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Officials who illegally extracted mineral water worth hundreds of millions of hryvnias were exposed
Officials who illegally extracted mineral water worth hundreds of millions of hryvnias were exposed

At the prosecutor's request, the court seized the wells

The head of the forest farm appropriated land and property worth UAH 3 million
The head of the forest farm appropriated land and property worth UAH 3 million

At least 4 other people are involved in the arrangement

Cutting down trees in the Chernobyl reserve: workers were fined 510 UAH
Cutting down trees in the Chernobyl reserve: workers were fined 510 UAH

Violations in the exclusion zone are systematic in nature and meager fines will not stop them

The head of a national park in Bukovina got burned for a bribe of $65,000 
The head of a national park in Bukovina got burned for a bribe of $65,000 

Now he faces 8 to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property

Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media
Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media

This is the area of ​​Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil combined

Large-scale shadow timber sales schemes operate in national parks, – former employees
Large-scale shadow timber sales schemes operate in national parks, – former employees

It turned out that only a quarter of institutions publicly report on the volume of felling and the value of sold trees

Foresters cut down old forests without any documents – UPG
Foresters cut down old forests without any documents – UPG

Activists blame the management of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" for tolerating such illegal actions

The Kharkiv community is protesting against cutting down their forest for a quarry. Video
The Kharkiv community is protesting against cutting down their forest for a quarry. Video

Activists claim that entrepreneurs have misled local residents

Illegal logging for almost 3 million hryvnias: prosecutors told about new cases in a week
Illegal logging for almost 3 million hryvnias: prosecutors told about new cases in a week

Forest industry officials are suspected of official negligence and forgery of documents

Environmental activists see a corruption scheme in the destruction of the Markhaliv forest
Environmental activists see a corruption scheme in the destruction of the Markhaliv forest

They claim that officials of one of the ministries and the directorate of the military memorial cemetery are involved in it

Environmental damages worth UAH 250 million: forestry officials in Prykarpattia will be tried
Environmental damages worth UAH 250 million: forestry officials in Prykarpattia will be tried

They can receive up to 7 years of imprisonment and fines of up to 1,000 tax-free minimum incomes of citizens