The SBI transferred to the state management over 100 million UAH of the seized funds from illegal military procurement schemes

On the initiative of the State Bureau of Investigation, the court transferred to the National Agency of Ukraine for Finding, Tracing and Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) over 100 million UAH, that was seized in connection with a large-scale corruption scheme in the Administration of the State Special Transport Service.

The SBI employees established that the head of one of the Department of Logistics Management of the special service, together with his accomplices, organized a scheme for the purchase of cargo equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In September–October 2024, the official included discriminatory conditions in the tender documentations in order to eliminate competitors. The victory in the tender was secured for the “right” company, which supplied equipment at inflated prices.

As a result of the deal, the state suffered losses of over 64 million UAH.

In June 2025, the SBI employees conducted searches of the residences of the suspects, their offices, their company's offices in Kyiv, Kyiv region and Cherkasy. During the investigation, cash in national and foreign currency was seized and confiscated.

By court decision, the following was transferred to ARMA:

• over 2.7 million UAH,
• over 1.8 million USD,
• almost 427,000 EUR.

The colonel who organized the scheme and three military personnel have been served notifications of suspicion of exceeding their official powers under martial law (Part 5 of Article 426-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The founder and manager of a private company are charged with aiding and abetting in the commission of this crime (Part 5 of Article 27, Part 5 of Article 426-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The procedural guidance is provided by the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Western Region.