Corruption in the TCC: two officials of the Armed Forces of Ukraine exposed on schemes
27 February 12:54
The State Bureau of Investigation has served a notice of suspicion to two officials of the command of one of the branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who organized an illegal scheme to update military records in one of the Kyiv military commissariats and joint ventures and one of the Kyiv military commissariats and joint ventures in Volyn region. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi with reference to the State Bureau of Investigation.
In January 2025, the lieutenant colonel told one of the persons liable for military service that he had acquaintances in the Kyiv military commissariats and joint ventures. With their “assistance,” he could update his military registration data and enter the necessary information into the Oberih register.
The cost of such “services” was 4 thousand US dollars. After going through the necessary procedure for updating military records, the official received the money.
Subsequently, during meetings with other persons liable for military service, the lieutenant colonel said that he had another “established mechanism” for updating military records through one of the TCCs and JVs in Volyn region and could help to do it for money.
He explained that his supervisor, a colonel in the command, is a former regional military commissar of the region and has the appropriate connections. In order to update the data, the “clients” do not even need to travel to Volyn region. The official assured that he would fill out the necessary applications, draw up a fictitious lease agreement for the “clients” to live in the region, and pass a military commission for them, but the cost of such services already amounted to 9 thousand US dollars.
“In February 2025, a colonel from the command of one of the branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine contacted the acting head of one of the TCCs and JVs of Volyn region and asked to assist his subordinate for a corresponding monetary reward,” the SBI noted.
During this time, three persons liable for military service took advantage of the scheme and transferred the reward in two installments of USD 9 and USD 13 thousand.
Law enforcement officers detained the suspects while receiving the third part of the bribe. The officials were served a notice of suspicion on the grounds of a criminal offense stipulated by Part 5 Article 27, Part 3 Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to ten years.
Investigative actions are underway to serve notices of suspicion to other officials of one of the TCCs and JVs in Kyiv and one of the TCCs and JVs in Kyiv. Kyiv and one of the TCCs and JVs of Volyn region, which acted in collusion with the defendants.
