Ukraine: several corruption cases lead to cascading resignations

Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Vlacheslav Shapovalov, in charge of the logistical support of the armed forces, has been dismissed from his post.

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Five regional governors, four deputy ministers and two heads of a government agency were removed from their posts on Tuesday, in addition to the deputy head of the presidential administration and the deputy attorney general after the revelations of corruption cases.

Unprecedented scandals since the war broke out.

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The most resounding case for the time being is that which targets the deputy minister for infrastructure, arrested on Sunday for having received 400,000 dollars thanks to the overcharged purchase of electric generators.

And this while the country is plagued by

. 

Overcharging

Another scandal affecting military logistics this time: according to the Ukrainian press, an over-invoicing system also affected the supply of food products to soldiers fighting on the front.

The Ministry of Defense denied this, but Deputy Minister Viacheslav Shapovalov, in charge of the logistical support of the armed forces, was forced to resign, officially to facilitate the investigation into these allegations.

And in the past 24 hours, other corruption scandals have affected very high personalities in the country.

In addition to the Deputy Minister of Defence, those of Social Policy and Territorial Development were also dismissed.

To this list is added the deputy head of the presidential administration, the deputy prosecutor general, Oleksiï Simonenko, accused of having recently gone on vacation to Spain while travel abroad, except for professional purposes, is prohibited. for men of military age, and finally several regional governors, all forced to leave their posts. 

Swift sweep

Business that is all the less acceptable for the Ukrainians since all this takes place in time of war and since Ukraine, if it wants to continue to benefit from the support of Western countries from which

, must show itself irreproachable on this chapter. 

“

,” Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday evening.

The Ukrainian president has promised new announcements and new decisions in the coming days to fight corruption.

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