The State Bureau of Investigation has established new facts in the Hrynkevich case: losses to the state reached UAH 150 million

Investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation have established new circumstances in the case of Lviv businessman Igor Hrynkevich and his son Roman, who are suspected of large-scale fraud during procurement for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation.

According to the investigation, companies associated with the Hrynkevich family supplied bulletproof vests and helmets to the Ukrainian army at significantly inflated prices. As a result, the state suffered losses of almost 150 million hryvnias.

The bureau notes that new procedural decisions may be adopted in the criminal proceedings in the near future. In addition, investigators are checking possible connections between the court representative and the Hrynkevich defense.

The State Bureau believes that the acquaintance of the judge and the lawyers through joint work in one of the regions could have affected the efficiency and objectivity of the case.

Large-scale case regarding procurement for the Armed Forces

The State Bureau of Investigation began its investigation into Igor Hrynkevich’s companies back in 2023. The investigation found that the businessman’s companies won 23 tenders from the Ministry of Defense for the supply of military clothing and underwear for a total amount of over 1.5 billion hryvnias.

At the same time, the examination showed that some of the supplied products were of low quality and unsuitable for their intended use. According to law enforcement officials, the state’s losses in this part of the case exceeded 1.167 billion hryvnias.

At the end of December 2023, Igor Hrynkevich was detained after attempting to give a bribe of 500 thousand US dollars to one of the heads of the State Bureau of Investigation. After that, the Ministry of Defense terminated all contracts with companies related to the businessman’s family, and the court seized the property of the family and enterprises controlled by it.

Roman Hrynkevich’s cases and asset seizure

The businessman’s son Roman Hrynkevich also became a defendant in criminal proceedings regarding procurement for the army. In January 2024, he was detained in Odessa while attempting to leave Ukraine.

In April of the same year, the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv seized Roman Hrynkevich’s real estate in the Czech Republic – a residential building and a land plot in Prague.

In addition, in November 2025, suspicion was placed on the former director of one of the departments of the Ministry of Defense, Maksym Hrytsenko. According to the investigation, the official illegally reduced the fines for Igor Hrynkevich by 93.5 million hryvnias.

On January 16, 2025, law enforcement officers completed the pre-trial investigation and transferred the case materials to the court. The proceedings are currently at the trial stage.

Despite the fact that the Hrynkevichs remain in custody, the court is gradually reducing the amount of bail. In particular, for Roman Hrynkevich, the amount of bail decreased from 500 million hryvnias to 30 million 288 thousand hryvnias in two years.