The Office of the Prosecutor General reported on the suspicion of the former Deputy Minister of Defense of obstructing the legitimate activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, committed under the conditions of a special period (part. 2 st. 28, h. 1 st. 114-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The press center of the RRB informs about it..

According to the investigation, the official, in collusion with a subordinate - the head of one of the departments of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, concluded in February 2021 a number of obviously unfavorable additional agreements on the supply of food to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.. The conditions in them were spelled out in the interests of business entities.. The preferences for suppliers were to increase the volume of products and reduce the costs of performers for logistics and transportation.. Also, additional agreements excluded the obligations of entrepreneurs to refresh food by simultaneously replacing it..

The implementation of these agreements led to the obstruction of the legitimate activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Their result was the threat of destroying the unshakable food supplies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, spoiling food, increasing the burden on the budget of the Ministry of Ukraine and, as a result, undermining the combat readiness of the Ukrainian army..

The preliminary amount of damage to the state budget is more than 700 million hryvnia.

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Recall that in August, the former director of the Department of Military-Technical Policy, Development of Arms and Military Equipment of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was informed of the suspicion of the purchase of low-quality anti-sniper systems..

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