Former Territorial Defence Brigade Commander Organised Fictitious Payments to Wife

Former Territorial Defence Brigade Commander Organised Fictitious Payments to His Wife for Participation in Combat Operations

Former commander of the 108th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade, Dmytro Herasymenko, has become a subject of an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation. 

According to the investigation, in July 2023, he organised the fictitious enlistment of his wife in the brigade, where she was employed in the position of a rifleman. The aim of these actions was to obtain increased payments for participation in combat operations.

In order to circumvent the law, the couple went through a divorce but continued to live together. Two of Herasymenko’s subordinates — unit commanders — actively participated in his schemes, ensuring the creation of fake documents regarding the alleged participation of his wife in frontline combat operations. 

As a result, from July 2023 to April 2024, she illegally received over UAH 922,000 in the form of additional remuneration.

Meanwhile, investigators found that the woman not only served in the brigade but also engaged in horse breeding at a specialised farm. Moreover, she managed to spend two weeks in Poland, having left the military unit without permission.