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How Fedorov’s pounds are looting the defense budget and stretching billion-hryvnia contracts. For how much did Banik sell out to the defense cartel?
Personnel reshuffles in the Ministry of Defense only created the illusion of a purge, since the main artery of military-industrial billions remains under the total control of appointees of the former team. After the resignation of #Федоров his official Mstyslav #Банік retained the post of Deputy Minister for Procurement Reform, guaranteeing the uninterrupted absorption of colossal funds in favor of loyal business groups. Despite the departure of Arsen #Жумаділов and the arrival of Artem #Романюков, the scheme for allocating state contracts against the backdrop of the 2,3 trillion UAH war budget has remained untouched.
📌Banik’s path from the executive offices #Мінцифра to control over military contracts was accompanied by dubious maneuvers. Having moved into the military in 2024 with loud statements about abandoning the rear, he by 2025 found himself in #Міноборони, where he oversaw the “Army+” and “Reserve+” apps, and later rapidly headed procurement reform.
Billion-hryvnia contracts for favorites pass through his office — #Конотопський, #Бабенко and #Пашинський. The company “#ВИРІЙ INDUSTRY” of Babynek and Pashynskyi infamously failed to deliver ❗️120 thousand drones for the front, and in July 2026 its offices were raided over artificially inflated FPV drone prices by 7 billion UAH. However, a month later the National Securities and Stock Market Commission registered the issuance of its corporate bonds, which through the fund Inzhur MilTech and “INZHUR CAPITAL” of Andriy Zhurzhiy makes it possible to raise another 5 billion UAH at 25% per year.
At the same time, the companies #Конотопський “#Стрим Techno” and “#Скайфолл Industries”, which produce the Vampire, Shark and P1-SUN, show anomalous import growth. Over seven months of 2026, Strim Tech’s imports grew by 3,5 times — to 💰$698 million, and the total volume of imported components reached $1,15 billion. Deliveries are routed through a network of foreign intermediary firms, including GLOBAL TRADING TECHNOLOGY, D&D GROUP, NEXORA GLOBAL and DMO COMMERCE.
🤷♂️Against the backdrop of these defense flows, the procurement curator himself displays wealth of undeclared origin. In 2025 Banik purchased a Jeep Grand Cherokee for 1,95 million UAH with an official annual income of only 540 thousand UAH, and earlier he cheaply acquired a Land Rover Discovery Sport and lived for years free of charge in the apartment of businessman Oleksandr Zmikhnovskyi, whose companies received state contracts. Also, millions in assets of his ex-wife Alina Tornahi suddenly disappeared from the official declaration; she was portrayed as an external advisor to Fedorov.
✅We have already filed the appropriate complaint demanding initiation of a check of Banik’s assets for compliance with his official income, the legality of his appointment to public service, and the existence of corrupt ties with favorites of defense contracts.
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