Over UAH 150 million misappropriated from National Guard: organized group exposed (PHOTOS)

NABU and SAPO have notified eight individuals of suspicion of misappropriating over UAH 150 million from the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU).

The suspects include:

• officials of the NGU Main Directorate — the deputy head of the Logistics Department, the head of the Central Base for Production and Technological Equipment, and his deputy;
• two entrepreneurs — the de facto owners of several private companies — and the director of one of the controlled companies;
• two directors of appraisal companies who acted as accomplices.

The actions of the suspects fall under Part 5 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, in 2024, the NGU needed to purchase a warehouse facility to store food supplies for its servicemen. Instead of buying the property directly from the owners, NGU officials colluded with private entrepreneurs. The latter acquired the necessary facility through a controlled company and immediately resold it to the NGU at a price artificially inflated by more than UAH 143 million.

To make the transaction appear legitimate, the accomplices enlisted appraisers who falsified a property appraisal report in exchange for a "fee." The illicit proceeds were then funneled through companies showing signs of fictitious activity and distributed among the scheme participants.

Additionally, these same entrepreneurs, acting in collusion with NGU officials, misappropriated more than UAH 7 million in budget funds during other procurements, including solar power stations for military units and tires for armored personnel carriers.

After receiving the illicit income, the NGU officials substantially increased their personal wealth. Specifically, they acquired premium-class vehicles (a 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE, a 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser 300, and a 2019 Audi Q8), land plots for development near Kyiv, a two-level apartment in the capital spanning over 130 sq. m, and apartments in Bukovel worth over USD 300,000.

Currently, this property, along with the cash seized from the entrepreneurs — USD 340,000 and EUR 99,700 — has been seized.

Based on the results of an internal investigation, the suspected NGU officials were suspended from their posts back in 2025, following the initial searches conducted by NABU detectives.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. The involvement of other individuals in the scheme is being established. The facts of laundering the illicitly obtained funds are also being verified.

The losses to the state have been established by forensic examinations and confirmed by specialists from the State Audit Service of Ukraine.