Under the procedural guidance of the Cherkasy Regional Prosecutor's Office, a former chairman of the board of a gas supply company has been notified of suspicion, whose actions caused losses to the state enterprise exceeding 251 million UAH.

He is charged under Part 2 of Article 364-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, in January 2023, due to debts to the state enterprise for already received natural gas, the suspect's company was excluded from the balancing group and its natural gas sales were terminated. However, the suspect, without signing new contracts with the natural gas supplier, continued to use it from February to June 2023. Thus, there was an unauthorized withdrawal of natural gas from the gas transportation system amounting to over 10 million cubic meters.

As a result of the conducted examination, it was established that such actions caused losses to the state represented by the state enterprise in the amount of 251 million 174 thousand UAH.

Currently, the issue of choosing a preventive measure for the suspect is being resolved.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the National Police with operational support from the Security Service of Ukraine in the Cherkasy region.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.