Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine sent an indictment to the court against 8 people, two entrepreneurs and six employees of one of the factories of the State concern "Ukroboronprom" who already during the full-scale armed aggression of the russian federation wasted more than UAH 5.4 million of budget funds.

To ensure compensation for the damage caused the property of the participants in the proceedings worth about UAH 40 million was seized.

In March 2022, the officials of the state enterprise involving individuals - entrepreneurs purchased components for military equipment that did not meet the terms of the contract. The details were handed over to one of the military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for combat missions. But it turned out that it was impossible to use them - the products were of the wrong category and quality.

As previously reported detectives of the ESBU informed six officials of the state-owned enterprise that they were suspected of having committed criminal offenses under Part 2 of Art. 28 part 1 of Art. 366, Part 5 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (official forgery and embezzlement of property). Two natural persons - businessmen have been notified of the suspicion of having committed criminal offenses provided for in Part 1, Part 4 of Art. 358, Part 5 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (forgery or use of forged documents and embezzlement of property). The pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings was carried out by detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine under the procedural guidance of prosecutors of the General prosecutor office and operational support of employees of the ESBU counter-intelligence department in Khmelnytskyi region.

Note: in accordance with Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until his guilt is proven in a legal manner and established by a court verdict.