The SBU and the National Police handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine more than 3,500 air defense components seized from clandestine warehouses in Kyiv region.
We are talking about more than 3.5 thousand components for air defense missile systems and artillery systems, as well as engines for armored vehicles.
The illegal warehouses belonged to the top management of a local company that sells specialized equipment for rocket and artillery weapons and armored vehicles. The defendants planned to sell the components as unaccounted-for products without entering the data into the reporting documentation.
The Security Service reminded that in August 2023, law enforcement officers exposed the same individuals on an attempt to sell 80 tank engines to the Armed Forces at a threefold inflated price.
The criminal investigation under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (misappropriation, embezzlement or seizure of property through abuse of office) is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The offenders face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.