Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigations (DBR) said on October 10 that its officers officially informed a former deputy defense minister and an ex-chief of a department at the ministry that they are suspected of embezzlement. The men's identities were not disclosed. According to a statement issued by the DBR, the men are suspected of embezzling 250 million hryvnyas ($6,780,000) allocated to purchase body armor. There was no immediate comment by the two men. In February, another former deputy defense minister was detained for allegedly lobbying for the purchase of low-quality ammunition for the armed forces.
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