At least three dozen contracts for supply of weapons in Ukraine since 2022 have been a failure.
Ukraine has shifted $ 770 million as a premise on foreign weapons, but a significant portion of weapons has not been delivered. It reports about it Financial periods With reference to the Ministry of Defense documents and internal materials at the disposal of the publication.
An example is the case with the 28 -Year -old American Tanner Cook from Arizona, the owner of a small weapon store. In 2022, his company OTL I entered a contract for supply of ammunition for 49 million euros. Ukraine pays 17.1 million euros of initial payment, but no delivery has occurred. Although Ukraine won arbitration in Vienna, funds have not been restored.
Meanwhile, thanks to the Ukrainian contract, Cook began to expand his business, go to international weapon exhibitions and, at the discretion of his posts on social networks, leading a luxurious lifestyle.
Another unsuccessful contract ended with American Regulus Global, founded by former Merrill Lynch Broker, Villa Cormyndike in 2012. The company is engaged in searching and redemption of old weapons reserves.
By the end of 2022, Regulus Global made a proposal to sell ten -ten -thousand artillery shells of 155 mm caliber. A contract is signed up to 1.7 billion dollars. Special technical export He pays $ 162.6 million in the form of advances and deposits to fulfill part of the contract, and also make other payments for 14 million euros.
But then, according to the data Special technical exportRegulus violates the terms of the contract and the money has not been restored.
According to data, in just three years of war, the country has lost at least $ 770 million for advancing for weapons, which has not been received.
Against the background of external problems with contracts, internal scandals arise: many officials responsible for purchases have been removed, some of which will be charged. An investigation of the twelve -weakening contracts is carried out.
In one of these cases, according to the Ukrainian court decision, in April 2022 a company with a state UKRSPETSISPORT I got mortars from suppliers from Sudan, which has been associated with the FSB of the Russian Federation and PMC Wagner.
We remind, earlier there was a scandal with a low quality of 120-mm min for the armed forces of the armed forces. In particular, the military said that at the party of ammunition for only 10 shots 1 space of mines. According to the Ukraine Ministry of Strategic industry, approximately 24 thousand mines of 120 mm caliber from the Ukrainian manufacturer, which became defective, will be restored. Today, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has come up with the Minister of Defense Rustem Umarov for a report on the purchase scandal of the purchase of mines.
Another scandal of buying ammunition is the brewing in Ukraine
News from CORRESPONDENT.NET On the telegram and whatsapp. Subscribe to our channels https://t.me/KorresPondentNet and WhatsApp
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.