Case of UAH 540,000 embezzlement under guise of Mavic drone procurement sent to Kyiv court
The Podilsky District Prosecutor’s Office of Kyiv has sent an indictment to court against a 54-year-old Kyiv resident accused of fraud involving funds intended for the purchase of Mavic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office reported.
"It was established that the accused’s accounts received money from individuals wishing to purchase drones. The scheme was organized by her daughter, who posed as a reliable foreign supplier of Mavic UAVs in a Telegram channel used by volunteers. She provided her mother’s account details for payment. In 2024, victims transferred UAH 540,000 to this account, but they never received the promised drones, nor was their money returned," the report stated.
The woman’s actions are classified under Part 4 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine as fraud committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons under martial law on a large scale. The article provides for imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.
Pre-trial investigation materials regarding the organizer of the fraud and another accomplice have been separated into a separate proceeding, and both have been placed on the wanted list.
