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Impressively, not all have had time to forget the cardboard stage in honor of Fedorov, as after our publications and requests the Ministry of Defense finally started addressing the contracts of the Zhumadilov team. This concerns contracts with LLC “LEADER – NTZ” (EDRPOU 23715776), which up to 7 November 2025 year was called LLC “TEMP-2000.” By January 2026 year, the founder and ultimate beneficial owner of the company was Hlib Yevtushenko. Now contracts with the supplier have finally begun to be terminated, i.e., it was necessary to remove Zhumadilov from the system in order to resolve this knot.
15 January 2025 year, LLC “LEADER – NTZ” entered into contract No. RM-10077-VDK-26 for 40 000 ballistic helmets for a total of 295,84 million UAH without VAT. The price of one helmet “Kaska – 2M” was 7 396 UAH without VAT, and the first batch of 10 000 helmets was to be delivered by 30 June 2026 year. As of the end of August, this batch had still not been delivered, although the delivery deadline had passed several months ago.
Moreover, the problems did not end: the supplier three times in a row attempted to deliver batches of 2 000 helmets, but none of them passed quality control. All three batches were rejected due to nonconformity with the established standards, i.e., we are talking about 6 000 helmets that were not accepted because of test results. At the same time, there were no documented extenuating circumstances of force majeure that could justify the delays.
Nevertheless, 20 April 2026 year a contract No RM-10638-VDK-26 was signed with the same company for 2 000 sets of modular body armor totaling 32,8 million UAH. The delivery deadline was set for 25 September 2026 year. Thus, a new contract was signed with a supplier that at that moment already had issues fulfilling the previous contract and three consecutive failed quality checks of helmets. This created a risk of another disruption to the delivery of critically important equipment for the Armed Forces.
Separately, it is worth recalling the helmet delivery mechanism: under the contract, the first batch was to consist of 10 000 units, and ownership, risk of destruction, and costs of customs clearance and transportation remained with the supplier until the signing of the trilateral acceptance certificate. In other words, reference to logistics by itself does not explain why the contractually provided 10 000 helmets were not transferred on time. As of the end of August, the deficit for the first batch stood at 10 000 units.
And now “LEADER – NTZ” leaves behind not only terminated contracts but also a whole trail of questions about responsible individuals and related companies. LLC “TEMP-2000” changed its name to “LEADER – NTZ,” and Yevtushenko and Mitrokhin appear in the chain of related legal entities, including “MIK,” “PAKOPTTORG,” “EQUIPTORG,” “DEFENSE,” “CREDO-BEREG,” “SUPERMIK,” and others. Therefore, the fundamental question now is whether those responsible for concluding and supporting these contracts, the failed quality checks, and the disruption of the supply of 10 000 helmets will be identified, or will the entire story be finished again with another company name change.
By the way, we have already filed inquiries and complaints to control bodies and law enforcement, and we demand: investigate the failure to deliver 10 000 helmets, establish the actual quantity of delivered products, verify the three rejected batches of 2 000 helmets, determine the amount of fines and penalties paid, examine the circumstances of contract termination and the supplier’s exclusion from procurements, determine the amount of budget funds transferred, check compliance with the contract for 2 000 body armor, and verify the existence of attempts to supply substandard products.
Why did former Ministers of Defense Umerov, Shmyhal, and even the “reformer” Fedorov, leaders of AOZ Bezrukova and Zhumadilov — no one is ever held accountable for what happens in defense procurement? Why do the same people fail deliveries year after year, sign questionable contracts, and after scandals just leave their posts? Why, along with the chair, does no one leave accountability behind—instead positions, company names, and storefronts change, while millions from the budget are already spent?
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