Old habits die hard – about all that humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine..
From this link to a Ukrainian Ministry of Defence article:
Seems like they parted on amicable terms:
“The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is grateful to Vyacheslav Shapovalov for his teamwork and effective work and is confident that the information waves will subside and justice will be achieved.
The Ministry of Defense adheres to the principle of zero tolerance for corruption, respects democratic control and ensures absolute transparency for any inspections by authorized bodies.”
So, what on earth did he do? Well it turns out that he is one of many who have “stepped down”. See the last paragraphs extracted from here:
“The Ukrainian government on Tuesday confirmed the resignation of multiple high ranking officials amid large-scale corruption allegations, in what’s being called the biggest mass resignation and graft scandal since the Russian invasion began.
Some dozen officials have quit their posts after a huge political shake-up over allegations and probes into cases ranging from bribery, to mismanagement of aid funds for purchasing food, to embezzlement, to driving expensive cars while common people suffer under wartime conditions.
A top presidential adviser and four deputy ministers – among these two defense officials, along with five regional governors were forced out of their posts. And among the regional governors to step down included officials overseeing regions which have seen intense fighting, including the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, where Russian forces have lately reported gains.”
“In reference to the announcement by a senior government official, Oleg Nemchinov, international reports detail the following list:
Deputy Prosecutor General Oleskiy Symonenko
Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories Ivan Lukeryu
Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories Vyacheslav Negoda
Deputy Minister for Social Policy Vitaliy Muzychenk
And the regional governors of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Sumy and Kherson
And separately, “the defense ministry had earlier announced the resignation of deputy minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov, who was in charge of the army’s logistical support, on the heels of accusations it was signing food contracts at inflated prices.”
In this case regarding the food contracts, Shapovalov is accused of signing a deal with an unknown, shady firm. In his role as deputy defense minister, his is the most notable and visible resignation. Crucially he would have had no small part in overseeing the billions of dollars flowing from the pockets of US and European taxpayers as authorized defense aid.”
Is this a worse racket than the usual military rackets in a time of war and of peace - similar to what is going on with the “funding” of gain of function research into bio-weapons outside the US ? (I am thinking of Milo Minderbender in Joseph Heller’s classic novel from 1961, “Catch 22”).
Onwards!
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Ukraine is very corrupt. It has been long before this war started in 2014. It’s known as the most corrupt country in Europe. And it only got worse after Victoria Nuland handpicked the new govt after the maidan including putting well known nazi leaders into govt. since 2014 the new Ukraine regime has been attacking their own citizens in the west because those citizens refused to be ruled by a corrupt regime. And I don’t blame them. Hate against Russians has been actively promoted by the Ukraine regime no different to hitlers hate against Jews
Goodness me? I suppose the resignees should count their blessings, that they didn't do the "falling out of high rise blocks/hotels/apartments, route favoured by the Russians for dealing with their bad apples!