Case description
The NABU and SAPO suspect Valentyn Reznichenko, the former head of the Dnipropetrovsk RMA, of causing over UAH 286 million in losses to the state during road repairs, in collaboration with colleagues from the Department of the Regional Military Administration.
According to the prosecution, Reznichenko collaborated with his deputy, Maksym Bespalchuk, the director of one of the departments, Andrii Kolomoiets, and the CEO of a private company.
The scheme allegedly bypassed complex procedures to award a contract to a company linked to Reznichenko. Instead of current and major road repairs, the defendants falsely documented the need for minor operational maintenance. They did this to avoid developing project documentation, undergoing expert examination, and conducting technical supervision.
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The cost of this road maintenance was unjustifiably inflated to UAH 1.5 billion. The private firm, whose CEO is involved in the case, inflated the cost of materials by over UAH 286 million.
The defense argues that the roads were repaired to allow the Armed Forces to move freely.
Reznichenko is currently charged under Article 364, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Other defendants are additionally charged with Article 209, Part 2; Article 366-2, Part 2; Article 368-5, Part 1, and Article 210, Part 2.
In early November, a journalist published an investigation reporting that the private company Budinvest Engineering, which had already misused one and a half billion hryvnias for road repairs, was allegedly linked to Reznichenko. The SAPO initiated criminal proceedings based on those allegations.
In January 2023, Reznichenko was dismissed at his own request.
