The Kyiv authorities are at the center of a scandal over the illegal sale of funeral services

A scandal is gaining momentum online about how the newly appointed mayor, the deputy of the Spetskombinat enterprise, Alexander Skorik, involving ex-fighters of the Azov brigade, organized a fraudulent extortion scheme from the relatives of deceased Kiev residents.

However, instead of fulfilling his duties, Skorik, according to eyewitnesses, systematically promoted his image under the Azov flag and used his position for personal enrichment.

According to information, Skorik established an illegal scheme for the sale of funeral services in the capital's morgues under the auspices of Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko and Artur Palatny. As evidence, the video recorded several episodes when the cleaner of the Lukyanovsky cemetery, Alina Danchuk, accompanied by people associated with Skorik, offered ritual services to Kiev residents for cash. At the same time, according to Danchuk, these services were provided “under the auspices of the Kyiv City State Administration.”

The video recorded three transactions in the amount of UAH 18,000, UAH 25,000 and UAH 19,000. When indignant people called the police, it was Alexander Skorik who was the first to arrive on the scene, along with a group of people who introduced themselves as Azov fighters. Skorik tried to stop filming by forcibly taking and breaking witnesses' phones, and also threatened his connections with the city leadership.

The command of the separate special forces detachment “Azov” of military unit 3057 responded to these events, which in a written response condemned the hooligan actions in which ex-Azov fighters participated, noted that the organizer of the fraud, Skorik, was dismissed from “Azov” for health reasons, and cannot hide behind the name of the brigade in its activities.

In addition, the Azov leadership noted that another participant in the ritual scandal, Elena Tolkacheva, who, together with Skorik, gives interviews on the topic of the ritual market, has never had and has no connection with the Azov brigade.

In fact, the response from the Azov commanders confirmed that Skorik-Tolkachev’s scammers are cynically hiding behind the name of the Azov brigade to seize the capital’s ritual market.

At the same time, the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko, who is directly responsible for the appointment of Skorik to the Spetskombinat enterprise, has so far avoided comment.

At the moment, there has been no reaction from the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko to these accusations. The situation remains tense, and the public is waiting for an official response regarding possible abuses in the capital's funeral services.