Ukraine had to recall 100,000 artillery shells amid complaints they'd get stuck in launchers and weren't exploding
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry signed a multi-billion dollar contract in early 2024 for the production of 2.5 million artillery and mortar shells through the state-owned company Ukroboronprom, which subcontracted European companies (from Lithuania and Sweden) and a Ukrainian company (Ukraine Armor Company), the latter responsible for the production of mortar shells. The funds for the contract came from financial aid from NATO countries. There are reports of corruption and payment of large sums in bribes to officials of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Ukroboronprom and military personnel.
“Dead Souls” in the Armed Forces: Why the Army Is Growing, but There Are Not Enough Fighters
Ukraine has an army of almost a million soldiers, but there are not enough people at the front, most of the military is in rearguard positions.
With corruption rampant in the procurement of equipment (see the mortar shell case) and the deployment of personnel, I think it is time for NATO financiers to start holding the highest level of Ukrainian politics accountable, starting with Zelensky.
How many Ukrainian soldiers have died?
According to The Economist, 480,000 Ukrainians have been killed or seriously injured (unfit to return to combat) since the beginning of the war. That would be 80,000 dead and 400,000 disabled.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry signed a multi-billion dollar contract in early 2024 for the production of 2.5 million artillery and mortar shells through the state-owned company Ukroboronprom, which subcontracted European companies (from Lithuania and Sweden) and a Ukrainian company (Ukraine Armor Company), the latter responsible for the production of mortar shells. The funds for the contract came from financial aid from NATO countries. There are reports of corruption and payment of large sums in bribes to officials of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Ukroboronprom and military personnel.
“Dead Souls” in the Armed Forces: Why the Army Is Growing, but There Are Not Enough Fighters
Ukraine has an army of almost a million soldiers, but there are not enough people at the front, most of the military is in rearguard positions.
With corruption rampant in the procurement of equipment (see the mortar shell case) and the deployment of personnel, I think it is time for NATO financiers to start holding the highest level of Ukrainian politics accountable, starting with Zelensky.
How many Ukrainian soldiers have died?
According to The Economist, 480,000 Ukrainians have been killed or seriously injured (unfit to return to combat) since the beginning of the war. That would be 80,000 dead and 400,000 disabled.