“Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation reported the suspicion to the commander of the material support group of the 110th separate mechanized brigade, who participated in extortion from subordinate servicemen.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation reported the suspicion to the commander of the material support group of the 110th separate mechanized brigade, who participated in extortion from subordinate servicemen.
Source: DBR
Details: According to the investigation, since January 2024, the military man, in collusion with his supervisor, the deputy commander of the brigade (Ruslan Shelest, detained in December 2024 -ed.), organized a mechanism for receiving money from servicemen who did not want to serve.
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. The specified scheme caused losses to the state of more than 3 million hryvnias, the SBI notes.
According to operational information, the number of servicemen who evaded military duty in this way reaches more than 50 people.
The commander of the group is suspected of exceeding official authority, committed under martial law.
The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of up to 12 years.