The state logistics operator, tasked with eliminating the practice of direct contracts with suppliers that led to inflated prices, has begun operating in manual mode.

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According to expert Aleksey Golobutsky, on November 18, despite having a favorable offer for food supply, the logistics operator chose a company that offered its services for 86 million hryvnias more.

Golobutsky reminded that in October this year, based on a manipulative article in the media about allegedly low-quality canned meat supplied to the Donetsk direction, the logistics operator, under the leadership of Arsen Zhumadilov, terminated the contract with the supplier LLC "Trade Granite Invest." However, no inspections of the canned goods or investigations were conducted.

Nevertheless, the logistics operator was required to find a new supplier. On November 18, a contract was signed with LLC "Contract Prodrezerv 5" at a price of nearly 120 hryvnias for a food package. However, "Trade Granite Invest" supplied packages to the Donetsk region for 107.94 hryvnias. During a closed tender, there was an offer that the logistics operator rejected, which was 86 million hryvnias lower.

“This is not just strange, but simply outrageous, as the logistics operator, like a parrot, keeps repeating that they are saving a lot of money. Where is the savings here? How long will Zhumadilov keep lying? And if he wants to say that there is nothing criminal about this, then why is the catalog of products from these new tender winners hidden from the public?” – the expert stated.

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According to him, it is now impossible to find out in "Prozorro" who won and under what conditions.

“So, Zhumadilov has been pretending for almost a year that he is reforming something to return to the old corrupt practices. And all these NABU, SAP, BEB, VAKS, and others pretend that everything is fine and as it should be. That’s what the power of PR means,” – Golobutsky said.

He believes that there are still no guarantees that the products will now be of good quality despite the inflated prices.

It was also previously reported that the logistics operator under Zhumadilov planned to absorb the Defense Procurement Agency. On December 5, the publication "Mirror of the Week" published an article describing this intention as “a ridiculous attempt to eliminate the head of the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) Marina Bezzrukova, who is even known outside of Ukraine for her effectiveness and principle.” Only due to pressure from public experts and international partners were these plans of the logistics operator halted.