Law enforcement agencies are investigating a large-scale scheme of fictitious grain sales organized in early 2026 by officials of an agricultural enterprise in Kyiv region. This was stated by Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko, who noted that the amount of the fraud is 63 million hryvnias.
This is reported by Finway
Details of the Fictitious Grain Sale Scheme
According to the investigation, the participants in the scheme signed a contract for the supply of 7,000 tons of corn from the 2025 harvest. The buyer was provided with forged warehouse receipts and acceptance certificates, which allegedly confirmed the presence of grain at the seller’s elevator in Kyiv region. However, verification through state registries and involved experts confirmed that there was no grain at the warehouse at the time the contract was signed.
Furthermore, the agricultural enterprise issued warehouse documents for over 130,000 tons of product, which exceeds the actual technical capacity of their elevator of 60,000 tons by more than double. An expert examination confirmed losses for the affected party amounting to 63.7 million hryvnias.
Suspects and Progress of Investigative Actions
As reported by Kravchenko, the organizer of the scheme is a former member of parliament and former Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine. The director and technical manager of the agricultural enterprise were also involved in the implementation of the scheme. According to the Attorney General, 26 searches have been conducted in Kyiv and Kyiv region, including at the residences of the individuals involved and at business premises. Verification of the elevator also confirmed the absence of the declared amount of grain.
“The organizer of the scheme is a former MP and former Minister of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine. The co-organizers and executors are the director of the agricultural enterprise and its technical manager,” he stated.
Three participants in the case have already been notified of suspicion of fraud on a particularly large scale. The issue of choosing preventive measures for the suspects is being resolved.
Although the name of the former official has not been officially disclosed, several media outlets, citing anonymous sources, report that it concerns Mykola Solskyi, the former Minister of Agrarian Policy. He has not yet made any public comments regarding this case.