In the underground storage there were 19 tank engines, as well as other components for armored vehicles. This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine.
The total value of the discovered property is about $ 1.5 million.
It is enough to repair half of the tank battalion.
The Security Service of Ukraine has established that a 61-year-old Kharkiv resident set up an illegal hiding place. He conspired with employees of local enterprises of the military-industrial complex and organized the theft and accumulation of 5TDFA tank engines.
According to the SBU, these power units were planned to be handed over to the Russian occupation forces in the event of their infiltration into Kharkiv. Russian T-64 tanks are still equipped with engines of this modification.
Significantly modernized engines with increased power and reliability have been installed on Ukrainian tanks of a similar layout since the beginning of the 2000s.
According to this fact, SBU investigators have already initiated criminal proceedings under Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (treason committed under martial law).
Investigative and operational measures are underway to establish the full range of persons involved in this crime.