Kyiv City Council Decision Overturned
The Solomiansky District Prosecutor's Office has successfully challenged a Kyiv City Council resolution in court, which had granted a water fund plot in the Nyvka River's coastal zone to a private individual. The 0.1-hectare parcel, located on Shevchenko Street in Kyiv's Solomiansky District, was unlawfully transferred into private hands. The court upheld the prosecution's claim, resulting in the annulment of the ownership rights to this land.
Under Ukrainian law, water fund lands can only be held in state or municipal ownership. The entire plot fell within the protective coastal buffer zone of the Nyvka River. The Solomiansky District Court of Kyiv also canceled the plot's registration in the State Land Cadastre. The former owner has been ordered to return the land to municipal ownership.
Crackdown on Illegal Land Seizures
This case is part of a broader effort to reclaim unlawfully occupied land. For instance, the Sviatoshynsky District Prosecutor's Office in Kyiv also secured the demolition of an illegally built tire repair shop, constructed by a private company without proper permits. The court mandated the business owners to dismantle the structure and hand the plot back to the city.
In another example, the prosecutor's office reclaimed a 0.0454-hectare plot near Lake Volkhovata in Kyiv's Obolonsky District, valued at 1.7 million hryvnias. This land, also within the coastal buffer zone of a Dnipro River bay, was targeted by a company director who attempted to establish a boat docking facility there without documentation. Such actions highlight the ongoing work of the Solomiansky District Prosecutor's Office to safeguard the capital's land resources from illegal encroachment.
Restoring rights to land plots that were illicitly transferred into private ownership is a crucial step in protecting Kyiv's ecological zones and water resources. These prosecutorial efforts demonstrate state authorities' commitment to combating corruption and unauthorized construction, ensuring the preservation of natural areas for future generations. This proactive legal approach could serve as a model for other regions grappling with similar land-grabbing issues.
This recent ruling is part of a wider initiative to combat illegal land seizures in Kyiv. In a similar case, authorities successfully dismantled an unauthorized parking lot and fence in the Obolon District, reclaiming land valued at over 4 million hryvnias. Such efforts underscore the commitment to restoring public spaces and ensuring that land is used lawfully. For more details on this significant operation, see the full report on the recent demolitions in Obolon.