00:00Public funds meant for Ukraine's army
00:04embezzled by top political and military officials.
00:07That's the conclusion of a new investigation by anti-corruption agencies
00:11exposing a vast system of fraud in the midst of war.
00:16Members of the National Guard suspected of involvement now suspended.
00:21Anti-corruption agencies have exposed one of the members of the Ukrainian parliament
00:28as well as heads of district and city administrations and servicemen
00:33of the National Guard of Ukraine for bribery.
00:36Unfortunately, it involved the procurement of electronic warfare and FPV equipment.
00:41Absolutely immoral. There must be full and fair accountability for this.
00:49A politically damaging scandal for the president.
00:52Just last month Zelenskyy backed a law that would have brought anti-corruption bodies
00:56under tighter state control, saying they were inefficient and under Russian influence.
01:04But after a wave of public anger and mass protests,
01:07he backtracked on Thursday and restored the body's independence.
01:13It was the first anti-government street demonstrations since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
01:19Corruption remains a major challenge in Ukraine and is often called an endemic problem for the country.
01:27Following the war, several high-profile cases have rocked the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence.
01:33of the byproducts are they connected to the network.
01:34of the sea. of the sea. of the sea. of the sea. of the sea.
01:36And the air is a twice-deepBERCatumated system.
01:38So, with the increase in the parliament, the one of the countries being erased from the earth.
01:39of theniya. of the sea. of the sea. of the sea. of the sea. of the sea. of the sea. of the sea.
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