Ukraine Anti-Corruption Agencies Detain Four in Drone Procurement Probe
Soldiers from a fiber-optic drone unit of the 93rd Brigade test the drones before going to the front lines in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on June 17.
Photographer: Jose Colon/Anadolu/Getty ImagesUkraine’s anti-corruption agencies said four people had been detained in a probe into “large-scale” corruption in the procurement of drones and jamming systems.
A group including a lawmaker, two local officials and the head of a National Guard unit organized schemes to misappropriate local authorities’ budget funds in 2024-2025, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday in statements posted on Facebook.