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The case files now comprise 74 volumes
This refers to the ‘Vedmezha Dibrova’ hunting and leisure complex, the land for which was, in fact, acquired unlawfully
The failure of forestry officials to fulfil their duties has led to the loss of hundreds of trees
Journalists link the company to sitting MPs
To dispose of waste secretly, a cheese factory in Vinnytsia used a hidden network of pipes
"Forests of Ukraine" continues to pay local authorities for inadequate forest protection
Specifically, in the Kharkiv region, authorities are seeking to impose a fine of over 100 million hryvnias on a company for the illegal extraction of loam and clay
People consider police efforts ineffective, and suspect unscrupulous tenants of the illegal logging
The "stars" of the week are foresters from the Odesa region who used intimidation to force forest workers to illegally cut down and sell trees
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