Pentagon inspector general warns of Ukraine’s ‘endemic corruption’

Published May 17, 2024 10:36am ET



The Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General warned that Ukrainian corruption is a persistent challenge as the war against Russia has created new opportunities for it.

The corruption risks include possible bribes, kickbacks, and inflated procurement costs, especially for lethal procurements within the Ministry of Defense, according to the inspector general’s second quarterly report to Congress on Operation Atlantic Resolve, the name of the administration’s operation to arm Ukraine.

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