Two young men detained in Kyiv: they are suspected of drone fraud amounting to over UAH 600,000

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Two residents of Volyn Oblast have been charged with aiding fraud. They posted advertisements for drone manufacturing, received advance payments, and then ceased communication, embezzling over 600,000 hryvnias.

In Kyiv, law enforcement officers announced suspicion to two residents of Volyn Oblast, aged 18 and 19. They are suspected of aiding fraud under the guise of manufacturing drones to order, UNN reports with reference to the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.

Details

The investigation established that the suspects published advertisements on the Internet offering to manufacture UAVs of a well-known Ukrainian brand. Customers were supposed to transfer an advance payment to the accounts of individual entrepreneurs, after which communication with them was interrupted, the prosecutor's office stated.

In total, the defendants illegally obtained over 600,000 hryvnias.

The actions of the two suspects are classified as complicity in fraud committed by a group of persons under martial law on a large scale (Part 5, Article 27, Part 4, Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)

- the prosecutor's office stated.

The sanction of the articles provides for imprisonment from three to eight years, or even more.

Recall

Earlier, UNN reported that law enforcement officers detained a 44-year-old Norwegian citizen in Kyiv who was on the international wanted list for financial crimes.

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