Ukrainian military scandal: Corruption and luxury uncovered
There was a scandal in the 110th Brigade of Ukraine's Armed Forces. The deputy commander accepted bribes from soldiers to buy luxury real estate, plots in Bukovel, and a car. Authorities confiscated nearly 7 million hryvnias from his apartment.
The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine (DBR) reports the case. The statement noted that at the end of December 2024, DBR employees charged the deputy commander of this unit, and already in January 2025—his associate, the commander of the material supply group.
They were listed in the unit but did not fight on the frontline
Investigators determined that some subordinate soldiers might not have appeared for duty, only nominally listed in the unit. Meanwhile, they received full salaries and combat pay for supposedly completed tasks on the frontline. However, the soldiers were required to hand over half of the money they received to the command.
Law enforcement is investigating at least 50 people who might have been involved in this scheme.
Millions of hryvnias from soldiers
The criminal activities of the commanders were revealed by one of the subordinates, who reported to law enforcement. He took a bag containing money in various currencies amounting to 1.5 million hryvnias from the deputy commander, which was received as a bribe.
While searching for the deputy commander's apartment in Zaporizhzhia, investigators secured nearly 5 million hryvnias in various currencies. At one of his associates in Dnipro, they found 17,000 US dollars.
The authorities also seized the deputy commander's assets: a luxury studio apartment in Odesa, which measures about 60 square metres and is near the sea; a garage, which measures about 40 square metres; an apartment in the Khmelnytsky region, which measures about 75 square metres; two plots of land in the ski resort area of Bukovel; a premium Mercedes-Benz car; bank accounts; and securities amounting to nearly 4 million hryvnias.
The commander was arrested.
