President Putin meets with President of Belarus and confirms cooperation in military industry. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine on the 27th investigated five people on suspicion of embezzling approximately 5.9 billion yen in Japanese yen over the procurement of artillery shells.
According to the Security Bureau, the Ministry of Defense signed a contract with a military company to procure 100,000 shells in August 2022, and although the entire price was paid in advance, not a single shell has been delivered.