The Ukrainian National Anti-corruption Office and the peculiar Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office revealed a scandal in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence.
It's about mistrust of 733 million hryvnia (67.2 million PLN – ed.) erstwhile purchasing food products for the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2022 to 2023 – reports the Ukrainian Truth.
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Ukrainian media reports that among the suspects are: Former Head of 1 of the Departments of Defence of Ukraine and owner and 2 company managerswhich delivered these products.
In the course of the investigation, it was established that from 2022 to 2023 food supplies to Ukrainian troops were carried out through purchase of food packagesand the cost of the set was determined on the basis of the average price of all products in the catalogue.
The authoritative “did not notice”. Millions of hryvnia loss
‘This allowed suppliers to manipulate prices: Inflate them in the case of popular products and lower them in the case of tiny utilized or those which cannot be ordered due to seasonal supply. Thanks to this At first glance there were no violations, due to the fact that the price of the set was the same. However, potatoes, which were delivered in thousands of tons, were sold at much higher prices, and seasonal berries and fruits, which were almost never ordered, cost pennies," we read.
As a result, the 2 food supply companies, which belonged to 1 owner, received more than 733 million hryvnia surplus. According to investigators, any of these funds were carried out under the pretext of paying dividends and financial assistance to related companies. Then the money was utilized on purchase of hotels in Croatia and another properties.
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Investigators believe that the crime was possible thanks to an authoritative of the Ministry of Defence who When concluding contracts, he ‘did not notice’ abnormal prices of certain products in the catalogue.
‘Ukrainian Truth’ recalls that after the beginning of the preparatory procedure in January 2023 and the publicity of the substance in the media, including the acquisition of eggs at 17 hryvnia per piece, suspects lowered the prices of the 11 most popular products, which prevented further embezzlement of budget funds of 788 million hryvnia.
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
