The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine submitted to the State Bureau of Investigations an application to be recognized as an injured party in the case against companies affiliated with businessman Ihor Hrynkevych.

"As the Ministry of Defense learned from the SBI, during the pretrial investigation, the SBI received evidence that, within the framework of contracts signed on February 23, 2023, the companies CitiGrad Construction Company, Trade Lines Retail, and Construction Alliance Montazhproekt supplied the Ministry of Defense with low-quality goods. This resulted in material damage to the Ministry of Defense totaling more than UAH 934 million, according to data from the SBI," the ministry's press service reports on its Telegram channel.

As part of the pretrial investigation, the State Bureau of Investigations seized the accounts and assets of these companies.

At the end of 2023, one of the above companies, Trade Lines Retail, was recognized as the winner in a competitive bidding in the ProZorro system for the supply of food under one of 30 contracts for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Due to the inability to ensure the supply of products, the Ministry of Defense made a decision and sent all the necessary documents to Trade Lines Retail to terminate the contract.

"To avoid difficulties with food supply, on January 16, the Ministry of Defense announced another competition with ProZorro for concluding a contract for the supply of food to the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the direct contract procedure," the ministry added.