Ukraine says it uncovered $40 million corruption scheme in weapons procurement
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By Maria Kostenko, Alex Stambaugh and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it has discovered a mass corruption scheme in the purchase of weapons by the country’s military amounting to nearly $40 million (1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia).
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By Maria Kostenko, Alex Stambaugh and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it has discovered a mass corruption scheme in the purchase of weapons by the country’s military amounting to nearly $40 million (1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia).
Ukrainian officials say they uncovered a massive defense procurement scheme that saw tens of millions of dollars spent for weapons that never materialized. The discovery follows the downing of a Russian military plane said to have been carrying Ukrainian POWs. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has this story.
Ukraine is investigating a corruption scheme involving military officials who paid nearly $40 million for weapons which were never delivered, officials say. Five suspects are being investigated. The SBU security service said high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Defense and managers at arms supp…
