Ukroboronprom initiates an internal inquiry following an investigation by BIHUS.Info

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The state company "Ukroboronprom" initiated an internal inquiry to verify a report regarding the adviser to the acting CEO of the Antonov State Enterprise, Alina Levchenko, which was published by BIHUS.Info on May 30, 2023, reports the press office of Ukroboronprom.

"Specifically, the inquiry will check if Alina Levchenko's experience and expertise correspond to the position she has been holding since February 2023 at Antonov State Enterprise. The Company has initiated a proper inspection, which is to be conducted by Antonov State Enterprise with the involvement of the Ukroboronprom security service; the results are to be reported to us," the company wrote.

It should be noted that in their investigation, the journalists recorded Bohdan Torokhtiy, a deputy from the Servant of the People party, driving a Mercedes-Benz EQS purchased in March 2023 and found evidence of him having gone on a seaside vacation abroad in violation of the martial law. Alina Levchenko is his wife, the daughter of the football coach Vitaly Levchenko, former assistant to Deputy Serhiy Kaplin and adviser to former Minister of Infrastructure, Volodymyr Omelyan.

In July 2022, Alina Levchenko sold her Range Rover Sport for approximately $76,000 and bought a 2020 Mercedes-Benz G400 within the same month. The lowest price for such an SUV on the second-hand market is $158,800.

In December 2022, Levchenko switched from her Mercedes to a new Range Rover. According to Bohdan Torokhtiy, the couple had pre-ordered the car back in 2021 and the SUV "arrived" to them so late due to the full-scale war. A car similar to Levchenko's Range Rover is currently for sale for $185,000.

In March 2023, the Range Rover was “sawpped” for an electric car – Mercedes-Benz EQS 580, issued in 2022. Judging by the two-color paintjob on the car, this is a special version of the EQS 580 – the Edition One model. It retails for $197,851 new, and the EQS 580 Edition One was for sale for $185,000 in March. The journalists recorded Levchenko's car being used by Deputy Bohdan Torokhtiy.