Former National Guard unit commander and ex-chief of staff suspected of unlawfully accruing nearly UAH 12 mln in combat pay - SBI
State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) officers have served suspicion notices on a former commander of a National Guard of Ukraine unit from Dnipropetrovsk region and his former chief of staff, exposed for unlawful combat pay schemes totaling nearly UAH 12 million.
"The investigation established that the unit’s leadership organized a scheme for the unlawful accrual of combat pay for personnel. In total, such payments were processed for 164 servicemen allegedly for performing tasks related to holding platoon strongpoints," the SBI said on Telegram.
The bureau noted that in reality these servicemen held staff positions and performed no combat duties.
"As a result, nearly UAH 12 million was groundlessly paid out from the state budget. Within the pre-trial investigation, the unlawfully accrued funds have been recovered," the agency said.
The former commander and chief of staff have been served suspicion notices for negligent attitude toward military service resulting in grave consequences, committed under martial law (Part 4 of Article 425 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Procedural supervision is being carried out by the Kryvy Rih Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Defence of the Eastern Region.
