The Prosecutor General's Office and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) are conducting criminal proceedings against Piranha-Tech LLC, which supplies electronic warfare (EW) systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard. This is case No. 22024000000000522 under Part 1 of Article 114-1 of the Criminal Code — obstruction of the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the investigation, suspicions were raised by purchases where the cost of equipment significantly exceeded the market price. The conclusion of the State Audit Service confirmed an overstatement of at least UAH 364,000.
This is not the first such case: at the beginning of the year, the Commercial Court of Lviv Region ordered Piranha-Tech to return to the Lviv budget UAH 483,000 overpaid for the purchase of anti-drone systems. At that time, the contract with the City Hall Service LKP for UAH 2.9 million was in question, under which the supplier received VAT benefits, which led to additional losses for the city budget in the amount of UAH 540,000.
During searches of the company's premises at 13 Pymonenka St. in Kyiv, investigators found seals of third-party entities — Miltrans LLC, Arche Nova Ukraine Foundation, Bayatek LLC, and Point of Freedom LP (UKSEAL). Confidentiality agreements with a foreign company, Coastal Mechanics Co, and letters with the Pacific Northwest logo were also seized.
In addition, the following equipment samples were seized: Piranha Tech DF-1, Piranha 5T, Piranha HAD-5.
Piranha-Tech was established in October 2019 in the Dnipropetrovsk region and is currently registered in Drohobych. Its director and owner is Oleksandr Ruzhynskyi. Among the founders are Yuriy Momot and three Israeli citizens. The Deputy General Director for the Production of Electronic Warfare Equipment is Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi.
The company specializes in the development of anti-drone systems and tactical jamming stations. In recent years, its equipment has been actively purchased by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but at the same time, the company has repeatedly appeared in scandals with overpayments.
Law enforcement continues to investigate, including the alleged use of a network of shell companies to launder funds. Lawsuits and equipment seizures call into question the company's future contracts with the state.
