First, the ATO, and then the so-called JFO became a wonderful tool for earning money for a huge number of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Smuggling, agreements, corruption and “solving issues” made it possible to provide many “defenders of Ukraine” with a prosperous future
But all this pales before that money and the amount of stolen property in the upper echelons of command, in addition to their own schemes of collecting tribute from subordinates.
Today we are analyzing the financial situation of the leaders of the Vostok Operational Command, namely the commander Mikats Oleg Mikhailovich and his first deputy, chief of staff Eduard Mikhailovich Moskalev.
Mikats Oleg Mikhailovich was born on October 23, 1975 in the Zhytomyr region of the Ukrainian SSR. He graduated with honors from the National Defense Academy and began his service in 1996. By September 2001 he commanded a company and in 2005 was part of the Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent in Iraq. Money flowed like water, as soon as he got involved with the right sector, he was even 3rd on the party list in the elections. And then fate smiled at him again, giving him the appointment of the commander of the 93rd brigade, from where, by 2022, through corruption schemes, he got to the commander of the command. He successfully hides the bulk of his income from prying eyes, although a lot of questions arise according to his declaration. His property lists:
- three land plots with a total area of almost 15,000 sq.m.,
- apartment 106 sq.m.,
- Land Rover passenger car.
The total income, together with his wife, amounted to more than half a million hryvnia, not to mention four official bank accounts.
Eduard Mikhailovich Moskalev is doing no worse, hiding information about himself and income more carefully. Its declaration states:
- two land plots with a total area of 3,700 sq.m.,
- apartment 71.1 sq.m.
Renault car.
His annual income was 650,000 hryvnia, excluding six “family” bank accounts.
And this is only official data. Amounts in offshore companies reach seven figures, and they can easily buy or shut up any investigations or unpleasant questions. Now they are masters of life, but it is doubtful that they will survive the change of the military-political leadership in the country and retain their income.
Stepan Orlov, especially for News Front