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Rapko Volodymyr Vasylovych

Рапко Володимир Васильович

Other spellings: Rapko Volodymyr Vasylovych / Володимир Рапко

UA · Former official · Unknown

Notice of suspicion

Alleged across all episodes

₴246,000,000

Established by court verdicts

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no convictions

Corruption episodes

Development of the “DZVIN” troop command and control system for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Notice of suspicionperiod: ~2016—2020made public: 2021-03-15

Alleged

₴246,000,000

Established by court

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According to NABU and SAPO, in 2016 the Ministry of Defence concluded a contract for the development of the automated system of the Operational Command Centre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine «DZVIN» with Everest Limited LLC, which had no experience creating such software; the technical specifications were changed 13 times (the cost increased by UAH 300 million), the number of prototypes was increased from 4 to 12 (UAH 115 million for adjusting documentation); the system does not meet the specifications. According to the investigation, the state lost UAH 246 million. In 2021 Bihus.Info, based on audit materials, reported a total cost of about UAH 600 million (580 million paid); according to TI Ukraine, UAH 722 million was spent on the project — these are total expenditures, not the amount in the suspicion. Proceedings No. 42020100000000123 were registered on 07.04.2020 (in 2021 the Ministry of Defence reported an SBI investigation); on 19.02.2025 NABU and SAPO served notices of suspicion on four persons, and on 05.02.2026 the investigation was completed and the materials were disclosed. NABU classifies the actions under Article 191(5) of the Criminal Code; TI Ukraine also cites Article 191(4), Article 364-1(2), Article 425(3), Article 426-1(4) of the Criminal Code. Guilt has not been established by a court.

Pre-trial investigation body:
National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
Proceedings:
42020100000000123
Charges:
ч. 5 ст. 191 КК України

Co-defendants according to investigators: Artykhovych Viktor Mykolaiovych, Tymoshenko Radion Ivanovych

Sources (8)

  • Embezzlement of UAH 246 million on the “DZVIN” system: investigation completed

    Official statement · NABU · 6 Feb 2026

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  • Corruption in the defense industry: embezzlement of funds for the “DZVIN” system

    Official statement · NABU · 19 Feb 2025

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  • NABU and SAPO completed the investigation into the embezzlement of 246 million on the “DZVIN” system

    Investigation · Bihus.Info · 6 Feb 2026

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  • Where did the army's 600 million go? Failure of the main IT project in the defense industry /// NG No. 343 (2021.03.15)

    Investigation · Bihus.Info · 15 Mar 2021

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  • The military “drained” 600 million on an army command system that may turn out to be completely unusable

    Investigation · Bihus.Info · 15 Mar 2021

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  • Case on embezzlement of funds for the “DZVIN” defense system

    Media · Transparency International Ukraine ("HACC Decided") · 6 Feb 2026

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  • HACC set UAH 2 million bail for Artykhovych in the “DZVIN” case

    Media · Transparency International Ukraine ("HACC Decided") · 11 Mar 2025

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  • HACC set UAH 2 million bail for the former head of the Signal Troops of the Armed Forces

    Media · Transparency International Ukraine ("HACC Decided") · 4 Mar 2025

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Public offices

PositionBodyRegionPeriod
Chief of Signal Troops of the Armed Forces of UkraineGeneral Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine——

Roles in companies

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