{"id":1386940,"date":"2026-04-27T12:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/almost-580-million-were-laundered-on-defense-contracts-a-large-scale-criminal-scheme-was-exposed-in-the-dnipropetrovsk-region\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:15:06","slug":"almost-580-million-were-laundered-on-defense-contracts-a-large-scale-criminal-scheme-was-exposed-in-the-dnipropetrovsk-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/almost-580-million-were-laundered-on-defense-contracts-a-large-scale-criminal-scheme-was-exposed-in-the-dnipropetrovsk-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost 580 million were \u201claundered\u201d on defense contracts: a large-scale criminal scheme was exposed in the Dnipropetrovsk region"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Police of Ukraine has exposed members of a criminal organization who, according to the investigation, are involved in laundering money from defense contracts and minimizing taxes. As a result of the scheme, the state suffered losses of over 100 million hryvnias, and almost 580 million hryvnias were legalized through a conversion center.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was reported by the press service<\/a> of the National Police.<\/p>\n

According to the investigation, the private enterprise received over 2.5 billion hryvnias for the repair and maintenance of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but in fact part of the funds was withdrawn through a “conversion center.” The money was transferred to the accounts of fictitious companies under the guise of purchasing spare parts and materials, after which the cash was withdrawn and transferred to the participants in the scheme.<\/p>\n

Investigators have identified over 40 fictitious companies that served the “conversion center.” According to law enforcement officials, their managers include citizens of Ukraine who have been living in the so-called “DPR” since 2014 and support Russian aggression, as well as a person who works as a teacher and has the “Teacher of Russia” award. Separately, it was established that the founders of some companies, who allegedly are citizens of Poland, are actually fictitious persons, which is confirmed by data from Polish authorities.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement officers also established the hierarchical structure of the scheme, from fictitious suppliers to organizers and intermediaries. In December last year, three participants were reported suspicious: the head of the conversion center, a co-organizer, and an accountant. <\/p>\n