The absence at present of the profile deputy defense minister, who signed all the basic documents and conducted issues related to arms and military technology, is very much felt in the activities of companies working for the “defense”. Such an opinion was expressed by Igor Krol, president of the Lviv company, a candidate for membership in the League of Defense Enterprises of Ukraine, LLC “MARKET-MATS”, commenting on the situation of the “Defense and Industrial Courier” news agency, concerning the suspension of the performance of official duties for the time of the deputy defense minister’s deputy general, Lieutenant Igor Pavlovsky.

“The signature on the documents was him. Today there is a clear count. Naturally, all the processes associated with the communication of the MOU as a customer with the performers slowed down, “says Igor Krol.

He notes, if there is no profile manager, then someone has to carry out his duties. However, Pavlovsky does not have a replacement at the moment.

“Maybe he’ll be back soon.” But this period of “pure graph” significantly affects the situation. And we, unfortunately, have already felt it, “- says the head of a private company, which specializes in the development and production of aeronautical simulators.

According to Igor Krol, when General Pavlovsky served as deputy minister, the profile office always reacted within the limits of his competence and interacted with the developers and manufacturers of IWT.

“Not always support, but the reaction was always. And now – a pause “, – says the interlocutor of the agency.

Recall, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have discovered a corruption scheme to spend more than 149 million USD of state funds when purchasing fuel for the Ministry of Defense.

October 11 this year NABU detectives conducted searches, which resulted in the arrest of Deputy Minister of Defense Pavlovsky and the director of the Department of State Procurement and Supply of Resources of the Ministry of Defense, Vladimir Gulevich, on suspicion of involvement in the crime.