Overview
- The State Bureau of Investigations said it detained ex-Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi and notified a Lviv businessman of suspicion in the case.
- Authorities allege a state official conspired with private contractors during 2018 tenders for substation fencing in the Southern and Western energy systems.
- Investigators say two contracts exceeded 68 million UAH, with more than 13.7 million UAH in advance payments allegedly misappropriated.
- The probe cites forged documents used to register a company involved in the scheme and subsequent transactions to make the funds appear lawful.
- Charges include organized fraud, document forgery and laundering, carrying up to 12 years in prison with property confiscation, and a court motion for pretrial detention is being prepared under oversight by the Office of the Prosecutor General.