14.04.2025 Investigations

Sukhachev’s SBI ignores embezzlement of army and aid from partners

Сухачов Олексій Олександрович - Державне бюро розслідувань

The State Bureau of Investigation under the leadership of Oleksiy Sukhachov continues to demonstrate its incapacity and professional unfitness, ignoring numerous cases of raiding, embezzlement and covering up large-scale corruption schemes, including those of the Ukrainian military.

The system refuses to respond to total violations, demonstrating the principle that it is necessary to earn money in the war “to the last”. We propose to consider specific examples of cases where the SBI leadership has demonstrated its venality and inability to resist arbitrariness in the brightest colors.

Rotten food for defenders and corruption hiding places in the Ministry of Defense

The State Logistics Operator and the Defense Procurement Agency, both state-owned enterprises reporting to the Ministry of Defense and responsible for procuring goods for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are increasingly involved in corruption. Hundreds of cases of embezzlement have been reported through the supply of low-quality food, drones, clothing and equipment at inflated prices.

For this purpose, both DOT and AOZ enter into agreements so that their companies become the winners: Trade Granit Invest LLC, Buskyi Cannery LLC, Contract Prodreserve 5 LLC, Foodgrand LLC, Asix Group LLC, and Mit Prom LLC. The total amount of contracts in 2024 is over UAH 11 billion.

The requirements for the tenders were specifically designed to eliminate fair competition. Prices for products were inflated many times over, deliveries were not made in full, and the quality was catastrophic: rotten eggs, falsified butter, spoiled canned food and non-flying drones.

For example, the warehouse of the Busky Cannery is a dirty room without proper temperature control, where products spoil before they are shipped. To complicate the investigation, DOT, for example, hid prices and suppliers in Prozorro.

Nevertheless, the SBI responds to our materials unequivocally: “no signs of offenses were found”. Isn’t this a direct cover-up for the theft of the army?

Russian “PariMatch” and schemes of ripping off Ukrainians

The criminal group behind the online casino network under the brand “PariMatch” deceives Ukrainians, evades taxes and launders money, including in the occupied territories and in Russia.

The companies that control PariMatch – Citicode LLC, Gorillabet LLC, Parimatch LLC and others – together with websites such as gorilla.ua or beton.ua interfere with the operation of slot machines. They: use software that underestimates winnings and overestimates losses, cheating players out of more than they declare. In addition, income data is falsified, hiding real income from taxes.

Earlier, PariMatch, in collusion with the then operating Ayboks Bank JSC (headed by Aliona Degryk-Shevtsova), used misdirection: payments for gambling were disguised as computer games or transfers. This allowed them to pay lower taxes and launder funds, including those that went to the territory of the Russian Federation and the “L/DNR.”

In addition, PariMatch casinos continue to award fictitious bonuses to “loyalty cards”, reducing the official cost of the game. These points are not subject to VAT, which helps to evade taxes.

In this case, the SBI predictably ignored our materials. We sent applications several times, and when we received no response from the central office and territorial units, we appealed to investigating judges to force the SBI to launch an investigation through the courts. However, even when the judges issued satisfactory decisions, the reaction remained the same. Far-fetched reasons and refusal to investigate the facts of crimes by the SBI. We received similar letters regarding other materials, the details of which will be disclosed in the following parts.

Thus, we are forced to fight the system through other central law enforcement agencies and courts, and again face a lack of response to continuous violations of the law.

We have specific questions to the SBI leadership: to Director Sukhachov, who is responsible for this mess, and to those who sign shameful letters stating that our materials lack details or refer to personal orders of the leadership. Why is the SBI breeding and harboring corruption instead of fighting it? We demand answers and will not back down until justice is restored.

NGO Non-Stop Ukraine has already sent a number of letters to the entire SBI hierarchy and demands immediate measures, including disciplinary proceedings against all persons involved in covering up crimes.

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