Ukrainian government discovers theft of foreign aid
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kyivindependent.com
An investigation conducted by Ukraine's State Customs Service and together with the Ministry of Defense found that one-third of humanitarian aid donated to the Ukrainian military over the last year did not reach military units.
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How the fuck are they "disappearing" military vehicles, having a whole third of the donations just vanish is really messed up.
Ukraine has got to get its shit together and really fight corruption in a more meaningful way.
I think that the fact we're hearing about this is proof that Ukraine is fighting corruption in a meaningful way.
I'd argue that actual systemic changes are required to not only punish, but also prevent these things from being allowed to happen.
I admit having free press that can report it is definitely a good step forward though... although now that I wanted to double check some facts on the article I see that it was just removed?
🤔 Can you check if it's still available to you?
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Much of this is also likely to be disappearing before it even reaches the military; there have been gripes about it on Twitter many months ago already.
Reminds me of the movie Lord of War with Nicholas Cage. Ukraine has a history of disappearing weapons going back to the fall of the Soviet Union. It’s a hard culture to reverse quickly.
It is like the reverse of "That tree popped up out of nowhere!"