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In Bukovina, in particular, a large-scale scheme involving the export of unaccounted-for timber was uncovered following 26 searches
The most costly crime uncovered this week was the illegal extraction of sand, amounting to nearly 750 million hryvnias
The defendant could face up to five years in prison
Illegal logging, mineral extraction, and water pollution are the most costly to the environment
Sand was extracted not at a single site, but at six locations at once
Forestry officials organized the illegal logging of more than 9,000 trees in the Carpathians
Due to a conspiracy involving the directors of transportation companies, the mayor, and the state registrar, the environment suffered losses of over 180 million hryvnias
Due to excessive levels of hazardous compounds, the soil has lost its fertility
In Dnipro, a waterfront conservation area worth 170 million hryvnias is being developed, while in Kyiv, a former lawmaker and traitor has appropriated protected land worth nearly 600 million hryvnias
The environmental damage is estimated at over 1.7 million hryvnias
This practice has already become systemic, and current legislation does not allow for the immediate suspension of subsoil use rights for violators
The most high-profile violations involve deforestation