KYIV, Aug 29 – By the joint efforts of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Kyiv local prosecutor's office No. 7, property worth almost UAH 100 million, which was illegal removed from insolvent VTB Bank, has been returned to the Deposit Guarantee Fund, the press center of the prosecutor's office reported on Friday.

According to prosecutor's office, after the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) declared VTB Bank insolvent and the SPF introduced the liquidation procedure, the defendants in criminal proceedings forged property sales contracts that belonged to the banking institution. They made changes to the public register of ownership rights to real estate in relation to two non-residential real estate premises in Kharkiv and 23 residential premises in Kyiv with a total value of almost UAH 100 million.