Detectives from the Bureau of Economic Security have uncovered the criminal activities of two officials from the Poltava City Council who misappropriated budget funds while purchasing drones for military purposes.

This information has been confirmed by the BEB press service.

The investigation revealed that in late December 2023, the head of the Civil Protection Department and a subordinate spent nearly 39 million UAH on quadcopters for military units.

According to the statement, the BEB discovered an artificial inflation of product prices by 5 million UAH.

Both officials and the head of the supplier company have been charged with crimes under Articles 364 (abuse of power) and 366 (official forgery) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Currently, the two suspects are under house arrest.

According to Youcontrol data, until the beginning of 2024, the Civil Protection Department of the Poltava City Council was headed by Serhiy Syrytsia.

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