A DShV major will be tried for illicit enrichment of UAH 26.2 million and for accepting a bribe
His subordinate is accused of handing over $10,000 to replace food supplies intended for servicemen
Dnipro Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Defense of the Eastern Region has sent indictments to court against the head of the food supply service of one of the units of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — a major — and his subordinate, the clerk of that service. The Office of the Prosecutor General reported this.
The major is accused of receiving undue benefits, fraud, evasion of military service, illegal enrichment and legalization of property obtained by criminal means. His subordinate is accused of providing an undue benefit.
According to the investigation, in June 2025 the serviceman received 10 thousand dollars from the clerk. For this money he was to use his official position to permit the replacement of food products intended for the military. Instead of tomatoes they supplied cucumbers, and instead of apples — oranges, while the documents listed different product names.
As the investigation established, during 2024–2025 the major in total evaded service for 83 days during martial law. After foreign vacations he, according to the investigation, misled the command by reporting an alleged return to the military unit. In reality the man remained outside Ukraine. In other cases he was, without legal grounds, in Khmelnytskyi and Odesa regions.
As a result, the serviceman was unjustifiably credited with over 549 thousand hryvnias in monetary provision and additional remuneration. The investigation believes that he disposed of these funds at his own discretion.
Moreover, law enforcement established that in 2023–2025 the major acquired assets with a total value of 26,2 mln hryvnias. According to the investigation, the legality of their origin is not confirmed. Among the assets:
- BMW X6 M;
- two apartments in Dnipro;
- a parking space;
- the right to long-term lease of a property in Bali;
- branded clothing and accessories.
About 4,1 mln hryvnias, the man, according to the investigation, spent on trips to Peru, the USA, Japan, the UAE and Colombia, trips to Hawaii and Bora-Bora, a visit to Argentina, and also a cruise to Antarctica.
In the declaration for 2023 he did not report expenses of 8,9 mln hryvnias, and in the declaration for 2024 — of 18,2 mln hryvnias.
During searches, the major had seized over 51 thousand US dollars, 2,1 thousand euros and 201 thousand hryvnias. Law enforcement also found documents for elite real estate and cars, a collection of branded clothing, shoes and accessories with an approximate value of over 8 mln hryvnias, and promissory notes for 120 thousand dollars.
His subordinate was found to have IOUs for 20 thousand dollars, mobile phones, laptops, bank cards and documents.
On February 5, 2026 the major was detained. At the prosecutor’s request, the court imposed a preventive measure on him in the form of detention. The clerk was assigned a personal obligation.
If found guilty, the major could face up to 10 years of imprisonment, and his subordinate — up to 4 years.
Earlier, there were reports of uncovering in Dnipropetrovsk region a corruption scheme involving the supply of rotten food to the military.
