Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the Defense Sector of the Central Region, a pre-trial investigation is being conducted in a criminal proceeding regarding the misappropriation of budget funds allocated for the state's defense needs.

According to the investigation, the director of a limited liability company, as part of a state program for the construction of fortification structures in the border Sumy region, organized a mechanism for inflating the cost of construction materials and other tangible assets used during the work.

As a result of these actions, the perpetrator misappropriated funds from the reserve fund of the state budget amounting to over 1.1 million hryvnias. The losses resulting from the execution of other contracts amounting to over 26 million hryvnias are being examined by specialists, based on which appropriate judicial examinations will be appointed. 

Within the framework of the criminal proceedings, sanctioned searches have also been conducted in the office premises of the company in the city of Rivne.

The prosecutors have informed the director of the company of the suspicion under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. For this crime, he faces up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by police investigators with operational support from the relevant units of the National Police of Ukraine.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.