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Environmental activists launch campaign demanding closure of Kyiv utility company
Environmental activists launch campaign demanding closure of Kyiv utility company

They will also seek to open a criminal case against its leader

Hundreds of hundred-year-old pine trees were illegally cut down in the Chernobyl NPP exclusion zone for UAH 120 million
Hundreds of hundred-year-old pine trees were illegally cut down in the Chernobyl NPP exclusion zone for UAH 120 million

The total amount of damage identified by auditors in the Northern Pushcha State Enterprise reached a terrifying figure of UAH 264 million

Prosecutors return water fund land worth over UAH 35 million to community in Kyiv region
Prosecutors return water fund land worth over UAH 35 million to community in Kyiv region

The decision to set aside the land plot turned out to be illegal

Volyn National Park director and two entrepreneurs to be prosecuted for demolition of century-oak trees
Volyn National Park director and two entrepreneurs to be prosecuted for demolition of century-oak trees

In addition to illegal felling of trees, the head of the protected area is accused of exceeding official powers and of legalizing property obtained through criminal means

Director General of Forests of Ukraine headed illegal logging and corruption in the industry – investigation
Director General of Forests of Ukraine headed illegal logging and corruption in the industry – investigation

According to the investigators, the situation in the forest industry only worsens every year

Bukovyna official organizes illegal logging in national park worth UAH 1.7 million
Bukovyna official organizes illegal logging in national park worth UAH 1.7 million

As punishment, he can receive up to 10 years of imprisonment

Law enforcers investigate involvement of Minister Ruslan Strilets in corruption scheme
Law enforcers investigate involvement of Minister Ruslan Strilets in corruption scheme

Previous state losses are estimated at tens of millions of hryvnias