“Law enforcement officers exposed and blocked a large-scale corruption scheme during the supply of food to combat units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Office of the Prosecutor General, SBI
Literally OGP: “The head of the rear food service of one of the brigades of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was informed of the suspicion of obtaining an illegal benefit, fraud and evasion of military service.”
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Details: According to the investigation, he acted in collusion with the founder and commercial director of a food supplier for the Armed Forces.
The essence of the scheme was the so-called non-commodity transactions. Officials signed acts of acceptance and transfer for the full volume of production, while in fact only a part of it was delivered to the military units. The rest of the products were written off through controlled persons.
In addition to short deliveries, the quality of actually imported products did not meet the established requirements. The servicemen were supplied, in particular, with rotten vegetables and fruits, including for units that performed tasks in active areas of the front.
For accepting low-quality products and not sending complaint letters, the head of the food service received illegal benefits in cash. The amount of “kickbacks” reached up to 50% of the cost of supplies.
It was established that in June 2025, the major received 10,000 US dollars for assisting in the replacement of commodity items of food products intended for the provision of military personnel. At the same time, some product names were mentioned in the documents, while other products were actually supplied.
As part of the pre-trial investigation, the origin of money transfers in the amount of 1.8 million hryvnias, received by the suspect, and the possible involvement of suppliers and the unit’s command in these funds are also being checked.
In addition, according to the investigation, in 2025, the major under martial law systematically evaded military service, deceiving the command and actually using vacations as a way to rest.
In particular, during his service, he traveled abroad several times. During the year, he visited many countries: Argentina, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Japan, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Egypt, and Antarctica.
The defendant used the received funds for personal enrichment. He acquired real estate in two residential complexes, bought several premium cars and other expensive things, arranging the property for relatives.
During the searches, 51 thousand US dollars, 2.1 thousand euros, 201 thousand hryvnias, cars, documents for luxury real estate, a collection of branded clothes, shoes and accessories with an estimated value of more than 8 million hryvnias, as well as debt receipts for 120 thousand US dollars were seized from the suspect.
The head of the food service was detained and reported on suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud), Part 2 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (receipt of unlawful benefit by an official) and Part 4 of Art. 409 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (evasion of military service under martial law).
The suspicion was also reported to his subordinate from the food service of the rear logistics. According to the investigation, she received cash from suppliers for writing off low-quality products and transferred part of the funds to the manager. During the searches, 20,000 US dollars were seized from her. Her actions were qualified under Part 1 of Art. 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — providing an illegal benefit to an official.
On February 5, 2026, the major was detained, the court chose a preventive measure for him in the form of detention. A petition has been sent to the court to choose a preventive measure in the form of house arrest.