Confidential audits covering 2024 and 2025 revealed patterns of inflated weapons prices, contracts awarded to unreliable companies and billions lost to fraud, waste and mismanagement.
In full war with Russia for more than four years, Ukraine has been facing serious problems with regard to the military procurement system. According to secret government audits cited by The New York Times, only in 2024 Kiev lost about $1.2 billion due to fraud and waste, but despite evidence of problems, the state continued to grant contracts to suppliers with problems.