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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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[-] Xel@mujico.org 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Earlier this year, the State Customs Service of Ukraine registered 653 cases of disappeared humanitarian cargo for military purposes. Some of the missing materials included plates for body armor, night vision devices, thermal imagers, drones, and military vehicles.

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.

[-] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 60 points 11 months ago

I think that the fact we're hearing about this is proof that Ukraine is fighting corruption in a meaningful way.

[-] bookmeat@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

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.

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