There was no magic wand: Reznikov called the real price of winter jackets for the Armed Forces (photo, video)
This is discussed in the video "Channel 24". According to the official, the conclusions made by the journalists are false: "Investigative journalists [found] that [in the Ministry of Defense] bought jackets three times cheaper, and then through the magic wand of Gary Potter, they turned them into winter. It is not true. " Reznikov argued the ministry's position with the following evidence.
First, the jackets were really bought from the Turkish company-in particular, they bought 180 thousand winter jackets. Of the 180,000 jackets, 135 thousand came to the Armed Forces fighters who fought in them in the winter of 2022-23. There were no complaints about jackets, so they were all winter rather than summer. "If the summer form was dressed in winter, we would have learned exactly - 140,000 people would say that," the official said. Secondly, the purchase took place in the fall of 2022.
A contract was concluded, which indicated the price-$ 83-85/jacket. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian media have obtained documents - "Invoices", which indicates the price of $ 29/jacket. The documents were dated December 9, 2022 - that is, a few months after the agreement was closed. Reznikov calls these Turkish invoices "strange" and assures "prices at $ 29 never existed.
" In August, the journalist of Mirror of the Week published an investigation into the purchases of winter clothing for the Armed Forces - pants and jackets. The Ministry of Defense was purchased in the fall of 2022. The journalist made two conclusions: not winter jackets were received in Ukraine, but the elderly, with them at 3 times at the border of Ukraine.
The Anti -Corruption Committee of the Verkhovna Rada responded to the situation: he held a meeting, which was invited by representatives of the Ministry of Defense, as well as the People's Deputy and the media. At the same time, it was about documents that the jackets suddenly went up. The ministry representative brought the jacket to prove that the investigators are wrong. However, the attendees stated that it is not necessary to operate not known with any jackets, but with real documents.
It was also later found out that the company that sold the jacket of the Ministry of Defense, an involved citizen of Ukraine, who is a relative of the party from the "servants of the people". After that, Minister Reznikov stated that he would prove the correct procurement of the Ministry of Defense. He also swore that he would resign if he could not defend this position. We remind that NABU continues to investigate cases in which the Defense Ministry appears.