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.

  • Salamendacious@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

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

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      1 year ago

      I’d argue that actual systemic changes are required to not only punish, but also prevent these things from being allowed to happen.

      I admit having free press that can report it is definitely a good step forward though… although now that I wanted to double check some facts on the article I see that it was just removed?

      🤔 Can you check if it’s still available to you?

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        1 year ago

        🤔 Can you check if it’s still available to you?

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      1 year 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.