In Ukraine, Fraud and Waste Are Rewarded With More Weapons Contracts

Scritto il 06/09/2026
da Andrew E. Kramer, Bianca Pallaro and Evelina Riabenko

Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste.Ukrainian soldiers firing a mortar toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Kupiansk, Ukraine, last year.