The commander of the Ukrainian UAV unit, Yuriy Kasyanov, announced the liquidation of his unit after giving testimony to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) in the case of the defence company Fire Point.
“The decision to liquidate our department was made by Volodymyr Zelenskyy because I am a whistleblower in the Fire Point case and a key witness. On 2 October, I gave testimony to NABU detectives. On the morning of 3 October, the liquidation of the department was announced. I ask NABU to provide me and my family with protection under the witness protection programme,” Kasyanov wrote on his Facebook page.
According to the NABU witness, he is currently at a transit point in the Rivne region, where he is being monitored and kept in “appalling conditions.”
“I, a senior officer and volunteer since 2014, have been placed in the same barracks as conscripts, am not allowed to leave, and am guarded like a draft dodger. My physical condition is deteriorating every day,” Kasyanov added.
Earlier, NABU launched an investigation into Fire Point, whose alleged ultimate beneficiary is Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “wallet” Timur Mindich.
