Ukrainian Deputy Prosecutor General and Chief Military Prosecutor Anatoliy Matios says former Ukrainian defense ministers Mykhailo Yezhel and Pavlo Lebedev have been put on the wanted list. Matios added that Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are also seeking to question several former high-ranking military officials.Ilyin, the admiral and former chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forced of Ukraine has also been placed on the wanted list. He is suspected of participation in a criminal organization and desertion. Navy Commander Rear Admiral Berezovsky, along with Deputy Navy Commanders Rear Admiral Shakur and Vice-Admiral Yeliseyev are also accused of desertion and treason," Matios said in an interview with the Segodnya daily newspaper published on March 14.
Matios said Yezhel is wanted for questioning about his decision to green-light the sale of army property in 2011. "The decision made by the then defense minister resulted in the unlawful sale of two Tu-95MS strategic bombers to a legal entity. " the military prosecutor said.
