$320,000 for “defensive structures”: Air Force logistics commander detained

In one of the regions of Ukraine, the commander of logistics of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the head of the SBU department were exposed for corruption during the construction of shelters for aircraft.

This was reported by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.

According to the advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Serhiy Sternenko, we are talking about Volodymyr Kompanichenko and the commander of logistics of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Andriy Ukrainets, as noted by Ukrainska Pravda.

According to the Prosecutor General’s statement, the officials have now been detained.

“In May 2025, a decision was made to allocate UAH 1.4 billion for the construction of prefabricated arch structures,” Kravchenko’s post says.

Inspections by the Military Counterintelligence Department of the SBU revealed serious violations: the projects did not meet security requirements, the structures did not provide proper protection for aviation, and the cost of the work was significantly overstated.

Despite this, the transfer of advance payments under contracts has begun.

To hide the embezzlement of budget funds and stop inspections, the logistics commander turned to the head of the USBU of one of the regions with a request to “assist” in bribing the leadership of military counterintelligence. The latter agreed, acting as a “guarantor” of the “deal” because he personally involved one of the contractors in the scheme.

According to the investigation, in order to avoid liability and ensure non-interference in the inspection process, officials offered to transfer about UAH 13 million (1% of the financing of the facilities) for concealing the embezzlement of budget funds.

It was also planned to involve “loyal” auditors to prepare fictitious conclusions about the quality of construction.

On Wednesday, February 25, the participants in the scheme were caught red-handed while attempting to transfer illegal benefits. 320 thousand US dollars were seized from them.

As a reminder, NABU and SAPO have completed a pre-trial investigation into the case of the former head of one of the Central Territorial Departments of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. He is suspected of receiving illegal benefits for assisting in winning a competition to build housing for the military in Kyiv.

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