Corrupt officials
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, to dismiss Yevgeny Borisov, the head of the Odessa Regional Recruitment Center (similar to the military commissariat), on suspicion of corruption. About this head of state Wrote on your Telegram channel. Since July 2019, Borisov has been the head of the Odessa military registration and recruitment office.
“I gave urgent instructions to the Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny to immediately dismiss the so-called Odessa “military commissar”, the head of the local recruitment center, about which our whole country is talking,” Zelensky wrote.
Also, the president of Ukraine has instructed to create a commission to check the military commissars in all regions of Ukraine for corruption. The delegation will be headed by the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Pavlyuk.
“I have given urgent instructions to create a commission under the leadership of General Pavlyuk, First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, together with the law enforcement bloc and the NAPC (National Anti-Corruption Agency) to carry out all military checks. In order not to tarnish our state and the memory of the heroes who died at the front, we have appointed commissars in all regions of Ukraine,” wrote Zelensky.
everything is denied
A day ago, Ukrayinska Pravda reported that the family of the military commissar of the Odessa region, Borisov, bought a villa and other properties in Spain for $ 4.5 million, following the declaration of martial law in Ukraine in February 2022. The value of the villa alone was €4 million. It was also reported that at the end of December 2022, the military commissar traveled to this country for 20 days.
According to the publication, Borisov’s mother bought the villa, his wife an office space on the main street of Marbella and several cars. On the grounds of the villa they also noticed an electric car Mercedes in the class of 2022 worth $100,000. In an interview with the publication, the military commissioner initially denied that his family owned property in Spain. Hearing excerpts from the Spanish registry, Borisov admitted that his wife was engaged in retail business in Europe and that he was “not involved” in these matters and did not know whether his family owned any real estate in the kingdom.
In April 2023, former member of the Ukrainian parliament Igor Mosiychuk announced that after February 24, 2022, Borisov’s mother became the owner of a villa in the resort town of Marbella in Spanish Andalusia. The former MP also claimed that the military commissioner received large shadow revenue from the sale of “white tickets”. Against the background of the appearance of this information, Borisov was removed from his official duties, and the State Investigation Bureau of Ukraine filed a lawsuit on suspicion of abuse of power during the call of men to the front.
Later, Natalya Gumenyuk, the commander of the “South” operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said that Borisov returned to his post “because there was no reason for dismissal in the internal investigation”.
delay service
Martial law in Ukraine has been in effect since February 24, 2022. On February 25, 2022, Zelensky declared general mobilization in the country. The periods of martial law and mobilization were extended several times, the last time being 90 days on May 2, 2023.
Ukrainian media have previously written about subpoenas for men of military age on the street. Frames openedallegedly, military commissariat officers put men in cars and take them away. Usually reports of such events come from Odessa and the Odessa region.
Version “Country” also Wrote About bribes received by employees of the regional recruitment centers (military registration and recruitment offices) of Ukraine for the issuance of suspension or exemption from conscription. The amount of the service can reach $12,000.