{"id":13819,"date":"2025-07-05T02:24:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=13819"},"modified":"2025-07-05T02:24:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:24:25","slug":"ex-ukrainian-defense-ministers-home-raided-in-corruption-probe-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=13819","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Ukrainian defense minister\u2019s home raided in corruption probe \u2013 media"},"content":{"rendered":"

The move could be linked to a scandal involving procurement of food for soldiers at inflated prices, reports have suggested<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities have reportedly raided the home of former defense minister Aleksey Reznikov, according to several Ukrainian media outlets citing sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

Officers from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) seized an \u201cundeclared\u201d<\/em> smartphone and certain documents from Reznikov\u2019s apartment, according to reports by Strana.ua and ZN. The outlets did not specify whether the former minister was detained or questioned during the operation.<\/p>\n

NABU has yet to issue an official statement. Sources close to Reznikov confirmed that a raid had taken place but denied that any items were seized.<\/p>\n

The investigation is said to be connected to a major embezzlement case dating back to Reznikov\u2019s time as defense minister. In early April, NABU announced that it was investigating the misappropriation of more than 733 million hryvnas (approximately $17.6 million) earmarked for military food procurement. The suspects also allegedly attempted to embezzle an additional 788 million hryvnas (about $18.9 million) under the same scheme.<\/p>\n

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Reznikov was not listed as a suspect at the time, NABU noted. However, media reports suggested that his potential involvement in the scheme remained under scrutiny.<\/p>\n

During Reznikov\u2019s tenure, the Defense Ministry was entangled in several corruption scandals. One involved the purchase of jackets that reportedly tripled in price between shipment and delivery.<\/p>\n

At various points, senior ministry officials were accused of buying food for troops at inflated prices and making payments to questionable firms for substandard goods or supplies that never arrived. A wave of media investigations in early 2023 exposed the alleged abuses, prompting a public outcry and ultimately leading to Reznikov\u2019s resignation in September of that year.<\/p>\n

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Four months later, his successor, Rustem Umerov, stated that an internal ministry audit had uncovered approximately $262 million in losses related to theft. Umerov himself is also reportedly under investigation by anti-corruption authorities<\/a> for alleged abuse of power in connection with defense procurement.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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