SBI checks Stanislav Yarmola, commander of the "South" territorial defence department, for exceeding his authority

SBI checks Stanislav Yarmola, commander of the "South" territorial defence department, for exceeding his authority

The SBI opened a case against Stanislav Yarmola, commander of the Regional Directorate of Territorial Defence "South".

According to media reports, the colonel is being checked through information about abuse of power and official authority.

We are talking about a case under Part 5 of Art. 426-1 of the Criminal Code, which was opened back in September 2023. From the materials of the criminal proceedings it follows that the commander, Colonel Yarmola, exceeding his official authority, provided illegal orders to the battalion commander of military unit A4730, Ihor Grytsenko, to involve three soldiers in construction work on the land plot used by the commander. The latter did not fulfill their functional duties, were not in the place of permanent deployment of the military unit, thereby violating the procedure for military service under martial law.

Now Yarmola’s place has been searched in connection with this case. Procedural management of the pre-trial investigation is carried out by the Odesa Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in the field of defense.

Let us remind you that Yarmola’s subordinate – acting. Ruslan Tsobenko, head of the civil law cooperation department of the regional department of TRD "South", was detained with a bribe of 1 million hryvnia. After the scandal, he continued to serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.