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71,1 billion UAH for defense procurement and questions for suppliers: what did the Ministry of Digital Transformation respond regarding Mstyslav Banik?
In the course of our human rights work, we contacted the Ministry of Digital Transformation with a request regarding the activities of Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mstyslav #Банік. The inquiry concerned the circumstances of his appointment to the position, professional ties with Mykhailo #Федоров, the organization of defense procurements, a possible conflict of interest, as well as issues of declaring income, assets, and the use of third-party real estate.
❗️Special attention was also paid to the procurement of unmanned aerial vehicles and other defense products, in particular through the DOT-Chain Defence system, since according to data published by the Ministry of Defense, as of September 2026, through this mechanism the military received over one million units of drones and other equipment with a total value of 71,1 billion UAH.
We also raised questions about the activities of LLC “#ВИРІЙ INDUSTRY”, LLC “STRYM TECH”, associated with the SkyFall brand, and LLC “GURZUF DEFENSE”. Specifically, this concerns the volumes of state contracts, the formation of technical requirements for products, restrictions on competition, supplier verification, and circumstances that have previously attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies and been the subject of court disputes.
And of course we were interested in the accuracy of asset and income declarations, namely: the purchase of vehicles, use of third-party real estate, corporate rights, and other assets.
🤷♂️ Instead, in its letter the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine provided zero concrete facts and answers to all the information requests described above; rather, it focused mainly on Banik’s staffing history within the ministry itself. The ministry reported that he held the positions of Director of the Directorate for the Development of Electronic Governance, Director of the Directorate for the Development of Electronic Services, and later Director of the Department for the Development of Electronic Services. It also stated that 27 March 2024 he was released from work due to being called up for military service.
Regarding declarations, the Ministry of Digital Transformation stated that while serving in civil service positions Banik submitted declarations that are published in the Unified State Register of Declarations. However, the letter does not present the results of any verification of the circumstances set out in our inquiry, nor does it provide substantive answers to the raised questions about defense procurements, suppliers, conflicts of interest, and the justification for the use of budget funds.
Thus, instead of substantive answers about Mstyslav Banik’s assets, violations, and circumstances requiring investigation, the response was effectively limited to formal information about his official duties and tenure in public service. 🤷♂️This approach does not allow clarification of the circumstances raised in our request and leaves key questions about the official’s financial situation and violations in the field of defense procurement unanswered.
For our part, we continue to seek clarification of the circumstances concerning the activities of officials responsible for defense procurements and the use of budget funds. Questions about the allocation of billion-uah contracts, the conditions for allowing manufacturers to participate in state orders, the accuracy of declarations, and conflicts of interest require substantive answers.
Materials on the topic:
▫️How Fedorov’s “favorite” was put in charge of defense procurement worth billions of hryvnias. In the interests of which defense magnates are procurements being “reformed”?
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