Kasianov says he’s a whistleblower in Fire Point case, asks NABU for protection

"Ukrainian border guard officer and aerial reconnaissance specialist Yurii Kasianov claims President Volodymyr Zelensky personally ordered the disbanding of his unit because he was a key witness in a corruption case involving drone manufacturer Fire Point.
Kasianov alleged that the decision came directly from the president and was retribution for his testimony in an investigation by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau.

“The decision to liquidate our unit was made by President Volodymyr Zelensky because I’m a whistleblower in the Fire Point case and a key witness,” he wrote. “On Oct. 2, I gave testimony to NABU detectives. On the morning of Oct. 3, the unit’s liquidation was announced.”
Kasianov has formally requested witness protection for himself and his family under NABU’s protection program.
Kasianov also said that over the past year, Fire Point — a private company contracted by the state — had made headlines for allegedly developing a missile called the Flamingo.
He claimed he had contacted the company with concerns that its drone was being purchased by the government at three times the real market price.
He also questioned the firm’s announcement that it had developed a “supposed cruise missile” in just nine months.
“That’s not possible,” he said. “Even the fastest development timelines — six years for the French cruise missile, eight for the American Tomahawk, 12 for the Russian Kalibr — are far longer.” NV