Nine senior government officials have now been purged in Ukraine as part of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s response to widespread allegations of corruption across his administration.
Simon Kentaccording toUkraine’s deputy prosecutor general, Oleksiy Symonenko, also announced his resignation on the same day, as Breitbart NewsThe clearout follows months of allegations that some of Ukraine’s top leaders were profiting from the bloody conflict with Russia, buying military food at inflated prices and taking luxury holidays as their countrymen fight Russia’s invasion.
In December, Symonenko allegedly went on holiday to Spain using a Mercedes owned by a prominent Ukrainian businessman, while a spokesperson for Ukraine’s border guard was also publicly shamed for partying in Paris as the war continued to envelope eastern Ukraine.Miliary-grade weaponry including U.S. hardware in Ukraine is allegedly being sold on to international buyers via the messaging app Telegram.
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