Damages amounting to 24 million hryvnias have been reported. A former deputy minister of social policy has been suspected in the case.

A former deputy minister of social policy has been suspected of causing a budget loss of 24 million hryvnias.

This is reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the Telegram channel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

According to sources from RBK-Ukraine within law enforcement, the individual in question is Boris Lebedtsov.

Photo: Former deputy minister of social policy suspected (sources: RBK-Ukraine)

Case Details

According to the case materials, during the full-scale war, the official entered into an unauthorized agreement with a commercial enterprise for the purchase of computers for the central office of the Ministry.

"In particular, this agreement was signed by the then-deputy minister in violation of the law, as it did not align with the goals and objectives of the cooperation project with the World Bank, under which the procurement of computer equipment was supposed to occur, and it was also not approved by the Ministry of Digital Transformation," the SBU states.

Photo: Former deputy minister of social policy suspected (t.me/SBUkr)

According to the conclusion of a forensic economic examination, the official's actions resulted in losses to the state budget of Ukraine exceeding 24 million hryvnias.

Potential Consequences

Under part 2 of article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the official faces a prison sentence of two to five years along with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions.

Recall that RBK-Ukraine reported that law enforcement recently exposed a former director of one of the departments of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for supplying the Defense Forces with defective machine guns.