In Odessa, workers from the municipal enterprise «Odessa City Light» have been restoring the external lighting on the Health Trail for three consecutive days due to vandalism.

Law enforcement has recorded theft of automatic switches, damage to cable lines, and theft of terminal box covers. This has disrupted internet connectivity and surveillance cameras.

The total damage to the enterprise exceeds 50,000 UAH.

At the end of last year, a similar act of vandalism was recorded on the Health Trail, where unknown individuals damaged the equipment of 10 poles, stealing automatic switches and terminal box covers, and ripping out cables.

The Odessa City Council urges residents and visitors to treat municipal property with care. If you witness vandalism, please report it to the police at 102.

Intentional damage to municipal property is subject to criminal liability.

Liability for damage to municipal property under the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
1. Intentional destruction or damage to someone else's property, causing significant harm, is punishable by a fine of up to fifty (850 UAH) non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens, community service, or imprisonment for up to two years.

Article 296. Hooliganism:
1. Hooliganism, defined as gross violation of public order with evident disrespect for society, is punishable by a fine from five hundred (8500 UAH) to one thousand (17000 UAH) non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens, or arrest for up to six months, or restriction of freedom for up to five years.