The appointment of a Deputy Minister of Defense took place at a government meeting. This was Mstislav Banik, who at the Ministry of Digital Development was responsible for the launch and development of Dii.. Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov announced this on March 26 in the Telegram channel..
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" At a Government meeting, Mstislav Banik was appointed Deputy Minister. I also signed an order appointing Yuriy Mironenko to the position of Inspector General of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,” wrote Mikhail Fedorov.
The task of the new deputy minister is to make procurement for the Ukrainian army the most transparent and efficient in the world.
According to Fedorov, Mstislav Banik has experience in building government digital products. At the Ministry of Digital Development, he was responsible for the launch and development of Dii.. At the Ministry of Defense he headed the development of " Has combat experience: he voluntarily joined the army and went from soldier to officer. Created FPV drone units, worked at the headquarters level. Participated in the Kursk operation as part of the CODE 9 unit.
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Let us remind you that the procurement of goods for defense needs is a topic that constantly attracts a lot of public attention.. Due to closed procedures, a long procurement process and a complex market, one can often find criticism in the media field of one or another organization that buys for the army. And we do not take into account corruption risks.
The state has an urgent need to quickly, efficiently and transparently spend funds on the defense industry, because this is a matter of providing for the troops, and therefore our national security. There are two options for how the state buys for the army - centralized and decentralized procurement. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Evgeniy Yakubovsky, head of the state institution “Professional Purchasing”, talks about this in the article “State or military: who knows better how to buy for the Armed Forces?