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Proceedings opened regarding drone schemes for the Armed Forces: in the crosshairs — Ministry of Defense officials and LLC "VYRIY INDUSTRY"
Chechelivskyi District Court of Dnipro city satisfied our complaint and recognized the inaction of the SBU Directorate in Dnipropetrovsk region as unlawful. Investigative judge Druzhynin K.M., by his ruling, obliged them to immediately enter the information into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations and to start a pre-trial investigation of a large-scale criminal scheme involving officials of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the leadership of the state enterprise "#АОЗ", and the beneficiary of LLC "#ВИРІЙ INDUSTRY", Oleksii #Бабенко.
This concerns the deliberate disruption of state contracts for the manufacture of 120 000 unmanned systems for the Defense Forces, ❗ misappropriation of budget funds, tax evasion, as well as possible supply of components through channels connected with the Russian Federation.
Ministry of Defense officials — Rustem #Умєров, Denys #Шмигаль, Mykhailo #Федоров, head of the Anti-Corruption Council at the Ministry of Defense Yurii #Гудименко, and director of the state enterprise "AOZ" Arsen #Жумаділов, acting in concert with the beneficiary of LLC "VYRIY INDUSTRY" Oleksii Babenko, organized a scheme to appropriate budget funds under the cover of defense procurements.
The scheme involved LLC "VYRIY INDUSTRY", which, having no real production capabilities, entered knowingly false data into the "DOT-Chain Defence" system about the availability of 120 000 FPV drones and fiber-optic systems. On this basis, the state enterprise "AOZ" transferred to the company 100% of the advance payment. 🤷♂️ After receiving the money, the company failed to fulfill its obligations and the delivery was disrupted, diverting the entire volume of the defense order to itself and blocking purchases from real manufacturers.
In addition to the disruption of state orders, we uncovered an extensive conversion network of transit and fictitious firms created to minimize taxes and launder funds. LLC "TEHNOSPILNOTA" (beneficiary Marina #Меснянко) during 9 months of 2025 year routed through itself more than 💰 656 million UAH for the supply of "Vyriy" parts, of which 97% (about 635 million UAH) was carried out without VAT, resulting in budget losses of over 120 million UAH.
Additionally, LLC "Motor G" (beneficiaries Dmytro #Ковальчук, Yurii #Добронравін) generated turnover of more than 343 million UAH on "Motor-G" engines, having a share of fixed assets of only 4.2% and conducting 100% of transactions without VAT. LLC "DECEMBER ONE R&D" (beneficiary Hryhorii #Пришва) issued invoiced payments for 336 million UAH for "Vyriy" video transmitters, 🔻 of which 99.99% of transactions were processed at a zero VAT rate.
📌 Moreover, Babenko organized schemes for importing Chinese components through logistics chains connected to the territory of the Russian Federation, and payments through bank accounts of Russian citizens to conceal the real suppliers. At the same time, deliveries of UAVs ("Molfar", "Vyriy Pro") were recorded at inflated prices to the address of LKP "City Information Technology Center" (Lviv) and to the Executive Committee of Zhytomyr City Council.
At our request, law enforcement agencies must verify the presented facts for possible criminal offenses, from obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces and legalization (laundering) of property obtained by criminal means (part 1 of art. 114-1, part 3 of art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), to tax evasion and abuse of power or official authority by a law enforcement officer (part 3 of art. 212, part 1 of art. 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
We will keep the progress of this case under strict public oversight and will force the SBU to conduct an objective investigation. No Ministry of Defense official, operator, or businessman who profits from the country's defense capability during wartime will escape criminal liability and will end up behind bars.
Materials on the topic:
▫️"We are not a party": the Ministry of Defense avoided answering about the billion-scale "Vyriy Industry" scheme
▫️Billions on drones: how Poroshenko and Fedorov leaked a defense order through the company Vyriy
▫️Through schemes of AOZ and the Ministry of Defense, weapons worth 45 billion UAH did not reach the front
▫️Legal farce around defense contracts: why the DBR and the Prosecutor General's Office returned millions to drone manufacturers
▫️Billions on windy drones: how the defense industry is collapsing under the cover of high offices
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