In the Volyn region, law enforcement officers completed a pre-trial investigation into an organized criminal group that embezzled over 2.2 million hryvnias of budget funds allocated for the repair of defense facilities. This was reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation.
In the fall of last year, the housing and operation department (KEV) of the Ministry of Defense in Volyn concluded 4 contracts with a private enterprise for the repair of premises for the needs of one of the military units in the region. Almost UAH 10 million was allocated for these works.
The equipment was organized by the head of the contractor company, who involved the KEV official and the head of the company that supervises the execution of the works in illegal activities.
During 2023, the director of the enterprise entered false data into the acts of completed works. In particular, he overestimated the cost of materials, indicated work that the company did not actually perform.
The head of the enterprise helped to prepare the falsified acts, and the head of the KEV signed them. After that, the funds were transferred to the contractor's accounts. As a result of such budget manipulations, more than UAH 2.2 million in losses were caused.
The official and two managers of private enterprises are accused of official forgery and appropriation of property (Part 5 of Article 191, Part 5 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)
The sanctions of these articles provide for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of up to 12 years with confiscation of property.
During the pre-trial investigation, all damages were compensated.
Procedural management was carried out by the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense of the Western region.
