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Video: US media: Senior Ukrainian defense official arrested on suspicion of embezzling US$40 millionSource: China News Network
China News Service, December 24. According to a CNN report on the 23rd local time, the Ukrainian Security Service stated that a senior official of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense was accused of embezzling 1.5 billion Ukrainian dollars used for the purchase of artillery shells. Rivner (approximately $40 million) and was arrested.
The Ukrainian Security Bureau stated that at the end of 2022, during the process of purchasing artillery shells, this official signed different contracts through operations and transferred a total of approximately US$40 million to the account of a foreign intermediary company.
Ukraine’s Security Bureau said they had found evidence confirming this illegal activity. If convicted, the officer faces up to 15 years in prison. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said it was taking steps to recover the funds.
According to previous reports, there have been multiple corruption scandals in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense in recent months. In August, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy dismissed officials responsible for military recruitment in various regions across the country over corruption charges; in September, then-Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov resigned; in October, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Defense were accused of He was detained for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars intended to purchase bulletproof vests.
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