The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) leveled new corruption charges on Oct. 10 against a former Ukrainian deputy defense minister and head of a defense ministry department, alleging they embezzled over UAH 250 million ($6.85 million).
Corruption investigations and personnel shakeups came in the build-up to a top-level EU visit to Kyiv for a summit on Feb. 3. It is unlikely that this was a mere coincidence.