Andriy Larin, Head of the Capital Construction Department of the Severodonetsk Military-Civil Administration, continues to perform his official duties despite facing charges for embezzlement of public funds across two separate criminal cases. Despite the severity of the charges and the millions in financial damages, the court restricted his movement only with a personal recognizance bond.
Andriy Larin, who has served as Head of the Capital Construction Department at the Severodonetsk City Military Administration (CMA) since 2018, is currently named as a defendant in two criminal proceedings under Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (embezzlement or misappropriation of property through abuse of office). Law enforcement authorities are investigating allegations of financial fraud involving a river dam reconstruction project and the renovation of a leased facility in Dnipro.
The first case stems from hydrological works conducted on the Borova River in 2021. Under Larin’s leadership, a public tender valued at over 27 million UAH was announced prior to obtaining an official Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
According to forensic economic and environmental expert evaluations from 2024 and 2025, the release of budget funds by the Severodonetsk CMA to contractors and technical supervision companies was ruled completely groundless.
Despite the subsequent formal refusal by the relevant department of the Luhansk Regional State Administration to issue environmental approval, officials proceeded to transfer millions of hryvnias to contractors. The case is currently being tried at the Samarskyi District Court of Dnipro, with court records highlighting «damage to the Borova riverbed and embezzlement of funds.»
The second case involves a lease agreement for an administrative building owned by the Pivdenmash State Enterprise in Dnipro, intended for local municipal needs.
Core Violation: Larin initiated a procurement process and spent 871,000 UAH on design and cost-estimation documentation without obtaining required approval from the property owner.
Case Details: The State Property Fund officially denied authorization for the capital improvements, while the lease agreement itself was repeatedly canceled and renegotiated.
Larin was formally served with a notice of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine for this case in July 2026.
Despite two concurrent felony proceedings, the court declined to impose pre-trial detention or require cash bail, setting personal recognizance as the sole restrictive measure.
Judicial decisions cited his status as an Internally Displaced Person (IDP), his tenancy in a modest rental apartment in Dnipro, and a purported lack of financial capability to post bail as grounds for leniency.
Financial Standing and Assets Per 2025 Asset Declaration:
Larin’s Annual Salary: 825,000 UAH
Wife’s Annual Salary (CMA Department Head): 722,000 UAH
Declared Cash Savings: $11,500 in bank accounts
Real Estate & Vehicles: Apartments in Lysychansk and Severodonetsk (currently in occupied territories), a rented 42 sq. m apartment in Dnipro, and a 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
Alleged offenses dating back to 2021–2023 have only recently gained active judicial momentum in 2026. Meanwhile, the defendant remains at liberty and continues to hold his executive public office. The next court hearing on the initial environmental embezzlement case is scheduled for September.