The gold confiscated from former Energy Minister Eduard Stavitsky will be transferred to meet the needs of the Ukrainian army. 48 kilograms of precious metal were confiscated by law enforcement agencies the day before.

The Office of the Prosecutor General reported that the seizure of property was carried out as part of criminal proceedings.

“At the initiative of the Office of the Prosecutor General, by decision of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in order to ensure the defense capability of Ukraine, gold in bank bullion weighing more than 48 kilograms was recovered in favor of the state.. The value of the seized in monetary terms is more than UAH 90 million. This property was confiscated as part of a criminal investigation and belonged to one of the former high-ranking officials from the entourage of the fugitive ex-president, who was involved in the seizure of the Mezhyhirya state residence, the Prosecutor General's Office said in a statement..

Eduard Stavitsky was Minister of Energy and Coal Industry from 2012 to 2014. As a result of the investigation, it became known that it was during this period that he illegally enriched himself with state gold..

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Earlier it was reported that the EU is discussing the confiscation of frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine.

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