An audit by the Defense Ministry has revealed violations at a military unit in Chernihiv region worth almost UAH 40 million. As a result, criminal proceedings have been initiated, the Defense Ministry reports.

Thus, the Internal Audit Service of the Ministry of Defense in cooperation with law enforcement agencies conducted an audit of a military unit in Chernihiv region. As a result, the auditors found violations that caused losses to the state in the amount of UAH 38.8 million.

In particular, the largest of the four violations was the unreasonable overstatement of the cost of generators purchased in 2022, which caused UAH 37.1 million in losses.

The audit found that officials of the military unit entered into additional agreements with suppliers, which significantly changed the terms of the contract. As a result, they purchased 163 generators less than the required amount. In addition, between October 2022 and April 2023, when the military critically needed generators, most of them were not delivered to military units but accumulated in warehouses. The share of generators issued for use did not exceed 15% of those purchased.

Other violations totaling UAH 1.7 million were also identified. During the inspection of the Internal Audit Service of the Ministry of Defense, facts of obstruction of auditors' actions were established.

The Ministry of Defense has already passed the information about the violations of officials, including the commander of a military unit, which led to losses from the state budget to law enforcement agencies.