Prosecutors of the Office of the Attorney General, following the results of the pre-trial investigation, sent an indictment to the court regarding the accomplice of a Lviv businessman who organized the supply of substandard military equipment for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, causing damages to the state of over 1.16 billion hryvnias.

The figure in this large-scale corruption case has been declared wanted internationally through Interpol. According to the investigation, he is currently hiding in the capital of Austria — Vienna. In this regard, the materials concerning him have been allocated to a separate criminal proceeding.

The accused was part of a criminal organization created by the Lviv businessman. He was a close childhood friend and godfather of the businessman. The charity fund he headed was used for laundering money obtained illegally.

The Office of the Attorney General, together with the State Bureau of Investigation, initiated a criminal proceeding at the end of 2023 regarding the misappropriation of budget funds during the procurement of clothing and linen for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The companies of the Lviv businessman won 23 tenders for the supply of goods. The entrepreneur from Lviv, involving his son and other individuals, oversaw these procurement operations. Contracts with the Ministry of Defense in 2023 were signed by companies under their control.

On January 17, 2024, the businessman and members of the criminal organization, who caused millions in damages to the state budget during the procurement for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, were notified of suspicion. They are charged with committing crimes under Part 2 of Article 255, Part 2 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 28, and Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — creating and participating in a criminal organization, and fraud committed under martial law.

On January 15, 2025, prosecutors sent the indictment in this case to the court.

On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the indictment regarding the wanted accomplice was also submitted to the court for consideration.

It is worth noting that within the framework of another criminal proceeding, on December 29, 2023, law enforcement detained the Lviv businessman. He offered a bribe of 500,000 US dollars to one of the leaders of the Main Investigative Department of the State Bureau of Investigation for assistance in returning property seized from his controlled companies during the 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 guilty verdict of the court.