Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:27am on 28 Jan 2024,Sunday International
Ukraine's security service, the SBU, reveals a corruption scandal in a $40 million arms purchase by the military. Five senior officials from the defence ministry and an arms supplier are under investigation for signing a contract for 100,000 mortar shells in August 2022, with no delivery made despite advance payment. Corruption remains a significant challenge for Ukraine's EU aspirations. The SBU's probe implicates former and current defence ministry officials and arms supplier managers in the embezzlement of nearly 1.5 billion hryvnias. Despite anti-corruption efforts, Ukraine faces ongoing challenges in combating corrupt practices within its institutions.
