Video: Airborne Forces major and his subordinate to stand trial for fraud and illegal enrichment
Indictments have been filed against a Major in the Special Forces and his subordinate, who are suspected of a series of offenses. These include the substitution of food supplies intended for military personnel, evasion of military service, and illicit enrichment amounting to 26 million hryvnias.
The major is charged with a number of criminal offenses, including receiving an unlawful benefit, fraud, evasion of military service, illicit enrichment, and laundering of property obtained by criminal means. His subordinate is accused of providing an unlawful benefit.
According to the investigation, in June 2025, the major received 10,000 U.S. dollars from his subordinate for using his official position to substitute food items intended for military personnel. Cucumbers were supplied instead of tomatoes, and oranges instead of apples. At the same time, the documents listed different product names.
In addition, between 2024 and 2025, he evaded military service for 83 days while martial law was in effect. By misleading his command, after taking leave abroad, he reported that he had allegedly returned to his unit, although in fact he was still outside Ukraine. On other occasions, he was present in the Khmelnytskyi and Odesa regions without legal grounds.
As a result, he was unjustifiably paid over 549,000 UAH in salary and additional compensation, which he disposed of at his own discretion. It was also established that between 2023 and 2025, the major acquired assets with a total value of 26.2 million hryvnias, the lawful origin of which has not been confirmed. These include a BMW X6 M, two apartments in Dnipro, a parking space, the right to a long-term lease of a property in Bali, as well as designer clothing and accessories.
Separately, the investigation found that he spent 4.1 million hryvnias on trips to Peru, the United States, Japan, the UAE, Colombia, Hawaii, Bora Bora, and Argentina, as well as a cruise to Antarctica. At the same time, he failed to report expenditures totaling 8.9 million hryvnias in his 2023 declaration and 18.2 million hryvnias in his 2024 declaration.
During searches of the major’s residence, authorities seized over 51,000 U.S. dollars, 2,100 euros, and 201,000 hryvnias, documents for luxury real estate, cars, and a collection of designer clothing, shoes, and accessories with an estimated value of over 8 million hryvnias, as well as promissory notes totaling 120,000 U.S. dollars. From his subordinate, authorities seized IOUs totaling $20,000, cell phones, laptops, bank cards, and documents.
On February 5, 2026, the major was arrested. At the prosecutor’s request, the court ordered him to be held in pretrial detention, while his subordinate was released on her own recognizance. The defendant faces up to 10 years in prison, and his subordinate faces up to 4 years.
Source: Office of the Prosecutor General
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