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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
The company's director could face up to six years in prison
In the most high-profile case, the prosecutor’s office succeeded in proving that the development of the Svyatoshyn Ponds in Kyiv was illegal; however, the ponds had already been filled in
More than 13,500 trees were cut down using forged logging permits
Prosecutors are also continuing to return illegally seized forest and water lands to the state
Due to criminal conspiracies led by forestry officials, thousands of trees continue to be illegally cut down in Ukraine
Total losses due to deforestation alone exceeded UAH 100 million