Air Assault Forces major faces illicit enrichment case
The major of the rear of the airborne assault brigade is suspected of illegal enrichment and money laundering. According to the investigation, he spent more than 10 million hryvnias on a luxury hotel and assets in Bali, which significantly exceeds his official income. Before that, the military man had already been reported on suspicion of corruption during the supply of food to combat units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
This is stated in the Telegram channel of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
As law enforcement officers found out, from December 23, 2023 to October 9, 2024, the major acquired assets worth over 10.3 million hryvnias. This amount significantly exceeds his official income and is not confirmed by legitimate sources.
He spent more than 500 thousand hryvnias on luxury clothes and accessories alone in December 2023. Over two million hryvnias more in 2024. The total amount of luxury purchases is 2.5 million hryvnias.
Investigators also established that on October 9, 2024, the suspect purchased the right to a long-term lease of land on the island of Bali in Indonesia worth 187.3 thousand US dollars (over 7.7 million hryvnias at the exchange rate of the National Bank of Ukraine).
In his declarations for 2022–2024, the military man indicated only minor savings and official income. He did not indicate any information about expensive assets or financial obligations. The major's expenses exceed official income by more than three thousand subsistence minimums.
The rear major was informed of suspicion under Article 368-5 and Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The court chose to keep the suspect in custody with the alternative of bail of almost 10 million hryvnias.
Previously, the major was also reported on suspicion of corruption, fraud and evasion of military service (Part 4 of Article 409, Part 3 of Article 190, Part 2 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). According to the investigation, in June 2025, he received 10 thousand US dollars for the substitution of food products for the army. Also, some of the products were written off and appropriated through controlled persons, and even spoiled vegetables and fruits were delivered to military units.
In addition, the serviceman systematically evaded service. During 2025, he was in Argentina, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Japan, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Egypt and Antarctica. In total, he was absent from service for at least 38 days, while continuing to receive bonuses. During the searches, 201 thousand hryvnias, 51 thousand US dollars and 2.1 thousand euros were found in his possession. Cars, documents for luxury real estate, a collection of branded items worth over eight million hryvnias and promissory notes for 120 thousand dollars were also seized.
We will remind you that the HACC extended the duties of the former head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEC.
We also reported that the HACC took former Minister Galushchenko into custody with the alternative of a bail of UAH 200 million.
