A former official of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has been notified of suspicion of official negligence and the use of forged documents (Part 2 of Article 367, Part 4 of Article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the investigation, the suspect entered into 76 contracts with a number of business entities in 2023 for the supply of fuel and lubricants for special purpose equipment for state needs, totaling over 17 billion UAH. In violation of legal requirements, more than 2 billion UAH of value-added tax was unjustifiably included in this amount.

Such actions by the former official caused significant damage to the state.

During the pre-trial investigation, business entities reimbursed more than 1.8 billion UAH.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General, with operational support from the State Bureau of Investigation.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.