Charges of abuse in the procurement of Bohdan trucks for the Ministry of Defence (UAH 17.44 million in losses)
Alleged
₴17,440,000
Established by court
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According to NABU and SAPO, in 2017 the Deputy Minister of Defence and the acting director of the Department of Military-Technical Policy and Development of Armaments and Military Equipment of the Ministry of Defence, in collusion with the First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, organised the procurement under the state defence order of MAZ 6317 (Bogdan 6317) off-road trucks manufactured by SE "Automobile Assembly Plant No. 2" of JSC "AC 'Bogdan Motors'", shares in which, according to NABU, were directly or indirectly owned by the NSDC official and persons close to him. The requirements for localisation of production were lowered, and the price, despite being fixed by the contract, was increased; losses to the state amounted to UAH 17.44 million. Charges: Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code (abuse of office). On 02.07.2021 the indictment was sent to the HACC (case No. 991/4413/21); the trial has been ongoing since 25.08.2022. In 2024 the former First Deputy Secretary of the NSDC was put on the wanted list, and special (in absentia) court proceedings were ordered against him; on 14.05.2025 he was detained in Spain. As of 03.10.2026 there is no verdict. Full names are not given in official statements; they are cited by ZN.UA and TI Ukraine.
- Pre-trial investigation body:
- National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
- Proceedings:
- 42018000000000954
- Charges:
- ч. 2 ст. 364 КК України
Co-defendants according to investigators: Araptanov Andrii Mykolaiovych, Hladkovskyi Oleh Volodymyrovych
Sources (6)
Abuses in vehicles for the army: former First Deputy Secretary of the NSDC detained in Spain
Official statement · National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine · 14 May 2025
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NABU searching for former First Deputy Secretary of the NSDC accused of abuses in procurement of vehicles for the army
Official statement · National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine · 16 Apr 2024
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NABU and SAPO send to court case of abuses in procurement of vehicles for the army
Official statement · National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine · 2 Jul 2021
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Case of Oleh Hladkovskyi (Svynarchuk) on Ministry of Defence procurement
Investigation · Transparency International Ukraine ("HACC Decided") · 3 Oct 2026
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Theft in the defence sector: court did not manage to choose a preventive measure for Pavlovskyi
Media · ZN.UA (Dzerkalo Tyzhnia) · 5 Jul 2021
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Hladkovskyi's schemes: notice of suspicion updated as losses increase by UAH 7 million
Media · ZN.UA (Dzerkalo Tyzhnia) · 14 May 2020
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