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55 thousand dollars for “protecting” a drone manufacturer for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: two lawyers have been notified of suspicion
In Kyiv, two lawyers have been notified of suspicion of fraud. According to investigators, they received 55 thousand dollars from the director of a company that manufactures interceptor drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, promising to “resolve the issue” with law enforcement.
In May 2026, the lawyers contacted the entrepreneur and began convincing him that law enforcement was allegedly preparing investigative actions that could cause the company to lose its critically important status and halt production.
For 55 thousand dollars they promised to come to an agreement with law enforcement and prevent the investigative actions.
Fearing the suspension of drone production for the Ukrainian military, the director handed over the agreed sum. After receiving the money, the lawyers created the appearance of having fulfilled the agreement and for a time ceased communication with the entrepreneur.
At the end of August they again contacted the director, this time reporting new, in fact non-existent investigations. However, the entrepreneur realized they were trying to defraud him again and turned to law enforcement.
After receiving 150 thousand U.S. dollars they were detained.
Under the procedural supervision of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, the two lawyers have been notified of suspicion of fraud and an attempted completed fraud in particularly large amounts (part 5 of art. 190, part 2 of art. 15, part 5 of art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The article’s sanction provides for from 5 to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
According to art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until their guilt is proven by a guilty verdict of a court.
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