Salo has caused to Ukraine A huge case of corruption, with the involvement of politicians and military, who were taking starring in equipment programs by the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the supply of unmanned aircraft and drones.
A few days after the restoration of the independent anti -corruption authorities in Ukraine, with the new Zelenski bill, these national services proved the important role they play, after disrupting the circuit making money by buying drones at the expense of the state budget.
In particular, the National Corruption (NABU) and Corruption Special Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) have revealed the organized plan of corrupt politicians and military, which were “closing” state contracts with companies for the supply of drones at purposely inflated prices.
In this way, they were getting starvation that arrived up to 30% of the cost of a contract. So far Four people were arrested, one active MP, two local officials and one member of the National GuardBut it is believed that other military was involved in the circuit.
According to the survey, from 2024 to 2025, the suspects misappropriated public resources intended for the needs of the Armed Forces.
The case concerns the market for Drones FPV (First Person View) and Radio-Electronic War systems, according to Nabu.
Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski said “grateful to the anti -corruption services for their work”. ‘It is important that corruption -fighting institutions to operate independently and The law voted on Thursday guarantees all the necessary tools for a real fight against corruption ยป.
At the same time, Ukrainian State Security Service (SBU) reported that The arrested military was head of the financial part of a Ukrainian army brigade And how he embezzled money for the purchase of drones used to identify and target hostile artillery arrays.
According to SBU, the defendants arrested seem to have embezzled almost $ 47,885, a significant amount that could be spent to obtain many more drones than the Ukrainian army eventually bought. Suspects face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The Zelenski bill to fight corruption
The Ukrainian Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday (31.07.2025) the bill that restores the independence of the anti -corruption authorities, replacing a previous text denounced by Ukrainian civil society and the European Union.
The previous text, voted on July 22, 2025, set the National Corruption and the Special Prosecutor’s Office against corruption under the direct control of the Attorney General, who is appointed by the head of the state.
The bill caused a strong reaction to civil societywhich organized the first major demonstrations after the Russian invasion of February 2022, as well as the ally of the Kiev European Union.
Faced with the first political crisis of his presidency, Volodimir Zelenski tried first to defend the bill by accusing the two authorities of ineffectiveness and Russian influence.
After stating last Thursday that ‘Heard’ reactions, proposed a new billwhich received the applause of Nabu and SAP and was voted on Thursday by the Ukrainian MPs.
The new law renews guarantees for the independence of the two corruption bodies. However, it introduces additional checks, mainly systematically tests with lies, for staff members who have access to confidential information, to avoid any “action” in favor of Russia, according to the text posted on the Parliament’s website.