stole hundreds of tons of fuel intended for AFU. State’s losses - over UAH 24 million, - SBI. PHOTOS SBI officers served a notice of suspicion to the head of the fuel and lubricants service of a military unit in Mykolaiv region, who systematically stole fuel intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 2 318 18 Previously in trend: Fuel theft

Charitable foundation exposed for embezzling donations to the Armed Forces Charitable foundation that embezzled donations to Armed Forces of Ukraine exposed: six members of criminal group detained, - SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service and the National Police have dismantled a large-scale scheme to embezzle charitable contributions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which operated in the south and east of Ukraine. 3 872 10 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds Profiteering from humanitarian aid

Embezzlement in the procurement of army property in Lviv region Scheme to embezzle millions in army property purchases in Lviv region exposed, - SBI. PHOTO A former commander of a military unit in Lviv region, who is now the deputy head of the Zolochiv District Military Administration, was caught buying thousands of army beds at inflated prices. As a result, the state lost more than UAH 2.6 million. 1 542 8 Previously in trend: stealing

The High Anti-Corruption Court set bail at UAH 100 million for Vladislava Molchanova. HACC releases developer Molchanova on UAH 100 million bail, prosecutors sought 300 million. PHOTO The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has imposed a preventive measure on developer Vladyslava Molchanova in the form of bail set at UAH 100 million. 3 564 12 Previously in trend: Land deals

Suspicions of abuse in the field of defence Over 248 million hryvnias in damages: Prosecutors have announced suspicions in cases of abuse in defence sector. PHOTOS Over the past two weeks, prosecutors of the specialised defence prosecutor's offices of the Prosecutor General's Office have been providing procedural guidance in pre-trial investigations that have established that the state suffered hundreds of millions of hryvnias in damages. During this time, prosecutors served notices of suspicion to 16 military officials and sent indictments against 12 people to court. 2 669 4 Previously in trend: Abuse in defence sector

SSU exposes embezzlement of 90 million hryvnias in the purchase of anti-tank missile systems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine Deputy Defence Minister Liiev stole UAH 90 million on arms procurement - SSU’s suspicion. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine and the Office of the Prosecutor General have exposed a former official of the Ministry of Defence who, together with his accomplices, embezzled more than UAH 90 million of budget funds during the purchase of anti-tank missile systems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 8 652 36 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds

SSU exposes battalion command in Odesa region for embezzlement Battalion command in Odesa region embezzled nearly UAH 100 million through schemes during full-scale war, - SSU. PHOTOS The SSU Military Counterintelligence and the National Police, in cooperation with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have dismantled three defence embezzlement schemes in Odesa region. 4 784 23 Previously in trend: Corruption and mobilisation Embezzlement of funds

Embezzlement in the reconstruction of a water pipeline to Kryvyi Rih Over UAH 240 million embezzled during reconstruction of water pipeline to Kryvyi Rih: five individuals charged. PHOTOS Five members of a group have been charged with embezzling state funds allocated for the construction of a water pipeline following the sabotage of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. 4 674 34 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds

Funds stolen from military funerals in Odesa Almost 50% of budget funds allocated for burial of Ukrainian soldiers were embezzled: SSU exposed officials of Odesa City Council. PHOTO The SSU and National Police investigators exposed a scheme to embezzle budget funds intended for the burial of fallen Ukrainian defenders in Odesa. 15 027 61 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds

SSU and SBI expose embezzlement of UAH 64 million in military vehicle procurement 64 million UAH embezzled in military vehicle procurement: scheme exposed – SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in cooperation with the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), has uncovered and dismantled a corruption scheme involving the embezzlement of over UAH 64 million in the State Special Transport Service (SSTS). 5 357 23 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds

forest fraud scheme exposed in Volyn region Large-scale timber theft scheme exposed in Volyn region: organiser commited suicide. PHOTOS The members of the criminal organisation illegally cut down trees worth over UAH 6.4 million in the forest land of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine". As it turned out, six forestry employees were involved in the embezzlement scheme. 4 779 17

Embezzlement of UAH 60 million from Kyiv City State Administration Scheme of embezzlement of almost UAH 60 million allocated for social assistance to seriously ill exposed in Kyiv City State Administration - SSU. PHOTOS Another criminal scheme was exposed in the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA), where the offenders embezzled almost UAH 60 million intended for palliative care for seriously ill patients. 4 801 37 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of UAH 60 million from Kyiv City State Administration

Embezzlement of funds from Kyiv city budget exposed Overpaid contractors by more than UAH 5.3 million: Kyivzelenbud employees exposed for embezzling funds from Kyiv’s city budget – National Police. PHOTOS The Kyiv Police together with the Prosecutor's Office uncovered a scheme of embezzlement of budget funds organised by employees of Kyivzelenbud. 852 6 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds

Theft of fuel from a military unit SBI uncovers large-scale fuel theft scheme in military unit in Donetsk region. PHOTO SBI officers detained and served suspicion notices to three officers of a military unit in the Donetsk region who were stealing fuel. 11 416 12

Embezzlement of UAH 6 million in procurement Embezzlement of UAH 6 million on procurement of ambulance parts: SSU and National Police uncover Kyiv City State Administration official and his accomplices. PHOTOS The SSU jointly with the National Police uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme organised by an official of the Kyiv City State Administration. 2 131 12

SSU to try contractor for misappropriation of UAH 1.6 million in Zhytomyr region SSU uncovers contractor on embezzlement of UAH 1.6 million during restoration of lyceum in Zhytomyr region. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine has completed the pre-trial investigation of the case against the head of a contractor company accused of misappropriating budget funds allocated for the restoration of social infrastructure in the Zhytomyr region. 1 135 15 Previously in trend: War

Lviv region: SBI exposes offenders who stole fuel from military unit They were taking and selling fuel from military unit: Organiser and 4 accomplices detained in Lviv region - SBI. PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation uncovered a large-scale fuel theft scheme at a military unit in Lviv region. The criminals took at least 20 tonnes of fuel from the territory of the unit every month. 3 405 11

Embezzlement in the procurement of clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine Fraud for $10 million in procurement of uniforms for AFU: Former Defense Ministry advisor and People’s Deputy suspected. VIDEO&PHOTOS A scheme to embezzle more than $10 million for the purchase of military uniforms for the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been exposed. A former advisor to the Ministry of Defence, a former People`s Deputy and his son are suspected of the fraud. 8 526 30

Дніпро, посадовець, розтрата He procured Starlink at inflated price: official in Dnipro is suspected of embezzling UAH 1.8 million of budget funds. PHOTO An official of a Dnipro city council utility company is suspected of purchasing Starlink for schools at inflated prices. 2 800 21

Нова підозра керівнику оборонного ДП за розкрадання 36 млн грн. They embezzled UAH 36 million for equipment for SU-27: New suspicion is served on former head of defense company and his accomplices. PHOTOS The SSU CI jointly with the BES and in cooperation with the management of JSC "Ukrainian Defense Industry" uncovered new episodes of misappropriation of budget funds for the purchase of spare parts for the Armed Forces of Ukraine combat aircraft - Su-27 and Mig-29. 4 468 10

Заволодіння 12 млн грн на закупівлі динамічного захисту для танків Embezzlement of UAH 12 million for purchase of dynamic protection for AFU tanks: organized group exposed in Kyiv. PHOTOS The SSU and the NABU have collected evidence against the organisers of another scheme to misappropriate funds from Ukraine's defence budget. It is a case of embezzlement from the Ministry of Defence's state order for dynamic protection for tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in March 2022. 4 705 17

28 осіб заволоділи понад 1,5 млрд грн, виділеними на потреби оборони Over UAH 1.5 billion allocated for defense needs were misappropriated - 28 officials exposed across Ukraine. PHOTOS As a result of the investigation, 28 people were notified of suspicion. These include employees of the Ministry of Defence, military units, TCRs and SSs, RMAs and city councils across Ukraine. 7 497 21 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

СБУ та НАБУ викрили очільника Департаменту Укренерго на розкраданні бюджетних коштів Head of Security Department of Ukrenergo is exposed on embezzlement of over UAH 10 million during purchase of bulletproof vests at inflated price - SSU and NABU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine and the NABU exposed the head of one of the departments of the state-owned enterprise Ukrenergo for corruption, who in the spring of 2022 organized the purchase of bulletproof vests for the company's employees at an artificially high cost. 4 252 40

прокуратура In Dnipropetrovsk region, group of people was served notice of suspicion of embezzlement of over UAH 5 million from shelters for schoolchildren. PHOTOS The acting head of the education department of one of the regional city councils and her accomplice are suspected of embezzling UAH 5.4 million from shelters for schoolchildren. 2 420 9 Incidents

Засідання суду з обрання запобіжного заходу Тоомасу Нахкуру Anti-Corruption Court releases suspended head of Defense Ministry procurement department Nakhkur on own recognizance. PHOTO HACC investigating judge Kateryna Sikora imposed a preventive measure in the form of a personal commitment on the suspended acting director of the Department of Military and Technical Policy for the Development of Arms and Military Equipment of the Ministry of Defence, Toomas Nakhkur. 7 926 35 Previously in trend: War

дбр Fuel was stolen at the Yavoriv training ground: three soldiers sentenced to 5 years in prison. PHOTOS Three soldiers who stole diesel fuel from a military unit at the Yavoriv training ground were sentenced to 5 years in prison. 5 397 23 Incidents

сбу,вознесенськ SSU detains Voznesensk vice mayor Zhukov on suspicion of embezzlement of budget funds in defense procurement. PHOTOS Security Service of Ukraine served a notice of suspicion to deputy mayor of Voznesensk, Mykolaiv region, and three of his accomplices under Part 5 of Article 191 of Criminal Code (misappropriation, embezzlement or seizure of property through abuse of office, committed on a large scale). 4 065 17 Photo News

сбу SSU exposed scheme of illegal privatization of state property worth UAH 25 billion, in which deputy head of Federation of Trade Unions was involved. PHOTOS Cyber specialists of the Security Service of Ukraine have documented a large-scale scheme of misappropriation of state institutions of the sanatorium-resort sector of Ukraine. 8 095 35 Incidents