An official from the 110th Brigade is suspected of accepting bribes from draft dodgers. Here are the details of the case.

The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) has presented charges against an official from the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade. He is suspected of complicity in a scheme that extorted money from soldiers who were evading service.

This information was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the press service of the State Bureau of Investigations.

The suspicion was directed at the commander of the logistics group of the 110th Mechanized Brigade. According to the investigation, starting from January 2024, he, in collusion with his superior (the brigade's deputy commander), organized a mechanism to obtain money from military personnel who did not wish to serve.

For half their salary, the soldiers did not report for duty. Some of them were even intermittently processed for combat payments. The actions of the officials of the Armed Forces of Ukraine caused damages to the state exceeding 3 million hryvnias.

The SBI notes that the number of military personnel evading their duties in this manner exceeds 50 individuals.

The group commander has been charged with abuse of power committed under martial law (part 5 of article 426-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). He faces up to 12 years in prison.

Additionally, on December 27, 2024, SBI officials announced charges against the brigade's deputy commander who was involved in the aforementioned scheme.

Photo: The SBI presented charges against an official of the 110th Mechanized Brigade (dbr.gov.ua)

Corruption Scandals in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Recently, SBI charged a former brigade commander of one of the Territorial Defense brigades. He "arranged" for his wife to join the military and illegally allocated combat payments to her.

Moreover, the National Police reported the exposure of 13 officials from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were involved in the illegal disbursement of payments amounting to 13 million hryvnias. Among those implicated are commanders, unit leaders, and a military commissioner.