{"id":23848,"date":"2026-07-07T19:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=23848"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:02:39","slug":"dbr-rozsliduie-kontrakty-vyriy-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/suspilstvo\/dbr-rozsliduie-kontrakty-vyriy-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating contracts worth 6.95 billion hryvnias: what is known about the Vyriy Industries case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">The State Bureau of Investigations, in conjunction with the Office of the Prosecutor General, has launched an investigation into Vyriy Industries. The allegations relate to the possible misappropriation of public funds during the procurement of drones for the Ukrainian Defence Forces.<\/p>\n<p>Briefly about the main points<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<ul>\n<li>The State Bureau of Investigation is carrying out searches at the offices of Vyriy Industries.<\/li>\n<li>The company is suspected of overcharging for drones.<\/li>\n<li>The total value of government contracts amounts to 6.95 billion hryvnias.<\/li>\n<li>The searches are linked to bogus business owners.<\/li>\n<li>Vyriy Industries claims it is facing pressure and a smear campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The State Bureau of Investigation\u2019s inquiry: what is known about Vyriy Industries<\/h2>\n<p>The State Bureau of Investigations, in conjunction with the Office of the Prosecutor General, is conducting an investigation into Vyriy Industries. As part of the case, law enforcement officers carried out searches at the company\u2019s offices and at the residence of its co-owner <strong>Oleksii Babenko<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the investigation, in 2025 the company secured a number of government contracts with the Ministry of Defence totalling 6.95 billion hryvnias. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the possibility that the cost of drones supplied to the Ukrainian Defence Forces may have been inflated. The investigation believes that company officials may have manipulated the cost price by including unjustifiably inflated expenses in the price.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation revealed that over 197 million hryvnias of public funds had been transferred to the accounts of ten sole traders who, according to the investigators, were not engaged in any genuine business activity. During the searches, significant amounts of cash, financial documentation and digital storage media were seized.<\/p>\n<h2>Vyriy Industries\u2019 position: defence and context<\/h2>\n<p>Oleksiy Babenko, a co-owner of the company who is also a shareholder in the popular Ukrainian online publication \u00abBabel\u00bb, claims that the investigation is linked to pressure being exerted on the company and attempts to discredit it. Vyriy Industries insists that it is prepared to cooperate with the investigation to establish the truth.<\/p>\n<p>The company also points to a disinformation campaign that took place prior to the searches. Fake photographs appeared on anonymous Telegram channels, purportedly showing millions of dollars found during the search. In reality, however, only US$3,500 and a mobile phone were seized from Babenko.<\/p>\n<p>Vyriy Industries stresses that blowing the scandal out of proportion could pose a threat to Ukraine\u2019s defence sector, as it could lead to delays in the supply of critically important drones to the front line.<\/p>\n<h2>The scope of the investigation: facts and figures<\/h2>\n<p>The pre-trial investigation is ongoing under the procedural supervision of the Office of the Prosecutor General. Law enforcement agencies are identifying all those involved in the alleged scheme to misappropriate public funds. No official charges have yet been brought against any specific individuals.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0414\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u0431\u044e\u0440\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u044c \u0441\u043f\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0437 \u041e\u0444\u0456\u0441\u043e\u043c \u0413\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443\u0440\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0430\u043b\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0449\u043e\u0434\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0457 Vyriy Industries. \u041f\u0456\u0434\u043e\u0437\u0440\u0438 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0441\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0432\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0456\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0431\u044e\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u0448\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0456\u0432\u043b\u0456 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0421\u0438\u043b \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438. \u041a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u0414\u0411\u0420 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0431\u0448\u0443\u043a\u0438 \u0432 \u043e\u0444\u0456\u0441\u0430\u0445 Vyriy Industries. \u041a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u044f \u043f\u0456\u0434\u043e\u0437\u0440\u044e\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0443 \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0456 \u0446\u0456\u043d \u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438. \u0421\u0443\u043c\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c 6,95 \u043c\u043b\u0440\u0434 \u0433\u0440\u043d. \u041e\u0431\u0448\u0443\u043a\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0456 \u0437 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":23847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"\u0414\u0411\u0420 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0440\u044f\u0454 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438 Vyriy Industries \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0417\u0421\u0423. \u0421\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0432\u0438\u0432\u0447\u0430\u0454 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0446\u0456\u043d \u0456 \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0444\u0456\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0424\u041e\u041f\u0456\u0432.","rank_math_title":"\u0414\u0411\u0420 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0443\u0454 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438 Vyriy Industries \u043d\u0430 6,95 \u043c\u043b\u0440\u0434 \u0433\u0440\u043d","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Vyriy Industries","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[806778],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-suspilstvo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23848"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23849,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23848\/revisions\/23849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}