The Security Service of Ukraine exposed a corruption scheme in the 169th Desna Training Center, where the military systematically stolen fuel and lubricants. This fuel should have been used to prepare mobilized and sedates, but much of it did not reach military equipment. The documents indicated that the fuel was provided in accordance with the rules, but in fact the fighting vehicles remained fixed in the park.
According to the investigation, the organizer of the criminal scheme was the Deputy Head of Logistics of the Training Center. He created the system that fuel was artificially accumulated, was written off through counterfeit documents and was subsequently sold to private companies. The equipment of military units, chiefs of armored, automotive and technical services, mouth commanders and platoons, as well as drivers who engaged in transportation of stolen fuel were involved in the equipment.
The theft of fuel caused serious losses of Ukraine's defense capability. Due to the lack of diesel, military equipment was not used as intended, and the mobilized did not work properly. In war, such crimes directly affect the combat capability of the army, because without sufficient fuel training maneuvers and combat training are impossible.
The colonel who headed the scheme coordinated all actions and controlled the distribution of funds. Its subordinates were engaged in fictitious registration of documents, organized the transportation of fuel to commercial structures and provided "correct" write -off. The sale of the stolen diesel was carried out through intermediaries whose names are not yet disclosed by the investigation.
The SBU opened criminal proceedings under Article 410 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - abduction, appropriation or waste of military property. If the court proves the guilt of the persons, they are threatened with up to 12 years in prison. Given the scale of theft, the case can be transferred to the Supreme Anti -Corruption Court, since corruption in military structures during the war is equated with particularly serious crimes.
The investigation is ongoing, and law enforcement officers establish a number of persons who could be involved in this criminal activity. If information about the cooperation of the military with private business is confirmed, the investigation will be released. Ukrainian society is waiting for answers, as it happened that during active fighting, a fuel that had to help our defenders became the object of sale.
