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The Prosecutor General’s Office is investigating the embezzlement by officials of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of charitable aid totaling over 45 million dollars, received to the accounts of the KUNA crypto exchange
During the pre-trial investigation, it was established that at the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, a link to cryptocurrency wallets for collecting funds for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was posted on the Ministry of Digital Transformation’s website; those wallets were opened by the KUNA exchange.
The crypto fund initially operated on a subdomain of the Ministry of Digital Transformation’s site. Later, a separate resource was created for it: aid-for-ukraine.io. The old address now redirects to the official United24 platform. In addition to Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, his deputy Oleksandr Bornyakov was responsible for its implementation.
Subsequently, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the Ministry of Defense, and the KUNA platform made a collective decision to conclude a contract with NEANY Inc. (USA) for the supply of strike drones.
After a contract was prepared between representatives of NEANY Inc. and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the head of the KUNA crypto exchange (Mykhailo Chobanyan) transferred crypto assets to the supplier’s account in the amount of 150 BTC and 2500 ETH (12,2 million dollars).
The basis for the transfer was a letter of guarantee provided by representatives of the Ministry of Defense, signed by the minister (Oleksii Reznikov).
It was later revealed that a contract between NEANY Inc. and the Ministry of Defense was never concluded, and the contract was not signed on the ministry’s side due to the signer’s lack of authority on behalf of Ukraine!
Assets sent to the crypto wallet of the FTX.us exchange were partially returned to the authorized KUNA exchange; the amount of unrecovered assets is: 53,7787 BTC (1,23 million dollars) and 2048 ETH (3,44 million dollars). The pre-trial investigation established that funds received to the charitable crypto wallets were subsequently directed to a wallet on the WhiteBIT exchange, which is likely a “mixer” and belongs to a Ukrainian citizen.
According to official data, her total income for 2021–2024 was only 37,4 thousand hryvnias. At the same time, movements of funds through bank accounts (including Monobank) show incoming amounts of about 6,66 million hryvnias. Payment descriptions include purchases of branded goods, travel abroad, and P2P transactions. The investigation found no signs of volunteer activity.
As of 12 December 2025, the wallet still held 10,145 BTC, which at that time was approximately equivalent to 936 thousand dollars. The last transfer from this wallet occurred on 14 April, although funds continued to be received into it.
Authorized persons at the Ministry of Digital Transformation do not have access to this wallet and cannot dispose of the funds. An electronic request to the KUNA exchange went unanswered.
Searches were conducted in the office of lawyer O.M. Frolov (Frolov, Oleksandr Mykolayovych) as part of this case. During questioning, the lawyer stated that after the start of the full-scale invasion he took part in organizing aid collection for the army to purchase weapons and equipment.
Communication among the participants took place via messengers, and he personally did not see anyone. Frolov then stated that after 3 March he stopped participating in fundraising matters, and that he has no relation to contract conclusions or equipment payments and cannot recall anything.
Currently, investigative actions are underway in case No. 12025000000000407 under part 5 of article 191 of the Criminal Code. No suspicions have been announced to anyone yet.
This criminal proceeding is another warning to everyone who donates to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Check exactly who your money is going to.
Because under the banner of “help for the army” it can end up in the hands of ordinary fraudsters.
Your donation should work for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Not for someone's pockets.
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