In Kherson region, two officials of a military unit were detained for extorting money from servicemen for accruing them fictitious "combat" payments. This is reported by the SBI, writes UNN.
SBI employees, together with the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police, exposed a corruption scheme organized by two officials of a military unit in Kherson region. They extorted money from servicemen for accruing them fictitious "combat" payments
According to information, during 2024, the perpetrators illegally obtained almost one and a half million hryvnias.
As investigators found out, the commander of the supply platoon and the head of the motor transport unit organized an illegal scheme for processing increased payments for allegedly performing combat missions in the combat zone. However, the servicemen who received this money were not actually there.
For such "services" officials demanded up to 30 thousand hryvnias per month.
The defendants were detained and informed of suspicion of receiving undue advantage.