Investigators of Kyiv's Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) jointly with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on March 2 synchronously raided 15 places related to the abuse of power at public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia, the spokesperson for Kyiv's PGO Nadia Maksymets has said.

"Ukrzaliznytsia, places of resident of persons involved, offices of contractors and an insurance company have been raided," she wrote on her Facebook page.

Deputy Kyiv Prosecutor Andriy Andreyev told UNN that the raids are linked to the criminal case related to the abuse of office in cooperation of Ukrzaliznytsia with Inter-Policy insurance company (Ukrzaliznytsia is a key shareholder in the company).

Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said on NewsOne late on Thursday that he submitted documents about abuse of office at Ukrzaliznytsia to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and confirmed the raids.

Ukrzaliznytsia Board Chairman Wojciech Balczun said that the work of law enforcers in some cases against officials at Ukrzaliznytsia is normal practice in a state governed by the rule of law.