The construction of a new hospital building at the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital (Kyiv) was somewhat inflated: 62 million hryvnias were illegally demanded by a subcontractor (Ukrprofmed) from the main construction manager (the state-owned company Ukrmedproektbud). Law enforcement officials suspect that this sum was misappropriated through paperwork, colluding with officials for the purpose of subsequent embezzlement.
It all began when, after completing construction work on a new hospital building (2011-2014), Ukrprofmed claimed that the funds had not been transferred in full. A State Fiscal Service audit confirmed that Ukrmedproektbud was still owed 78,8 million hryvnias—this amount was immediately transferred to the contractor's accounts on December 24, 2015. However, these funds were not allocated in the state budget, which regulatory agencies noted as misuse of budget funds.
However, on December 30, 2015, Ukrprofmed promptly returned part of the amount (62 million hryvnias) to Ukrmedproektbud's accounts, formalizing the tranche as temporary, repayable, interest-free financial assistance. This fact did not escape the attention of law enforcement: on January 28, the National Police opened a criminal investigation into the misuse of budget funds by officials of the state-owned enterprise Ukrmedproektbud, and on February 10, the Pechersky District Court (Kyiv) seized the funds.
It's noteworthy that at the time of the fraud, the state agency was headed by a certain Iryna Koval, who, by a strange coincidence, was the founder of Ukrprofmed. Shortly after the financial manipulations, she was abruptly dismissed, and the current management of Ukrmedproektbud is attempting to prove in court that she acted illegally and that the deal is invalid. Company representative Nina Kucheruk claims that before Ukrprofmed was allocated 78 million hryvnias, the company had no funds in its account and could not issue a loan to the state-owned company. Koval has been declared a suspect in the embezzlement of over 9 million hryvnias of state funds and is currently under house arrest.
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