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120 thousand drones, billion‑level defense contracts and bonds worth 5 billion UAH: what attracted law enforcement to the activities of VYRIY INDUSTRY and Pashynskyi?
✅The Chernihiv District Prosecutor’s Office 27.10.2026 entered information into the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations under No. 42026272010000125 under part 5 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The pretrial investigation was assigned to the Investigative Unit of the Chernihiv District Police Department of the National Police in Chernihiv region. The criminal proceedings concern the misappropriation of budget funds during the execution of state contracts for the supply of unmanned aerial vehicles for the needs of Ukraine’s Security and Defense Forces.
🔎 The key figures in the scheme are the de facto owner of LLC “#ВИРІЙ INDUSTRY,” Serhii #Пашинський, and the company’s founder, Oleksii #Бабенко. Also playing a significant role in the scheme to seize state funds were the former head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, #Федоров, and the former director of the state enterprise “#АОЗ,” #Жумаділов.
It has been established that one of the key episodes is the state contract for the manufacture and supply to the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine of 120 000 unmanned systems using fiber‑optic communications. 🔻 LLC “VYRIY INDUSTRY” entered false information into the DOT‑Chain Defence system about having the full declared quantity of product, although in fact it did not have the corresponding stocks or the capacity to make the delivery. Based on that information, military units placed orders, and the state enterprise “AGENCY FOR DEFENSE PROCUREMENT” made a 100% advance payment. Despite receiving budget funds, the products were not delivered within the specified timeframes.
In addition, in 2024–2025 the company systematically participated in public procurement procedures by submitting significantly understated price proposals, after which it refused to sign contracts. 🤷♂️ Such a practice resulted in the exclusion of other manufacturers from participating in procurements and blocked timely provision of the military with necessary products.
A separate direction concerns artificial inflation of the unit cost of UAVs and the use of a network of controlled enterprises — LLC “TEHNOSPILNOTA,” LLC “Motor G,” LLC “EVERTRADE,” LLC “VK VERTEX,” LLC “ENEY TECHNOLOGY,” and LLC “DECEMBER ONE R&D.” These companies were used as formal suppliers of components to document sham transactions, artificially create expenses and tax credits. At the same time, the total volume of financial and economic operations exceeds 💰 197 million UAH.
Equally important is the question of the origin of components for the drones. In this case, intermediary supply channels were used to route Chinese components through the territory of the Russian Federation, Russian citizens were involved in financial settlements, and controlled individuals were used to conceal the real counterparties, routes of goods movement and ultimate recipients of funds.
Particular attention is drawn to the financial mechanism involving the investment fund Inzhur MilTech, whose ultimate beneficial owner is Andrii #Журжій. LLC “VYRIY INDUSTRY” issued corporate bonds with a planned raising volume of up to 💰 5 billion UAH, a three‑year term, and a yield of 25% per annum in the first year. Funds from individuals were pooled through the investment fund, directed to purchase the company’s bonds, after which they entered its business turnover.
Defense contracts, budget funds and provision for the military cannot become instruments for implementing opaque financial schemes and enriching business groups close to power.
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