Denys Shtilerman, co-founder and chief designer of Fire Point, has released an official response from the NABU regarding the company's status in criminal proceedings concerning the procurement of unmanned systems. The Bureau stated that no notices of suspicion have been served to the heads or founders of Fire Point, and the company itself does not have the status of a legal entity against which criminal law measures can be applied, UNN reports.
He attached a scan of the official NABU response to his post, addressed to lawyer Denys Shkarovskyi, who represents the interests of Fire Point.
The document states that NABU detectives are investigating criminal proceedings No. 52025000000000048, opened on February 3, 2025, under articles regarding the possible misappropriation of funds and money laundering. According to the investigation, certain officials of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Strategic Industries, the State Special Communications Service, and other government bodies may have acted in conspiracy with manufacturers of unmanned systems to artificially inflate their cost during public procurement.
The NABU notes that within the framework of these proceedings, contracts of Fire Point LLC concluded between August 2023 and November 2024 are being verified. At the same time, the Bureau emphasized that as of now, the company's managers and founders have not been notified of suspicion, and no indictment has been drawn up against them.
Furthermore, the NABU has not entered information into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations regarding Fire Point LLC as a legal entity against which criminal law measures may be applied.
In fact, this is the first public document in which the NABU has directly confirmed that Fire Point and its founders do not have the status of suspects.
As a reminder
Public attention toward Fire Point increased sharply after the company was mentioned in the "Mindich tapes." Certain anti-corruption activists began actively mentioning the company in the context of the "Midas" case and also attempted to link it to businessman Timur Mindich. In response to such allegations, company co-owner Denys Shtilerman stated that Mindich is not and has never been an owner or beneficiary of Fire Point.
In addition, in an interview with journalist Yanina Sokolova, Shtilerman stated that attempts to drag Fire Point into a corruption scandal have already affected the company's international defense projects.
He said that the Anti-Corruption Action Center sent information about Fire Point, including the company's design documentation, to foreign partners and diplomatic missions. Because of this, the international Freyja project in the field of missile defense was delayed by almost eight months. This refers to a pan-European anti-ballistic shield program in which Fire Point plans to participate with its FP-7.x interceptor missiles.