The management of the design institute in Kyiv collaborated with the Russians.
The management of a leading research and design institute in the oil industry in Kyiv was exposed as working for the enemy. The chairman of the board, two heads of specialized departments, as well as the chief engineer and one of the engineers of the capital institution were detained. The Security Service of Ukraine reported this on Telegram on September 19.
It turned out that these individuals helped the invaders restore their oil refineries, which had suffered significant damage as a result of attacks by Ukrainian UAVs. At Moscow’s request, they prepared design documentation for the reconstruction of three key Russian oil refineries. The cost of these orders is almost UAH 500 million.
This amount also included remote support by designers of technological processes for the restoration and modernization of damaged oil refineries of the aggressor country.
Law enforcement officers have already conducted searches in the homes and offices of the defendants in Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkov. Mobile phones, system units, laptops, flash drives and draft records with evidence of cooperation with the enemy were seized.
Four of the detainees are in custody. The scientists face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Recall that Ukraine regularly attacks Russian oil depots and refineries. In particular, on June 5, UAVs successfully attacked the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in the Rostov region of Russia. The enemy lost 1.5 million tons of oil and oil products, which is about $540 million.
Source: Racurs
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