Press Office corruption scheme exposed SBU military counterintelligence.
“In December 2022, the Head of the Main Directorate for the Organization of the Production of Explosives and Construction of Special Purpose Facilities of the Ministry of National Defense He signed a contract for supply of ammunition with the government agency 'Bogres' without the approval of the Ministry of National Defense of the Internal Audit Department.. In December this year, the employer signed a further agreement with a note 'for official use'. Then the payment was made,” we read in the message.
“The purchase was made Inflated prices and ignoring anti-corruption safeguards. “Also, a group of officers tried to purchase ammunition at inflated prices, which the ministry had already contracted at market prices,” it added.
According to SBU officials and information from the General Prosecutor's Office, this is illegal Purchases are almost UAH 1.5 billion.
The management and head of the office of “Progress” were immediately removed from their positions. The government official was arrested He will also spend the next few weeks in pre-trial detention.
Corruption in the Ukrainian military. More arrests in state-owned enterprises
Another recent incident is the corruption in the purchase of ammunition The crime was discovered by Ukrainian SBU officials. On December 8, it was reported that four employees of the company involved in the repair of Su-27 fighter jets were detained.
“Along with the director of the company Colleagues arranged for a hypothetical purchase of a new power amplifier module for military equipment.“- it was reported.
As a result of the investigation, the public prosecutor's office assessed part of the procedure Almost UAH 2 million may have been defrauded.