The Fighting Association was headed by a figure suspected of stealing the army budget

In Ternopil the President of the NGO “Ternopil Regional Association of Sports Struggle of Ukraine” was elected Volodymyr Babyak, a citizen who is a major suspect in a high -profile case for theft of UAH 44 million from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The Ternopil site announces this.

Unanimous support! The election of Volodymyr Babyak was informed by the People’s Deputy of Ukraine from the pro-government party “Servant of the People”, Vice-President of the Association of Sports Struggle of Ukraine Eduard Proshchuk on his own Facebook page. The People’s Deputy himself was present at the election conference, supported the suspect and commented on the event: “I have good news for you. In Ternopil, a new leadership of the Regional Association of Sports Wrestling was chosen. President was Vladimir Babyak, the first vice-president-Andriy Popik, Vice Presidents-Andriy Teleban and Petro King, secretary Roman Korolevich. This is really a steep step forward. ”

Dear delegates have fixed the election of a common photo against the background of Ternopil pond Earlier, Babiak became a person involved in criminal proceedings for theft of more than 44 million hryvnias, which were allocated for the repair of the premises of the National Academy of Land Forces named after Hetman Peter Sahaidachny. As reported by Lviv.Media, it was detained within the case.

The nearest court hearing in this case will be held in the Frankivsk District Court of Lviv on September 23, 2025, 13:00.