Good, and also reinforce the fight against corruption in the army.
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>[Ukrainian secret service discovers fraud in arms purchase, almost 37 million euros disappeared](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/01/28/oekraine-corruptie-legeraankoop/)
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>Officials of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and several managers of an arms supplier from Lviv have stolen approximately 37 million euros in an arms deal. According to the Ukrainian secret service SBU, the fraud dates from August 2022, six months after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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>Not the first fraud case
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>Corruption within the Ukrainian army is a sensitive issue, especially because Ukraine is largely dependent on Western arms supplies to maintain the fight against Russia. Since the outbreak of war with Russia in February 2022, several cases of corruption have come to light in Ukraine, especially within the Ministry of Defense.
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>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been trying to tackle corruption in his country for some time. It is also an important requirement of the European Union to be allowed to join.
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>In September last year, [Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov was dismissed due to several corruption cases within the ministry](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/09/03/oekraiense-president-zelenski-stuurt-zijn-minister-van-defensie/). Although he himself was not suspected. The case that has now come to light therefore dates back to his reign.
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Good, and also reinforce the fight against corruption in the army.
​
>[Ukrainian secret service discovers fraud in arms purchase, almost 37 million euros disappeared](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/01/28/oekraine-corruptie-legeraankoop/)
>
>Officials of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and several managers of an arms supplier from Lviv have stolen approximately 37 million euros in an arms deal. According to the Ukrainian secret service SBU, the fraud dates from August 2022, six months after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
>
>Not the first fraud case
>
>Corruption within the Ukrainian army is a sensitive issue, especially because Ukraine is largely dependent on Western arms supplies to maintain the fight against Russia. Since the outbreak of war with Russia in February 2022, several cases of corruption have come to light in Ukraine, especially within the Ministry of Defense.
>
>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been trying to tackle corruption in his country for some time. It is also an important requirement of the European Union to be allowed to join.
>
>In September last year, [Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov was dismissed due to several corruption cases within the ministry](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/09/03/oekraiense-president-zelenski-stuurt-zijn-minister-van-defensie/). Although he himself was not suspected. The case that has now come to light therefore dates back to his reign.