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Ukraine Anti-Corruption Agencies Uncover Major Drone Procurement Graft Scheme
UKRAINE, AUG 2 – Anti-corruption agencies arrested four suspects, including a lawmaker, for accepting bribes up to 30% in a scheme involving inflated military drone and electronic warfare contracts.
- On Thursday, July 31, 2025, Ukraine's parliament overwhelmingly voted to restore the independence of its two main anti-corruption agencies in Kyiv.
- This vote overturned a law enacted on July 22 which had removed the agencies' independent status and subjected them to the prosecutor-general's supervision.
- Shortly after parliament restored their autonomy, Ukraine’s key anti-corruption bodies revealed a major bribery operation involving overpriced military procurement contracts for drones and electronic warfare equipment.
- Authorities uncovered a corruption scheme in which government procurement agreements with suppliers were manipulated to include excessively high prices, resulting in kickbacks amounting to as much as 30% of the contract sums. Four individuals have been detained so far, including a member of parliament, municipal authorities, and personnel from the National Guard.
- President Zelenskyy condemned the graft as 'absolutely immoral,' emphasized the need for full accountability, praised the agencies' work, and highlighted the importance of their independent operation to fight corruption effectively.
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New scandal in Ukraine: after protests over attempts to reduce the powers of the anti-corruption agency, a new bribery scandal over weapons procurement has now been uncovered.
The anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine have revealed a scheme of bribes through inflated price contracts for the acquisition of drones and electronic war equipment. The National Anti-Corruption Office (NABU) and Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have explained this Saturday in a statement that "the essence of the plan was to conclude state contracts with supply companies at deliberately inflated prices." According to agency inquiries, …
The Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies reported that they discovered an important system of corruption involving inflated military procurement contracts. In a joint statement published on social media, the National Anti-corruption Office (NABU) and the Special Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) claimed that suspects had accepted bribes in a system that used state funds to buy drones and other military equipment at inflated prices. The es…
Ukrainian Anti-corruption Agencies Uncover Drone Procurement Graft Scheme
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies said they had uncovered a major graft scheme involving inflated military procurement contracts, just two days after Ukraine’s parliament voted to restore the agencies’ independence. In a joint statement published Saturday on social media, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said the suspects had taken bribes in a scheme that used state funds …
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