An NV investigation released on December 31st shows that he National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have sent mixed comments on the existence of criminal cases related to “envelope salaries” for Servant of the People party MPs.
Ukraine’s SBU security service and Defense Ministry have exposed an official involved in the embezzlement of UAH 1.5 billion ($40 million) earmarked for the procurement of artillery shells for the Ukrainian military, the ministry said on Dec. 22.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is aware of the criticism leveled at his deputy chiefs of staff, Rostyslav Shurma and Oleh Tatarov, but has no intention of dismissing them, political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko told NV Radio on Dec. 20.
Dmytro Tishchuk, the Deputy Head of Ukrainian National Police, has resigned after his wife was revealed to be a Russian citizen, according to RBC-Ukraine on Dec. 19.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is withdrawing a batch of spoiled military rations that were purchased in 2022 without proper quality controls, the ministry said in a statement on Dec. 13.