High Ranking Ukraine Officials Accused of Embezzling Funds Worth 62.5 Million Allocated for Humanitarian Aid During War

On August 23, 2023, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) exposed a scheme involving the embezzlement of UAH 62.5 million during Ukrzaliznytsia’s (Ukrainian Railways) procurement of food supplies amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Ukrzaliznytsia is the state-owned national railway company of Ukraine. It is one of the largest railway operators in Europe by network size and annual freight and passenger throughput.

The scheme implicates both former and current high-ranking officials.

The first deputy minister of agrarian policy and food is under investigation.
The former deputy minister of economics is also being probed

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