The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense purchased meals for troopers at thrice the value. Now 9 excessive authorities officers have needed to resign. / Corruption scandal in Ukraine: Officials Dismissed
Against the background of an alleged corruption scandal, 5 governors and 4 deputy ministers had been relieved of their workplaces in Ukraine on Tuesday. This was introduced by the federal government in Kyiv in the course of the Russian warfare of aggression.
Among them is Deputy Defense Minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov, who introduced his resignation in reference to the scandal surrounding the acquisition of overpriced meals for troopers. “Vyacheslav Shapovalov, who was responsible for supplying the Ukrainian armed forces in the rear, has asked to be released,” the protection ministry mentioned in Kyiv. The marketing campaign in opposition to him would in any other case endanger the secure provide of the armed forces, it mentioned.
The Ministry of Defense is alleged to have purchased very expensively
According to Taras Melnychuk, authorities consultant in parliament, the Deputy Minister for Social Policy and two Deputy Ministers for Regional Development have additionally been dismissed from their posts. The governors of the central Dnipropetrovsk area, the southern areas of Zaporizhia and Kherson, the northern Ukrainian area of Sumy and the capital Kyiv had been additionally eliminated.
Over the weekend, media reviews in Ukraine precipitated a stir that the Defense Ministry was shopping for meals to feed its troopers at costs as much as thrice greater than retail costs in shops. The contract for 13 billion hryvnia (a superb 300 million euros) is alleged to be about feeding the troopers on the entrance, however within the rear.
Corruption and enrichment scandals
Head of state Volodymyr Zelenskyj had introduced extra decisive motion in opposition to misconduct previously few days after scandals surrounding corruption and enrichment within the state equipment. A deputy minister was fired for allegedly taking bribes to purchase energy mills. Many residents in Ukraine suspect elements of the management of enriching themselves in the middle of the big monetary assist from the West.
Defense Minister Oleksiy Resnikov denied the allegations on Monday. The purpose is outwardly to “undermine trust in the Ministry of Defense at a very important time,” he mentioned. At the identical time, the 56-year-old assured a clear investigation of the incidents.
Zelenskyy fires deputy head of his presidential workplace
In addition, the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential workplace, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, requested for Zelenskyy’s dismissal after criticism of his work. Zelenskyy complied with the request and dismissed the highest official from his put up, in keeping with a decree revealed on the president’s web site. Tymoshenko thanked Zelenskyy on the Telegram news channel for the belief and the chance to work for the nation in occasions of warfare.
Tymoshenko had beforehand precipitated a stir as a result of he had been touring in a US SUV that the automotive firm General Motors had offered for the rescue of residents from the fight zones within the warfare zone and for humanitarian missions. The officer had defended his journeys as official.
According to the Ukrainian media, Tymoshenko was additionally criticized for exceeding his duties as an official within the presidential administration within the areas and in addition for being politically energetic. The presidential elections in Ukraine are subsequent yr. Selenskyj has to worry competitors from his personal ranks.
