{"id":192974,"date":"2026-06-23T12:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192974\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:07:12","slug":"seven-criminal-cases-opened-over-alleged-cover-up-of-fertilizer-spill-in-hrodna-region","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192974\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven criminal cases opened over alleged cover-up of fertilizer spill in Hrodna region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kas_udobrenie_dobriva_dp_ua_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kas_udobrenie_dobriva_dp_ua_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kas_udobrenie_dobriva_dp_ua_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kas_udobrenie_dobriva_dp_ua_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kas_udobrenie_dobriva_dp_ua_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kas_udobrenie_dobriva_dp_ua_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(dobriva.dp.ua)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian law enforcement authorities have uncovered an alleged attempt to conceal an emergency spill of 330 tons of a urea-ammonia mixture in the Hrodna region, the interior ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to investigators, a 49-year-old deputy head of a major regional holding company and a 43-year-old director of one of its subsidiaries conspired with officials from four farms in the Lida district to falsify documents claiming that the spilled fertilizer had been applied to agricultural fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators estimated the company\u2019s losses at 270,000 rubels (about $96,400). 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