“A scheme for more than 3 million: how commanders made money from dodgersIn the 110th separate mechanized brigade, a scheme was exposed where military personnel paid half their salary for not showing up for duty. The deputy commander of the brigade and the commander of the materiel group organized the scheme with more than 50 participants.”, — write on: unn.ua
For half the salary, such “military servicemen” did not show up for duty at all, and some of them were even issued combat pay from time to time. This scheme caused losses to the state of more than 3 million hryvnias,
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The deputy commander of the brigade and the commander of the material support group became the organizers of the scheme, which caused losses to the state of more than 3 million hryvnias.
The State Bureau of Investigation reported the suspicion to the commander of the group who, together with his supervisor, had been collecting money from servicemen who did not wish to serve in January 2024.
Perpetrators are charged with exceeding official authority under martial law (Part 5 of Article 426-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The commander of the group faces up to 12 years in prison.
Procedural management in the case is carried out by the Khmelnytskyi specialized prosecutor’s office in the field of defense of the Western region.
The SBI also recalled that on December 27, 2024, the deputy commander of the brigade, who also participated in the evasion scheme, was detained and informed of suspicion.
We will remind
On January 20, the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigation announced the detention of generals responsible for the unsuccessful defense of Kharkiv region during the Rashist offensive in 2024.