EcoPolitic has compiled for its readers the top 8 large-scale cases of environmental damage reported by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), as well as the State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine and its subdivisions during the week of January 25-31.
1. In Zhytomyr region, 4 forest masters of the Luhynske Forestry branch of the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” were suspected of official negligence by the SBI. From December 2023 to September 2024, the officials allegedly did not notice the facts of unauthorized logging in the forest areas assigned to them and did not use their powers to stop the identified offenses. Every month, they submitted reports to their superiors stating that no violations had been detected.
Due to their inaction, 966 trees of valuable species, including oak and pine, were illegally cut down. As a result, the state suffered losses of almost UAH 11 million.
The defendants in the case now face up to 5 years in prison.
2. Another forester, an employee of the Znamianske forestry of the Chornoliske Forestry branch of the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine”, received a notice of suspicion of official negligence from the Kirovohrad Regional Prosecutor's Office. He marked trees to be cut down in violation of the requirements for their selection.
Photo: kir.gp.gov.ua.
As a result, during August-October 2023, more than 600 oak trees, robbery, linden, maple and ash were cut down on the territory of the Znamyansk community, the size of which did not meet the defined felling parameters.
The suspected forester by his actions caused damage to the environment on over 11 million UAH.
3. Eco -inspectors of the Podilskyi District by appeal to the eco -zarza web resource found an illegal logging for the amount over UAH 1.8 millionin the Vysokiv community in Zhytomyr region. They summoned the investigative group to fix all the circumstances of the incident and further investigation.
4. Specialists of the same unit of the State Inspectorate have filed a lawsuit with the SE "Grozinskoye" in Zhytomyr region Almost UAH 14.7 millionfor the illegal felling of the forest they found during an unscheduled inspection in June 2023. At that time, eco -inspectors recorded the demolition of 2668 trees in land, which are in constant use of the enterprise.
The court has already opened the proceedings in this case.
5. In the Ternopil region in official negligence suspected Director of the utility, which for 3 years allowed exceeding discharges of impurities to the Iqua River. This led to surface water pollution and created a danger to the environment and harm to the environment.
Laboratory tests of water samples in 2019-2021 recorded exceeding the rates of maximum permissible discharge standards several times in the content of nitrogen, phosphates, iron, petroleum products and other substances. Anti -pollution losses make up over UAH 1.7 million.
6. Before the court will stand up Members of an organized criminal group that carried out illegal felling over 3 million UAH. About exposing these “black loggers” of ecopolitics She wrote earlier.
Photo: dbr.gov.ua.
Photo: dbr.gov.ua.
The group included: the head of the department of one of the law enforcement agencies of Shepetivsky district, his native brother, two officials of the utility company engaged in logging, two performers who directly carried out illegal felling and two carriers. The law enforcement officer provided the cover of illegal activity and influenced the subordinates so that they would not notice illegal felling.
Photo: dbr.gov.ua.
Now the attackers are threatened with a prison term of up to 7 years.
7. Another criminal group of “black loggers” Exposed in Kharkiv region. The press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said that in 2023, 8 residents of the Lozovsky district organized a "business" on the illegal felling of trees.
Photo: khar.gp.gov.ua.
Photo: khar.gp.gov.ua.
The attackers managed to cut down almost 1800 trees in the area. They transported the wood to the territory of a non -functioning enterprise in Zlatopil, where they were stored for further sale. Experts estimated that the persons involved caused the state losses for the amount over 5 million UAH.
Photo: khar.gp.gov.ua.
8. Eco -inspectors of the Dnieper District made calculations of losses and made claims to the Subotsi settlement council in Kirovohrad region for a total amount over 9.8 million UAH for the clogging and pollution of land by solid household waste in the territory of this council.
About which corrupt officials were exposed last week and which foreign company paid 65 million UAH of environmental damage, read in the previous digest from ecopolitics.
