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Defense Ministry cancels $378 million in procurement contracts

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, General Staff, and Logistics Forces Command have freed up UAH15.6 billion ($378 million) for the military’s current needs by terminating some contracts with manufacturers and canceling planned purchases, the ministry announced on Oct. 6.

7 October, 02:19 AM

Ukraine, partners launch new defense procurement coalition

Ukraine and several partner countries signed a memorandum creating a multinational coalition for defense procurement called CORPUS (Coalition for Resilient Procurement and Unified Support), the Defense Ministry announced on April 30.

30 April, 10:09 PM

Umerov, NATO envoy discuss real security guarantees

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov met with NATO’s Head of Representation in Ukraine, Patrick Turner, he reported on Sept. 18.

19 September 2025, 08:01 AM

SBU brings corruption charges against several Justice Ministry officials

Ukraine’s SBU security service and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have charged three current and former Justice Ministry officials with embezzling UAH10 million ($240,000), the SBU announced on Aug. 6.

7 August 2025, 01:35 AM

Ukrainian colonel jailed over inflated drone contracts

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has ordered the detention of Colonel Vasyl Myshanskyi, a National Guard officer suspected of corruption in the drones and electronic warfare (EW) procurement for his unit, Suspilne reported on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 02:45 PM

Court detains drone firm director in drone, EW procurement scam

The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU) ordered a 60-day detention for Yevheniya Sydelnykova, director of Acopters LLC, a suspect in a corruption case involving the procurement of drones and electronic warfare (EW) systems, according to public broadcaster Suspilne’s court correspondent on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 02:03 PM

State agency to acquire high-end Toyota Prados for $430,000

Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection conducted a tender to procure six 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUVs for a total of over 17.98 million hryvnias ($429,667), according to Prozorro system data, with the tender concluded on July 21.

28 July 2025, 05:25 PM

Former defense official detained on embezzlement charges

A former Defense Ministry department head and his private sector accomplice have been detained on charges of embezzling UAH33 million ($790,000) via rifle procurement contracts, Ukrainian authorities announced on July 2.

3 July 2025, 12:48 AM

$400k stolen from Ukrainian Railways in procurement scam

Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions uncovered a group suspected of embezzling over ₴15 million ($370,000) from the state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia through public procurement fraud, National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported on June 27.

27 June 2025, 01:03 PM

EU delivers two-thirds of promised 2mln artillery shells to Ukraine

European Union member states have already delivered two-thirds of the 2 million artillery shells pledged to Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on May 20.

21 May 2025, 08:55 AM

Ukraine to deploy 15,000 land robots on the battlefield in 2025

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry plans to deploy 15,000 ground robots to perform frontline tasks in 2025, Defense Procurement Department Director Glib Kanievskyi said on March 31, according to Ukrainska Pravda.

31 March 2025, 09:47 PM

Poland to purchase 5k additional Starlink terminals for Ukraine – Deputy Prime Minister

Poland’s government is working on procuring additional Starlink satellite internet systems for Ukraine, deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski said an interview with Radio ZET on March 11.

11 March 2025, 02:51 PM

Defense Ministry terminates contract with Defense Procurement Agency head

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov petitioned the Cabinet to dismiss his deputy Dmytro Klimenkov and will not renew the contract with Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) Director Maryna Bezrukova.

24 January 2025, 08:13 PM

Defense Ministry details record-breaking drone support for Ukraine's forces

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry provided the Armed Forces with over 1.2 million drones of various types in 2024, the agency wrote on its official website on Dec. 11.

11 December 2024, 10:35 AM

Two AFU officers charged with procurement corruption

Ukraine’s SBU security service has uncovered a corruption scheme involving two logistics command officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the SBU reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2024, 09:18 PM

Kyiv court fines supplier for failing to deliver $12,000 worth of food to Ukrainian military

The Kyiv Economic Court has imposed a fine of almost 502,000 hryvnias ($12,145) on the company Nova-Postach for failing to deliver food supplies to the Ukrainian military, as reported in a court decision dated Sept. 5.

23 September 2024, 11:36 AM

Former Ukrainian defense official faces charges over $29 million loss

A former high-ranking official from the Department of State Procurement and Supply of Material Resources of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has been charged with causing the state a loss of 1.2 billion hryvnias ($29.3 million) on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 05:31 PM

Kherson official charged with corruption over uniform procurement

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has charged the director of the Defense Department of Kherson Regional Administration with corruption, the SBI reported on Aug. 19.

19 August 2024, 10:27 PM

Ukrenergo cancels air conditioning procurement tender

Ukrenergo's tender for purchasing air conditioning systems, published in early 2024, has been canceled due to changing circumstances, the company reported on Telegram on June 6.

6 June 2024, 03:05 PM

How parliament will scrutinize military procurement – MP interview

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has recently established a temporary select committee to oversee the use of state funding for battlefield fortifications and military drone procurement.

24 May 2024, 11:39 PM

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