Ukraine’s security service arrests five people accused of $40m arms fraud
by Luke Harding in Kyiv from on (#6J6JQ)
Two ministry of defence officials among those arrested over contract for mortar shells that never arrived
Ukraine's SBU security service has arrested five people who allegedly tried to steal nearly $40m (31m) that was supposed to be used to buy shells for the country's military in its war against Russia.
The SBU said on Saturday it had arrested two senior officials from the ministry of defence. They had allegedly conspired with the chief executive of a little-known arms firm, Lviv Arsenal, over a contract for 100,000 mortar shells. Another employee and an alleged accomplice were also detained.
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