Red Cross car in eastern Ukraine. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 22Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denys Monastyrsky on the Rada TV channel said that law enforcement officers are investigating 247 criminal cases of the theft of humanitarian aid, the leader in fraudulent schemes is the resale of cars bought for the military.» «247 criminal proceedings are open today. This is more than a month ago. Of these, 29 people have already been informed of suspicion, these are specifically identified persons,» Monastyrsky said. According to the minister, the Verkhovna Rada introduced a special article of the criminal code for the illegal use of humanitarian aid , charitable donations and gratuitous aid for the purpose of making a profit, there are almost 200 productions on it. Of the fraudulent schemes, the resale of cars for the Ukrainian military is in the lead. Also a common case is the purchase of fuel for the troops, which was not delivered to the army, but was sold at an overpriced price. in fact, to where it was intended, but they are sold in Ukraine at a market price … Or, when funds are collected in our diasporas abroad, everything that is required, and again these things disappear here in Ukraine,» he said. The minister said that most cases of fraud were recorded in Kyiv and Lviv region.
