The management of the Dragobrat resort was suspected of the death of a tourist
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The management of the Dragobrat ski resort has been notified of suspicion in the case of the death of a tourist last year. This was reported by Office of the Prosecutor General.

The incident occurred on January 18, 2025. a 28-year-old doctor from the Volyn region came on vacation with her friends.

According to the investigation, the girl fell after 350 meters of climbing and rolled down the slope rapidly. She hit her head at speed on a metal fence, which allegedly had no protective mats, and died on the spot.

Law enforcement officers conducted a number of examinations, including labor protection. According to their conclusions, at the time of the incident, the resort's management allegedly:

→ failed to ensure the proper technical condition of the fences;

→ allowed the operation of the lift in hazardous conditions;

→ failed to organize the work of the emergency service on the territory of the resort.

According to the prosecutor's office, it was the conclusions of the examinations that became the legal basis for serving suspicion to the resort's managers, a 38-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man.

They are charged with violating safety rules, which led to the death of a person.

Prosecutors are preparing a motion to the court to impose a preventive measure in the form of detention.

REFERENCE
Dragobrat was registered in 1993 in the village of Yasinya, Rakhiv district, Zakarpattia region. Since 2024, the operational management and part of the company's assets have been owned by Anastasia Nechytailo from Poltava. The rest of the authorized capital is distributed between Viktor Atamanenko and Nadiia Bidna (Kyiv region), as well as representatives of Poltava business – Ivan Ivanovych and Ivan Gavrilovych Zezekal.
  • At the end of November 2025, an announcement was made about sale of a resort complex. At the time, it was valued at $2.75 million, or almost UAH 117 million. One of the co-owners of Dragobrat LLC explained that the reason for the sale was "the inconvenience of managing the processes" due to the death of the resort's founders.