In Ukraine, there will be a trial of four officials of a mining and processing plant (GOK) in the Poltava region - for illegal mining of minerals worth more than 157 billion UAH and the legalization of these funds. In particular, it was established that the enterprise, having a license to mine only iron ore, processed and sold other types of minerals that it received during the production process.

This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General (OGP). It was noted there:.

It is emphasized that the scheme was implemented by the Chairman of the Board of the Mining and Processing Plant. To do this, he entered into a conspiracy with officials of the enterprise.

In particular, it is noted that officials processed the mined rocks into crushed stone products, which they then sold.

And in order to make their actions legal, they “introduced false information about the results of mineral processing into the reporting documentation.”.

“In this way, more than 885 thousand illegally mined. tons of crushed stone products and waste rock for a total amount of UAH 33.5 million. From 2015 to 2021, more than 20 million cubic meters were produced. m of mineral resources, which is approximately 164 thousand. carriages. The amount of damage caused to the environment amounts to more than UAH 157 billion,” the statement says..