According to the global network on the 24th, citing CNN 23**, the Security Service of Ukraine said that a senior ** of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was arrested on suspicion of ** in the procurement of artillery shells, ** amounted to about 40 million US dollars (about 2.).800 million RMB).
According to the Security Service of Ukraine, the ** first signed a contract with an intermediary company in December last year for the purchase of artillery shells, and then signed a supply contract with the same manufacturer of the shells without intermediaries. According to the Security Service of Ukraine, this has significantly reduced delivery times and reduced the cost of products.
According to the Security Service of Ukraine, the alleged Defense Ministry extended the initial, more expensive contract and transferred a total of about $40 million to a foreign intermediary company. The Security Service of Ukraine said it had found evidence confirming the illegal activity. If convicted, the ** faces up to 15 years in prison.
It is also reported that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that after Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustym Umerov promised to eradicate corruption in the military sphere, the Ministry of Defense has investigated and found some suspicious problems, such as some ** attempts to buy artillery shells at a higher **. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said on its ** that all involved ** will be tested by polygraphs.
Umerov took office as defense minister in early September. According to *** report, Umerov's predecessor Reznikov has served as Ukraine's defense minister since November 2021, and he has been subjected to corruption-related accusations during his tenure, although he himself said that these accusations are "smeared", but the report pointed out that as the Ukrainian crisis continues, the public has become highly sensitive to corruption, and Zelensky has made a replacement decision in light of this.
In recent months, Ukraine has had to deal with a series of corruption scandals, including several more within the Ministry of Defense. Ukrainian investigators are already investigating cases of providing substandard bulletproof vests and buying food and goods at false prices. At the beginning of August, Ukraine**Zelensky dismissed all the ** responsible for conscription in the regions in order to end the practice of allowing some people to evade military service.
*: The Paper.