Illegal sale of tickets for international trains: ESBU referred the case regarding over UAH 8 million in losses for «Ukrainian Railways» to the court

 Detectives of the Territorial Office of the ESBU in Kyiv have referred a case to court regarding the illegal sale of tickets for international trains. «Ukrainian Railways» suffered losses exceeding UAH 8 million.

The investigation established that the scheme was organized by the head of the primary trade union organization of the carriage section at the Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station (a branch of the «Passenger Company»). He involved the deputy head of the section, train crew instructors, and international train managers in the illegal activity.

Members of the criminal group systematically sold passenger seats in service compartments and conductors' rest areas, which were not subject to official sale. Additionally, vacant seats were sold through unauthorized access to the automated system. Payments were made in cash, with funds handed directly to conductors or train managers.

Detectives documented numerous instances of illegal ticket sales under this long-running scheme. The collected funds were distributed among the participants according to pre-determined shares.

According to preliminary calculations, Ukrainian Railways»  lost over UAH 8 million in revenue as a result of these illegal actions.

As part of the investigation, detectives carried out an extensive amount of work, gathering nearly 200 volumes of evidence.

Depending on each suspect's role, their actions have been classified under Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Article 255 (creation and management of a criminal organization and participation in it) and Part 2 of Article 364 (abuse of official position) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The indictment has been referred to the court.

Operational support was provided by the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine, together with the Corporate Security Department of JSC «Ukrainian Railways.» Procedural guidance was provided by the Solomyanska District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv and the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.