Ukraine’s security service says it has uncovered corruption in an arms purchase by the military worth about $40m (£31m).
The SBU said five senior people in the defence ministry and at an arms supplier were being investigated.
It said the defence officials signed a contract for 100,000 mortar shells in August 2022.
Payment was made in advance, with some funds transferred abroad, but no arms were ever provided.
Corruption has been a major stumbling block in Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union.
The SBU said an investigation had “exposed” officials of the ministry of defence and managers of arms supplier Lviv Arsenal, “who stole nearly 1.5 billion hryvnias in the purchase of shells”.
Yeah, because pretending to play a piano with your dick means you can’t be corrupt and newcomers to politics aren’t at all vulnerable to corrupting influence from establishment figures teaching them how the system works 🙄
The myth that an outsider with no experience in politics will automatically govern in less corrupt ways is just that: a myth.
On the contrary, someone with no proven track record of honesty in public office is a huge gamble, especially given that the risk of taking the wrong advice previously mentioned.