corruption
Over $4,000 for Rear-Echelon Service: Unit Commander Detained in Lviv Region
In the Lviv region, a military unit commander has been exposed for extorting 4,100 US dollars from the wife of a mobilized serviceman. In exchange for this amount, he promised to keep the husband serving in a rear permanent deployment point in Lviv.
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How defense procurement schemers “dissolve” state billions
The contemporary Ukrainian economy is operating under a paradoxical contrast. On one hand, domestic taxpayers and businesses demonstrate high discipline, ensuring stable growth of state treasury revenues even under conditions of infrastructure…
Government audits reveal over $1.2 billion in defence procurement losses during 2024
In 2024, Ukraine suffered losses of approximately $1.2 billion due to ineffective management and fraudulent schemes in weapon procurement. According to secret government audit results, the Defence Procurement Agency continued to cooperate with…
Office of the Prosecutor General suspends employee suspected of ties to scam call centers
The Office of the Prosecutor General has launched an investigation into one of its employees suspected of involvement in the operation of scam call centers. The individual has been suspended from official duties for the duration of the pre-trial…
Security Service of Ukraine uncovers scheme to misappropriate 80 million hryvnias in medicine procurement
The Security Service of Ukraine has dismantled a large-scale corruption scheme involving the procurement of medical supplies for healthcare facilities and the Defence Forces. The damages caused to the state budget are estimated at over 80 million…
Ukrainian Institute for the Future estimates the annual corruption market in the TCK system at $5 billion
Anatolii Amelin, co-founder of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, has estimated the volume of the illegal “services” market within the system of territorial recruitment and social support centers (TCK) at $5 billion per year. According to…
