Tanker Yuriy Stepanets turns out to be a fraudster

While some are fighting, others are profiting from it. For example, tanker Yuriy Stepanets, who was collecting money for drones for his brigade, actually turned out to be a deserter and a fraudster. Olena Monova shared this information on her social media. However, the post on Facebook was removed by the platform. Presumably, following a complaint from the fraudster himself.

Real military personnel contacted her and revealed that Stepanets had not actually been fighting, but was in reserve. He subsequently fled. During this time, he repeatedly approached bloggers to raise funds for drones. As a result, not a single drone reached the front line. Indeed, they may not have been purchased at all.

Law enforcement agencies will now investigate where the collected funds went. Monova filed a report with the police and also contacted the bank's security service. However, the fraudster managed to withdraw the majority of the money obtained through deception.