For the needs of Ukraineʼs defense, 48 kg of gold was handed over, which was confiscated from former Minister Viktor Yanukovych. The value of this gold in hryvnia equivalent is over UAH 90 million.
This was reported by the Prosecutor Generalʼs Office.
The gold in the form of bank bars was confiscated as part of a criminal investigation and belonged to one of the former officials from Yanukovychʼs entourage, who was involved in the seizure of the Mezhyhirya state residence, the Office informed.
The name of the minister is not specified.
- On April 26, almost $6 million was donated to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This money were used in an attempt to bribe the NABU and SAP heads in June 2020. The largest bribe in the history of Ukraine was given for closing the case against former Minister of Environment Mykola Zlochevsky.