Officials of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suspected of purchasing spare parts for armored vehicles at an inflated cost

The head of the central department of the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the head of one of the departments of this department and the former director of a private company are suspected of purchasing spare parts for armored vehicles at significantly inflated prices. According to the investigation, their actions caused losses to the state in the amount of more than 83 million hryvnias. About this informs DBR press office.
“With the assistance of the Ministry of Defense, the employees of the SBI uncovered the scheme and reported the suspicion to the head of one of the central departments of the Logistics Forces Command of the Armed Forces, the head of the department of this department and the former director of a private enterprise that caused losses to the state of more than 83 million hryvnias during the purchase of spare parts for armored vehicles” , – says the message.
In 2022, the director of the enterprise provided one of the departments of the Logistics Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a commercial proposal for the supply of necessary spare parts. At the same time, according to the investigation, he deliberately inflated the prices of the products and had no experience in their production or supply.
“The management officials who were responsible for the purchase knew about the presence of other suppliers. However, they did not carry out appropriate checks of the company’s offer and prices on the market, formally conducted negotiations with the company and announced it as the winner. Because of this, two contracts were signed for the supply of spare parts at inflated prices. The total amount of the contract amounted to more than 171 million hryvnias. – noted in the SBI.
The head of the department and the head of the department of this department are suspected of exceeding official powers, committed by a previous conspiracy under martial law. The director of the enterprise is charged with misappropriation of property due to abuse of official position. If found guilty, they face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.