“ The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure in the form of detention until December 26, 2025, with an alternative bail of 13 million 730 thousand hryvnias for the former head of “Ukrenergo” Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, who is suspected of fraudulent appropriation of funds. Source: broadcast of Suspilne from the courtroom, Radio Svoboda Details: The hearing began on Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors asked for detention for 60 days with a bail amount of 13.7 million hryvnias. Kudrytskyi himself stated during the meeting that the suspicion announced to him is “absurd and unfounded.” Kudrytskyi’s direct speech: “There are no facts or documents that indicate that I in any way influenced or was involved in the decision to conclude a bank guarantee agreement between Vizin Rich LLC and Concord Bank. Accordingly, it turns out that I am accused of the fact that Ukrenergo collected a bank guarantee from an unscrupulous contractor, protecting itself from losses. That is, the only fact is that I, having the power of attorney of the company’s head, signed as part of the standard business process two contracts concluded based on the results of Prozoro. Therefore, I consider this suspicion not only unfounded, but also absurd, completely far-fetched.” What preceded it: on October 28, the State Bureau of Investigation detained Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the former head of “Ukrenergo” in the Lviv region. He and businessman Ihor Hrynkevich, who is accused in the case of the supply of low-quality clothing to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, were charged with fraudulently embezzling the funds of the state enterprise NEC Ukrenergo. The investigation believes that Kudrytskyi and Grynkevich could have seized the state company’s funds during tenders for the reconstruction of power system facilities back in 2018. Learn more: Volodymyr Kudrytskyi: The purpose of my dismissal is to bring it under manual control Investments in the reconstruction of the energy industry Background: The State Bureau of Investigation came to search the former head of “Ukrenergo” Volodymyr Kudrytsky on October 21. It was about the overestimation of the amount of felling of the forest and the cost of contract works during the construction of power highways. during his tenure as the head of “Ukrenergo”. Kudrytskyi told “Economichna Pravda” the details of the searches, in particular, that his phone was taken from him. On October 22, the former head of “Ukrenergo” reported that he has the status of a witness. Ihor Grynkevich is involved in a high-profile investigation into the supply of poor-quality clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, photo: Nazariy Mazylyuk, UP Source: broadcast of Sospilne from the courtroom, Radio Liberty
Details: The meeting began on Wednesday afternoon.
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Prosecutors asked for detention for 60 days with a bail amount of 13.7 million hryvnias.
Kudrytskyi himself stated during the meeting that the suspicion announced to him is “absurd and unfounded.”
Kudrytsky’s direct speech: “There are no facts or documents in the materials that indicate that I in any way influenced or was involved in the decision to enter into a bank guarantee agreement between Vizin Rich LLC and Concord Bank. Accordingly, it turns out that I am accused of the fact that Ukrenergo collected a bank guarantee from an unscrupulous contractor, protecting itself from losses.
That is, the only fact is that I, having the power of attorney of the head of the company, signed two contracts as part of the standard business process, which were concluded based on the results of Prozoro. Therefore, I consider this suspicion not only unfounded, but also absurd, completely far-fetched.”
What preceded: October 28 State Bureau of Investigation delayed in the Lviv region of the former head of “Ukrenergo” Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. He and businessman Ihor Hrynkevich, who is accused in the case of the supply of low-quality clothing to the Armed Forces, were charged with fraudulently embezzling the funds of the state-owned enterprise NEC Ukrenergo. The investigation believes that Kudrytskyi and Grynkevich could have appropriated the state company’s funds during tenders for the reconstruction of power system facilities back in 2018.
Know more: Volodymyr Kudrytskyi: The purpose of my dismissal is to bring under manual control investments in the reconstruction of the energy industry
Prehistory:
- UP sources reported that on October 21, the State Bureau of Investigations came to search the former head of “Ukrenergo” Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. It was about overestimating the volume of forest felling and the cost of contract work during the construction of energy highways. However, sources noted that law enforcement officers opened more than one criminal proceeding due to alleged possible abuses by Kudrytskyi during his tenure as head of Ukrenergo.
- In a commentary to “Economichnaya Pravda”, Kudrytskyi told the details of the searches, in particular, that his phone was taken from his hands.
- On October 22, the former manager of Ukrenergo went to the first interrogation and reported that he had the status of a witness.
- Ihor Hrynkevich is involved in a high-profile investigation into the supply of poor-quality clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine for over 1 billion hryvnias.