{"id":586874,"date":"2026-05-06T18:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/05\/586874\/fighters-held-the-defense-but-money-was-being-extorted-from-them-the-battalion-commander-was-detained-on-bribery-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:48:20","slug":"fighters-held-the-defense-but-money-was-being-extorted-from-them-the-battalion-commander-was-detained-on-bribery-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/05\/586874\/fighters-held-the-defense-but-money-was-being-extorted-from-them-the-battalion-commander-was-detained-on-bribery-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighters held the defense, but money was being extorted from them: the battalion commander was detained on bribery charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Zaporizhzhia<\/strong>, law enforcement officers detained the commander of a battalion of one of the military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine<\/strong>, who is suspected of extorting money from subordinate personnel. The National Police of Ukraine<\/strong> reported this on May 6, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to the investigation, the commander allegedly organized a scheme for the monthly receipt of illicit payments from servicemen of the battalion performing tasks on the Zaporizhzhia direction<\/strong>. This concerns 200,000 hryvnias<\/strong> per month. For this money the suspect, law enforcement says, promised “lenient treatment<\/em>” toward subordinates and the absence of checks that could affect the accrual of combat pay.<\/p>\n

The police note that subordinates, coming under pressure, were forced to collect funds and hand them over to the commander. According to the investigation, the money received by him may subsequently have been passed on to other military officials, whose involvement is now being checked.<\/p>\n

The arrest was carried out on the premises of a car park near one of the supermarkets in Zaporizhzhia<\/strong>. It was there, according to law enforcement, that the commander received from a subordinate the second tranche of the illicit payment – 200,000 hryvnias<\/strong>. During a personal search, more than 114,000 hryvnias<\/strong> were also seized from him.<\/p>\n

In total, law enforcement documented the suspect’s receipt of 400,000 hryvnias<\/strong>. They also conducted 8 searches<\/strong> in the Vinnytsia<\/strong>, Cherkasy<\/strong> and Zaporizhzhia regions<\/strong> – at the unit’s temporary deployment site, at the suspect’s places of residence and in his vehicle. During these actions, cash totaling more than 1.6 million hryvnias<\/strong> (in hryvnia equivalent), mobile phones, computer equipment, flash drives and rough notes were seized.<\/p>\n

The battalion commander was detained in accordance with Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine<\/strong>. Investigators notified him of suspicion under part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine<\/strong> – receipt of an illicit advantage by an official. The article’s sanction provides for up to 10 years<\/strong> imprisonment with confiscation of property. <\/strong>The investigation continues. Currently, law enforcement is establishing the full circle of persons who may have been involved in this scheme.<\/p>\n

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