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How “the pound” Fedorov put in charge of defense procurements worth billions of hryvnias. In the interests of which defense magnates are procurements being “reformed”?
After Mykhailo #Федоров’s resignation in July 2026, his protégé Mstyslav #Банік kept the position of deputy minister of defense under Yevhen #Хмара, retaining control over multi-billion defense procurements. 🤷♂️Instead of real changes, the reform serves the interests of the business group #Конотопський, Babenko and #Пашинський.
Banik’s own declarations resemble a financial scam: after his divorce from Alina Tornahi at the end of 2025, her income of 💰1,96 million UAH and 45 thousand dollars in cash disappeared from the documents. In 2025 the official purchased a Jeep Grand Cherokee for 1,95 million UAH, although declared assets covered only 1,16 million UAH, and 780 thousand UAH of the difference were left off the books, as were previous schemes with a Land Rover Discovery Sport. In addition, Banik lives rent-free in a Kyiv apartment owned by businessman Zmikhnovskyi, whose companies win state contracts, and his ex-wife was for years referred to as the head of marketing for Diia and as Fedorov’s adviser only as a sole proprietor.
📌The official’s lavish life is only the tip of the iceberg, since funds continue to be funneled through Banik to the companies #ВИРІЙ.INDUSTRY, #СТРИМ TECHNO (#SkyFall), #Ajaks Systems and “Ukrainian ArmorTech.” The latter over two years concluded #Міноборони 46 contracts with 50 billion UAH in markups of 15% and with overdue accounts receivable.
VYRIY.INDUSTRY, missing deadlines, committed to deliver 120 thousand UAVs through DOTChain Defence according to the calculations of the Defense Procurement Agency #АОЗ, but the army never received the drones, and the contract became the subject of a criminal investigation.
To preserve the schemes before Fedorov’s dismissal, Babenko, Pashynskyi and Konotopskyi financed media campaigns, maintaining their influence through Banik.
✅We have already sent official information requests to law enforcement and oversight bodies demanding a detailed review of the legality of Banik’s appointment, the existence of conflicts of interest, the conditions of advance payments and pricing for VYRIY.INDUSTRY, STRIM TECHNO and UkrBronetechnika, as well as the fact of submitting false information in the official’s declarations.
Will the security agencies stop the illegal distribution of budget funds under the cover of the old personnel reserve?
#скарга #юридичнаклініка #оборона #тендери
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