Prosecutors demand confiscation of 7 hectares of land from Russian citizens

The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office has filed lawsuits seeking the confiscation of six agricultural land plots totaling about 7 hectares belonging to Russian citizens. The owners inherited the land but did not alienate it within the period prescribed by law.

The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office reported this on August 25.

The lawsuits were filed by the Obolonskyi District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv. They concern six separate land plots owned by citizens of the aggressor state.

Prosecutors established that the Russians acquired ownership of the agricultural land by inheritance. Ukrainian law allows foreigners and stateless persons to inherit such land, but imposes a special restriction: the plot must be alienated within one year after the transfer of ownership.

According to the prosecutor's office, the owners failed to do so and continued to hold the agricultural plots after the statutory period expired.

Therefore, the prosecutor's office filed six lawsuits for confiscation of the land in favor of the state. Courts have already opened proceedings in these cases.

The Land Code of Ukraine does not allow foreign citizens to permanently own agricultural land. If such a plot is inherited by a foreigner, they are obliged to sell or otherwise alienate it within one year.

If the owner fails to meet this requirement, the land plot may be forcibly confiscated by court decision. Thus, the final fate of the plots belonging to Russian citizens will be determined after consideration of the lawsuits filed by the prosecutor's office.

Based on materials from: Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, Land Code of Ukraine