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"Ukraine Uncovers Mass Fraud in Weapons Procurement"
1 year ago•Source: Yahoo News
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Ukraine's SBU security service has uncovered a corruption scheme in the country's military procurement of arms, amounting to about $40 million, involving the theft of nearly 1.5 billion hryvnias in the purchase of shells. The investigation revealed the involvement of former and current high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defence and heads of arms supplier Lviv Arsenal. This revelation comes at a critical time as Ukraine battles Russia's invasion and seeks to address endemic corruption while pursuing EU membership.

Yahoo News•2 years ago