SAPO transfers UAH 44M from plea agreements to purchase drones

Under plea agreements concluded by prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), 44 million UAH has been transferred for the purchase of FPV drones for Ukrainian troops.

The SAPO press service reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“Following the plea agreements in SAPO and NABU cases, approved by the High Anti-Corruption Court, 44 million UAH has been transferred to the Sternenko Community charitable foundation to purchase FPV drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the statement said.

Overall, according to the press service, over the past three years plea agreements concluded by SAPO prosecutors have resulted in around 2.9 billion UAH being allocated to the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

As reported by Ukrinform, the High Anti-Corruption Court approved a plea agreement with a lawyer who, along with former Supreme Court Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniazev, was exposed receiving a USD 2.7 million bribe. The court sentenced him to a suspended term.

Under the agreement, the individual must cooperate with the prosecution and provide incriminating testimony, as well as transfer 21 million UAH to a special United24 account for the Army of Drones project — a joint initiative of the General Staff of the AFU, the State Service of Special Communications, and the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine