Worked in Moldova and Ukraine: military and volunteers sold non -existent UAVs and cars for 46 million

According to the investigation, the defendants took prepayment for drones and cars, and after receiving the funds disappeared. The suspects were invested in gold and elite cars. Members of two families who lived in the territory of Odessa region before the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation and then moved to Moldova, organized a fraudulent scheme, which sold non -existent cars and drones to military and volunteers. This was reported by the press service of the Attorney General.

"In the territory of Moldova, they stopped the activity of a criminal group, which by deception seized the funds of the Armed Forces, their families and volunteers under the guise of sales of cars and drones through the Internet," the message reads. According to the investigation, the criminal group operated in the territory of Moldova and Ukraine during 2023-2024.

Using the numbers of Ukrainian operators mobile phones, they placed announcements for the sale of cars and drones from abroad for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "Buyers were offered a prepayment to a bank card, and after receiving the money, sellers did not come out. The money received by fraud was put in elite cars and gold jewelry," the Prosecutor General's Office said. The department said that the approximate amount of losses is UAH 46 million.

The investigation found that in total, at least 27 participants were in the criminal group. Nine of them have already reported suspicion of fraud. In relation to others, measures are currently being taken to detain them. Law enforcement officers in Moldova and Ukraine conducted 36 searches in total, during which they seized: "At this time, 8 out of 9 suspects in the Republic of Moldova were selected precautions in the form of detention without the possibility of bail.