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Service (SBU) announced on Jan. 27 the discovery of a corruption scheme related to the procurement of almost 100,000 mortar shells, amounting to nearly $40 million.
The US sent inspectors to Ukraine to monitor the use of aid that it has been provided. Three American inspector generals have arrived in Ukraine and will audit the country’s accounting of these funds. As US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink noted in this regard, their meetings with executors, partners, and the Ukrainian government will strengthen the oversight and accountability of US assistance to Ukraine.
Parliamentary committee sees corruption risks in new mobilisation bill.
The parliamentary body nevertheless recognized that mobilisation is needed in Ukraine, lawmaker Anastasiia Radina added.
More than $260 million in violations discovered at defence Ministry. "One of the priorities of the Ministry of defence team is to clean the system from unscrupulous participants - inside the institution and outside," said defence Minister Rustem Umerov.
defence Ministry inspects enlistment offices, food warehouses, uncovers many violations. According to Rustem Umerov, the defence Ministry aims to fix all the drawbacks systematically and cooperates with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the State Bureau of Investigation, and the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Ex-defence officials charged with embezzling $25 million through bulletproof vest purchases. According to New Voice, the first two suspects are ex-Deputy defence Minister Viacheslav Shapovalov and former State Procurement Department Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, who are currently in custody on other corruption charges.
Odesa Oblast's military enlistment official suspected of illegal enrichment. An employee of a military enlistment office in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa Oblast, was charged with power abuse after allegedly taking bribes to help potential recruits avoid the draft, the State Bureau of Investigation wrote on Jan. 11.
Court seizes property of businessmen implicated in defence Ministry corruption scandal. The Court seized the property of businessman Ihor Hrynkevych, who is under investigation for a corruption scheme involving defence Ministry, RBC Ukraine reported on Jan. 11, citing its source in law enforcement.
Corruption prevention agency accuses PM Shmyhal of illegally exposing whistleblower, PM denies. Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention accused on Jan. 11 Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal of exposing the identity of a whistleblower who had reported wrongdoing of the head of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries. Shmyhal's spokesperson denied the allegation.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) exposed the scheme of United Energy LLC taking over the electricity of Ukrenergo and laundering the funds received from its sale, because of which the damage to Ukrenergo
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