Court in Lutsk upholds State Audit Service demands over 168 million hryvnia in violations

Court in Lutsk upholds State Audit Service demands over 168 million hryvnia in violations
Court in Lutsk upholds State Audit Service demands over 168 million hryvnia in violations

Court ruling on auditor's demands

The Volyn District Administrative Court denied the Lutsk City Council Capital Construction Department's claim to cancel the State Audit Service's demand. The court confirmed the legality of the auditor's demands.

Results of the 2020–2025 audit

According to the data from the audit conducted for the reporting period from 2020 to 2025, the total amount of identified violations is 168.5 million hryvnia. Of this sum, 134.7 million hryvnia was classified as actual losses to the local community. The majority of the losses are related to housing construction issues and unprovided housing.

Key facilities and companies

The largest financial losses were recorded in two areas:

  • Almost 56 million hryvnia (corresponding to an area of over 1,300 square metres) is linked to the private limited liability company "Kazkova Oselya". This company has ties to former Lutsk City Council deputy Andriy Pokrovskyi.
  • Approximately 20 million hryvnia (500 square metres) in losses was attributed to the joint-stock company "Lutsksanmontazh No. 536".

Cinema restoration and criminal case

Additionally, auditors found that the cost of restoration work on the "Batkivshchyna" cinema was inflated by over 8 million hryvnia. These violations were recorded at the private limited liability company "Zhytlobud-2", which belongs to former Volyn Oblast Council deputy Leonid Stefanovych. According to local media, the same company was awarded additional work worth 33.4 million hryvnia without competitive procedures.

It is worth noting that former head of the Capital Construction Department, Vasyl Lyshchuk, who took up the position of head of the Lutsk City Council Housing and Communal Services Department in September, was previously notified of suspicion in the embezzlement of over 2.3 million hryvnia of funds for the aforementioned facility.

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