Assigned 6 million hryvnias: A Kyiv official was exposed for fraudulent activities involving medical transportation.

Law enforcement and the Security Service of Ukraine have uncovered a Kyiv official involved in embezzling 6 million hryvnias from the state budget related to ambulances.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine with a link to the Kyiv police.

According to RBK-Ukraine, the official in question is Yuriy Klimenko from the municipal enterprise "Kyivmedspetstrans."

Investigators found that he, along with an accountant and three contractors from private firms, misappropriated nearly a third of the funds allocated for purchasing spare parts for repairing ambulances in the capital throughout 2023. He faces up to twelve years in prison with confiscation of property for his actions.

According to the investigation, in 2023, the 43-year-old Kyiv resident, while serving as a manager at "Kyivmedspetstrans," formed an organized group. The group's objective was to misappropriate budgetary funds designated for the repair of emergency medical vehicles. They embezzled funds by purchasing spare parts at inflated prices.

The official falsified official documents, inflating the costs of spare parts significantly. He also created conditions that ensured only the firms associated with his accomplices could win during tender procurements.

As a result, the individuals involved signed a series of contracts totaling over 17 million hryvnias in 2023, from which they misappropriated more than six million. Under the sanctions of the articles attributed to the suspects, they face up to twelve years of imprisonment along with the confiscation of property.

Let us remind you that in a separate article, RBK-Ukraine compiled all the most high-profile criminal cases that occurred in Ukraine last year.