Under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General's Office, an indictment was sent to court against four members of a criminal organization. After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, they ensured the supply of industrial equipment to enterprises of the aggressor state, UNN reports with reference to the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.
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As the investigation established, the defendants, in the interests of the actual owners and officials of enterprises, facilitated the sale of compressor equipment to end consumers in the territory of the Russian Federation.
After the start of the full-scale Russian armed aggression against Ukraine, the criminals organized a scheme for the hidden export of equipment to the aggressor state. They acted intentionally and by prior conspiracy, the PGO statement says.
For this purpose, foreign economic contracts were concluded and executed with a controlled business entity abroad. Formally, the products were exported from Ukraine abroad, but in fact, according to customs declarations, they were subsequently transported to enterprises in the Russian city of Oryol
During the investigative actions, it was established that the supplied equipment was used to meet the needs of the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, in particular as part of special and military railway equipment.
As a result of this illegal activity, in the period from May to November 2022, products worth more than 160 million hryvnias were sold to Russian enterprises
The defendants were charged under Part 2 of Article 255, Part 2 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. They face a long prison sentence.