“ In the Sumy region, a group of people was exposed who organized a scheme to illegally seize the funds of territorial communities allocated for the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source: Specialized prosecutor’s office in the field of defense of the Central region, OGP Details: Law enforcement officers announced suspicion against eight persons involved. According to the investigation, in June 2023, a serviceman of one of the military units, using personal connections, created an organized group, which included officials of territorial communities of the Sumy district and natural persons-entrepreneurs. The purpose of the activity of the criminal association was to illegally seize funds from local budgets intended for the purchase of quadcopters allegedly for the needs of one of the military units. In Sumy Oblast, almost 16 million UAH were allocated for the purchase of quadcopters for the Prosecutor’s Office of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On the basis of these documents, funds were transferred from the accounts of four communities to the accounts of controlled natural persons-entrepreneurs. In fact, no drones were delivered to the address of the military unit, and the participants put the money in their own pockets and legalized it through a series of financial transactions. As a result of these illegal actions, the state suffered losses in the total amount of UAH 15.6 million. The question of selecting preventive measures for suspects is being resolved.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Specialized prosecutor’s office in the field of defense of the Central region, OGP
Details: The police announced suspicion against eight persons involved.
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According to the investigation, in June 2023, a serviceman of one of the military units, using personal connections, created an organized group, which included officials of territorial communities of the Sumy district and natural persons-entrepreneurs.
The purpose of the activity of the criminal association was to illegally seize funds from local budgets intended for the purchase of quadcopters allegedly for the needs of one of the military units.
Members of the group forged official documents on behalf of the military unit, prepared fictitious sales contracts and expense invoices. On the basis of these documents, funds were transferred from the accounts of four communities to the accounts of controlled natural persons-entrepreneurs.
In fact, no drones were delivered to the address of the military unit, and the participants put the money in their own pockets and legalized it through a series of financial transactions.
As a result of these illegal actions, the state suffered losses in the total amount of UAH 15.6 million.
The question of selecting preventive measures for suspects is being resolved.