Audit of the Ministry of Defence reveals overpayment of UAH 180 million for “combatants”
29 February 2024 15:24
Auditors of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine have found numerous payments of “combat” allowances to servicemen who, in fact, did not take part in hostilities. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence, Kommersant Ukrainian reports 
“In fact, a number of servicemen were in permanent deployment and performed functional duties not related to combat operations, but received combat allowances,”
– the report says.
Such facts were found in military units in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytsky and Poltava regions.
In total, the state overpaid UAH 186.6 million as a result of these violations.
All audit materials have been handed over to law enforcement agencies.
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine is currently undergoing an audit in many areas. In particular, the MoD’s supply contracts are being checked, ranging from weapons to food. In addition, as stated by Supreme Commander-in-Chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a total audit should be conducted in the Armed Forces – this is one of the current tasks of the new Commander-in-Chief Syrskyy.
