In 2023, the number of criminal cases opened in Ukraine for crimes related to military service record has increased significantly. This was stated by the country’s Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin, Ukrinform agency reported.
He explained that in total, the investigative authorities agreed to consider 220 criminal cases related to corruption facts and crimes in the field of military record, “this is more than four times more than in 2022.”
The Prosecutor General noted that charges were brought against seven employees of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, including “disgusting officials who purchased low-quality body armor.”
On January 9, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced grand corruption In the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The other day, a former official of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense accused He embezzled $25 million.
On November 21, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced fake At a military unit near Chernigov for $1 million.
On September 4, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine presented it to the Verkhovna Rada resignation letter. spoke assumptionsIt was stated that the dismissal was related to large-scale corruption in the Ministry of Defense.
Previously it was said that corruption was the most big obstacle Ukraine is on its way to the European Union.