A Ukrainian lawmaker and a pair of local officials, as well as an unspecified number of National Guard personnel, have been caught in a major graft scheme that involved using state funds to buy drones and other military hardware at deliberately inflated prices in return for bribes, the country’s anti-corruption agencies said Saturday. Four people have been arrested.
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Ukraine anti-corruption agencies uncover major drone procurement graft scheme
Olivia Carter
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