Ukrzaliznytsia responded to charges of embezzlement of UAH 5 million to install a New Year tree at the Central Station.
On December 23, the Kiev prosecutor's office announced the opening of production due to the lack of a Christmas tree.
Ukrzaliznytsia explained that a partner company is now installing the Christmas tree, which was selected through the platform of the electronic public procurement system Prozorro .
– Today even the military counterintelligence was looking for the main railway tree, and we found it. That is, the betrayal is canceled, & # 8212; reads the appeal.
The press service of the company showed the corresponding photos. Also in Ukrzaliznytsia, it was clarified that the tree costs not 5 million UAH, but 600 thousand UAH.
station turned on New Year's illumination.
In Ukrzaliznytsia they assure that the tree in the capital's station will shine on Friday, December 24 .
& # 8212 ; Therefore, we are waiting for everyone who closely follows the life of UZ, on December 24, 26, 31 and January 6 at 18:00 to visit us. Leading musical groups will play at the station – in partnership with the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, we will give you a festive mood, & # 8212; the report says.
On December 23, the Kiev city prosecutor's office announced the opening of criminal proceedings due to the absence of a Christmas tree. The prosecutor's office suspects the embezzlement of UAH 5 million by the branch of the Station Company Ukrzaliznytsia.
According to the agreements, the New Year tree was to be installed by December 17. But during a check on December 22, he was not found in the station building.