US EditionCorruption exposed in aircraft shelter project, Air Force logistics commander, SBU official detained
- The Air Force Logistics Commander and the head of a regional SBU directorate were detained for embezzling funds allocated for constructing aircraft shelters, with $320,000 seized during an illegal money transfer attempt.
- Over $32 million was allocated in May 2025 for building prefabricated shelters to protect aviation, but inspections revealed violations such as unsafe designs, inadequate protection, and inflated costs.
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Law enforcement officers reported on suspicion of the commander of logistics of the Air Forces Command of the Armed Forces and the head of the Department of the Security Service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region in the case of embezzlement of budget funds for the construction of protective structures for aviation.
Two high-ranking military officials have been arrested after a corruption scandal was uncovered within the Ukrainian Air Force. The suspects were caught red-handed embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Ukrainian Security Service detains Air Force logistics chief and Zhytomyr SBU head over fortifications bribery scheme
The Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU) internal security unit have detained the Air Force’s logistics commander and the head of the SBU office in Zhytomyr region. “The investigation found the suspects set up a scheme to misappropriate state funds during the construction of fortifications. Case files indicate the work involved additional protection at strategically important sites, including operational airfields used by the Defense Forces,” the…
The head of the Department of Logistics of the Ukrainian Air Force, Andrii Ukraine, and the head of the Regional Director of the Security Service (SBU) of Jitomir, Volodimir Kompanichenko, were held under the charge of deliberation of funds allocated to...
He's suspected of stealing Ukraine's defense budget.
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