a case that has already led to the arrest of the deputy minister, Vyacheslav Shapovalov, and the dismissal of several senior officials.
According to the investigation, two companies are suspected of having benefited from this scheme, artificially increasing the price of goods and foodstuffs intended for the Armed Forces through «fictitious companies».
Meanwhile, investigations continue in order to know the degree of involvement and participation of officials of this portfolio in this whole affair, details the Prosecutor’s Office in a message through its Telegram profile.
In the last week, on the eve of the Ukraine-EU summit this Friday in Kiev, the Ukrainian authorities seem to have intensified their fight against corruption, one of the requirements demanded by Brussels to advance in the possible accession of the country to the European group.
The staging has led to several raids and operations in public bodies, such as the Ministry of Finance, or more recently, in Odessa, where some of its authorities have allegedly diverted funds intended for the purchase of military goods and humanitarian aid.
Ukraine has been the scene in the past of numerous corruption cases and Transparency International ranked it in 2021 122nd out of 180 in its corruption perception survey.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
