{"id":585039,"date":"2026-04-27T13:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/04\/585039\/defense-millions-disappeared-into-the-shadows-over-uah-576-million-stolen-under-the-guise-of-equipment-repairs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:58:46","slug":"defense-millions-disappeared-into-the-shadows-over-uah-576-million-stolen-under-the-guise-of-equipment-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/04\/585039\/defense-millions-disappeared-into-the-shadows-over-uah-576-million-stolen-under-the-guise-of-equipment-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense millions disappeared into the \"shadows\": over UAH 576 million stolen under the guise of equipment repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"580\">Law enforcement announced the dismantling of a large-scale criminal scheme through which more than <strong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"210\">UAH 576 million<\/strong> were siphoned off from defense contracts. It concerns the so-called &#8220;conversion center&#8221; that serviced companies, helping them legalize funds and evade taxes. Among the &#8220;clients&#8221; is a company that in <strong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"405\">2023\u20132025<\/strong> carried out repairs of military equipment for the <strong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"462\">Ministry of Defense<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"480\">National Guard<\/strong>. In total it received about <strong data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"540\">UAH 2.5 billion<\/strong> from the state, a significant portion of which was moved into the &#8220;shadow&#8221; economy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote-light\">\n<p data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"761\">&#8220;More than half a billion hryvnias from defense contracts were pushed into the &#8216;shadow&#8217; economy. This is not an error in the documents and not a commercial dispute \u2014 this is an organized scheme. And those responsible will be held accountable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1067\">According to the investigation, the organizers created a network of fictitious companies through which they cycled the money. These &#8220;suppliers&#8221; existed only on paper: without employees, production, or real activity. Often managers were registered as people from temporarily occupied territories, while beneficiaries were fabricated as foreigners.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1394\">Funds were transferred for non-existent goods and services, after which they were &#8220;laundered&#8221; through transit firms and returned in cash. For this, the &#8220;conversion center&#8221; received its cut. At the same time, the enterprise was artificially saddled with losses to minimize taxes \u2014 according to experts&#8217; conclusions, the state lost more than <strong data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1393\">UAH 100 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-585015 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/04\/585015\/oboronni-miljony-znykaly-v-tini-ponad-576-mln-hrn-vkraly-pid-vyhliadom-remontu-tekhniky\/photo_2026-04-27_09-49-05-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-27_09-49-05-2-410x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/04\/585015\/oboronni-miljony-znykaly-v-tini-ponad-576-mln-hrn-vkraly-pid-vyhliadom-remontu-tekhniky\/photo_2026-04-27_09-49-05\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-27_09-49-05-410x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/04\/585015\/oboronni-miljony-znykaly-v-tini-ponad-576-mln-hrn-vkraly-pid-vyhliadom-remontu-tekhniky\/photo_2026-04-27_09-49-03-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-27_09-49-03-2-410x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1559\">During the investigation, more than <strong data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1451\">40 searches<\/strong> were conducted. Law enforcement seized cash, vehicles, computer equipment, stamps, and the so\u2011called &#8220;black ledger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1731\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Currently <strong data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1578\">7 individuals<\/strong> have been charged. All of them are held in custody without the right to bail. 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