Six officials to face trial in Dnipro over 26 million UAH embezzlement from municipal landfill maintenance

Prosecution submits case on fund misuse at landfill to court

The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office has sent an indictment to court regarding six individuals. They are charged with appropriating 26 million UAH in budget funds allocated for the maintenance of the city's municipal landfill.

Embezzlement mechanism: sham contract and fictitious acts

According to the investigation, a municipal enterprise of the Dnipro City Council entered into a contract with a private company controlled by the accused. This agreement provided for the performance of works related to the maintenance and operation of the municipal solid waste landfill.

The facility covers an area of over 130 hectares and is the only official site for the sorting and disposal of household waste in the city. Under the terms of the contract, the private company was required to ensure the operation of the landfill, level and compact the waste, cover it with soil, maintain technological roads, and perform other related works.

Works not performed, but funds transferred

The investigation established that the private company did not actually carry out most of the works stipulated in the contract. These tasks were performed using the personnel and resources of the municipal enterprise itself. Nevertheless, officials prepared and signed acts certifying the allegedly completed work, on the basis of which budget funds were transferred to the accounts of the private structure.

Between July 2024 and January 2026, 26 million UAH were unjustifiably transferred to the accounts of the controlled enterprise.

Who is involved in the case

Among the accused are the management and key specialists of both parties to the agreement: the director of the municipal enterprise, his deputy, the chief accountant, and the chief engineer, as well as the director and chief accountant of the private company.