What Happened
Defence Procurement System Plagued by Mismanagement and Corruption
Ukraine’s defence procurement system has been plagued by mismanagement and corruption, resulting in a loss of $1.2 billion in 2024. According to The New York Times, the Pavlohrad Chemical Plant supplied thousands of defective mortar rounds to the Ukrainian army, despite the company’s director being under investigation for corruption. The Defence Procurement Agency continued to award new contracts to the plant, as well as to other companies under investigation. This was reported by Censor.NET, citing The New York Times article.