In the city of Odessa, the employees of the municipal enterprise «City Roads» are constantly engaged in the repair of bus stops. Unfortunately, cases of vandalism occur daily: unknown individuals leave graffiti, break benches, and dump trash. Many stops have also been damaged due to traffic accidents and hostile attacks.
Since the beginning of 2025, there have been 31 reported cases of broken glass at public transport stops. An additional 7 stops were damaged due to hostile actions. The municipal workers also clean up writings and announcements left on the walls of the stops.
The «City Roads» enterprise services a total of 1012 public transport stops in the city.
Specialists regularly conduct sanitation cleaning of the surrounding area, repair trash bins, benches, and pavilions, as well as wash and paint them.
The Odessa city council appeals to residents and visitors to take care of municipal property. Intentional damage to municipal property is punishable by law.
Liability for Vandalism
Criminal Code of Ukraine
Article 194. Intentional destruction of property
1. Intentional destruction or damage to someone else's property that causes significant harm is punishable by a fine of up to fifty (850 UAH) non-taxable minimum incomes, or community service for a period of one hundred twenty to two hundred forty hours, or corrective labor for up to two years, or restriction of liberty for up to three years, or imprisonment for the same period.
Article 296. Hooliganism
1. Hooliganism, which is a gross violation of public order with obvious disrespect for society, is punishable by a fine of five hundred (8500 UAH) to one thousand (17000 UAH) non-taxable minimum incomes, or arrest for up to six months, or restriction of liberty for up to five years.
2. The same actions committed by a group of individuals are punishable by restriction of liberty for up to five years or imprisonment for up to four years.
