“In Donetsk region, the State Bureau of Investigation exposed the military in embezzlement during the purchase of drones for the army.โ, โ write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: DBR, Specialized prosecutor’s office in the field of defense of the Eastern region, interlocutor of “Ukrainian Pravda” in law enforcement agencies
Verbatim Bureau: “DBR employees exposed and detained five members of a criminal group headed by the commander of one of the military units in Donetsk region. Due to the actions of the detainees, the state lost more than 47 million hryvnias.”
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Details: According to the UP source, it is about the ex-commander of the 60th Ingulets mechanized brigade, colonel Andrii Borodin.
According to the investigation, in 2024 the commander organized the scheme together with three subordinate servicemen and a civilian – the owner of the companies through which money was transferred in cash, because it was these companies that were used to “develop” budget funds.
The members of the group prepared fictitious documents in advance – “marketing studies”, contracts, acts and invoices in order to justify purchases from the right companies. After that, the money was transferred into cash and shared among themselves.
Between April and December 2024, they concluded 37 contracts for the alleged supply of FPV drones and optical equipment. Unmanned aerial vehicles, for which tens of millions of hryvnias were paid, actually did not reach the military unit, and some of the sights were replaced by much cheaper products.
In order to hide their absence, the commander ordered to draw up papers about the alleged use of drones in combat conditions. In total, 1,815 drones were “purchased” according to the documents.
During the investigation, SBI employees conducted more than 20 searches, seized unusable collimator sights, and ordered more than 70 examinations.
photo of the DBR All members of the criminal group were detained in different regions of Ukraine โ in Donetsk region, Dnipropetrovsk region, Kharkiv region and Kyiv.
The commander of the military unit and his accomplices were informed of the suspicion of creating a criminal organization, embezzlement of budget funds in particularly large amounts under martial law, and entering false data into official documents.
The SBI says that preventive measures in the form of detention without bail have been chosen for all those involved.
Law enforcement officers are also working to return stolen funds to the state.