The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), together with the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Prosecutor General's Office, have found signs of illicit enrichment of the head of the Central Food Supply Department of the Logistics Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine worth almost UAH 58 million. On March 21, he was detained, and the issue of serving him with a notice of suspicion is being decided.
The NACP found that in 2023, on behalf of the official, individuals and legal entities related to him purchased:
- Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid car worth UAH 1.5 million, registered in the name of the official's daughter, whose total income does not significantly correspond to the value of the acquired property;
- an apartment in Kyiv with an area of 158 square meters worth more than UAH 5.8 million, registered in the name of a third party;
- 53 land plots in Kyiv, Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, and Poltava regions with a total value of over UAH 8.7 million;
- the unified property complex of the Khmelnytsky State Experimental Prosthetic and Orthopedic Enterprise worth UAH 38.4 million;
- the complex of the Khmelnytsky Regional Special Medical Supply Base worth UAH 1.4 million.
The aforementioned plots and complexes were purchased by third parties on behalf of the official. In addition, the legal sources of origin of UAH 2 million in cash, which according to the declaration belongs to the official's family, have not been established.
It should be noted that after being appointed to the position of the Head of the Central Food Supply Department of the Logistics Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a slight increase in the official's income, his family's expenses increased several times, which may indicate that he received hidden income from illegal sources.
The NACP found that neither the official nor his family members had the financial capacity to acquire all of the above assets.
The collected materials were transferred to the Specialized Defense Prosecutor's Office of the Prosecutor General's Office to be included in the criminal proceedings and to conduct a pre-trial investigation to bring the Armed Forces official to criminal responsibility.
Remarks. In accordance with part one of Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved in accordance with the law and established by a court verdict of guilty.
