They embezzled budget funds for the purchase of spare parts for the SU-27

SBU and BEB exposed the head of the defense plant, who embezzled budget funds for the purchase of spare parts for the SU-27

The counter-intelligence of the Security Service together with the Security Service and in cooperation with the management of JSC "Ukrainian Defense Industry" liquidated the scheme of misappropriation of budget funds for the purchase of components for combat aircraft of the Armed Forces.

We are talking about the power amplification modules of airborne radar systems on Ukrainian SU-27 fighters.

According to the investigation, the director of one of the defense enterprises of our country, together with accomplices, tried to steal almost 4 million budget hryvnias for the purchase of relevant aircraft equipment.

It was for this amount that he concluded a contract with an affiliated commercial structure for the purchase of an aviation module.

However, the divisions delivered faulty components to the state-owned enterprise, and its head ordered to take the defective products into account and pay for them.

For this, the official signed the accounting documents for acceptance of defective property.

Based on them, the defense company transferred the first part of the payment in the amount of UAH 1.9 million to the merchants.

In the future, the participants of the "scheme" planned to withdraw this money into the shadows through controlled companies, prepare and distribute it among themselves.

However, the law enforcement officers timely exposed the device and documented it step by step. After that, the entire amount of the contract in the amount of UAH 3.9 million was seized and attempts to appropriate it were blocked.

So far, the former director of the state-owned enterprise, the head of the supplier firm and two more of their accomplices have been notified of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
▪️ h. 5th century 191 (appropriation, waste of property or possession of it by abuse of official position);
▪️ h. 2 Art. 28, Part 1 of Art. 366 (official forgery committed by a group of persons following a prior conspiracy).

An investigation is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice. In particular, the involvement of those involved in the commission of crimes during the conclusion of other defense contracts is checked.

The perpetrators face up to 12 years in prison.