Theft of military property worth 350 million hryvnias uncovered in Kharkiv Oblast
In the Kharkiv region, law enforcement officials uncovered a scheme involving the illegal misappropriation of military property, resulting in losses estimated at 350 million hryvnias. The alleged mastermind behind the scheme and a former deputy commander of one of the region’s military units have been named as suspects in the case.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office reported that the pre-trial investigation established that between 2022 and 2024, a group of companies and sole proprietorships, effectively controlled by two individuals, supplied spare parts for armored vehicles worth over 350 million hryvnias to state-owned defense enterprises.
“However, it turned out that some of this property actually already belonged to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and was stored in the warehouses of a military unit in the Kharkiv region. At the start of the full-scale invasion, these spare parts were illegally written off, recorded as having been destroyed by Russian missile and bomb strikes. In reality, the scarce goods were removed from the unit’s premises and later resold to the state,” the SAP noted.
The prosecutor’s office stated that the implementation of the criminal scheme was facilitated by the former deputy commander of the military unit, who systematically ignored his duties regarding the accounting and preservation of the property entrusted to him.
“For such loyalty, he received at least 2.8 million hryvnias in illicit benefits from the scheme’s organizer—the businessman directly paid for household equipment, expensive construction materials, and other goods for the military,” the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office noted.
The organizer of the scheme is charged under Part 3 of Article 369 (provision of unlawful benefits); the former deputy commander is charged under Part 5 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 410 (theft of military property), Part 4 of Article 368 (receipt of an unlawful benefit), and Article 366-3 (failure to declare) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The pre-trial investigation is currently ongoing. Other individuals who may be involved in the commission of this crime are being identified.
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