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October 29, 2024“The situation for Ukraine is worse than ever”, – British analyst Frank Ledwidge said
October 29, 2024Nearly 7,000 convictions have been handed down to corrupt officials since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, with only 1.5% of those convicted receiving prison sentences.
This information reported according to Opendatabot, which cited data from the Unified State Register of Persons Who Committed Corruption or Corruption-Related Offenses.
Since 2022, a total of 6,877 convictions have been issued, significantly fewer than before the war. This decline is attributed to the fact that filing declarations became voluntary at the start of the invasion, reducing oversight by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention.
In 2024, the highest number of convictions were issued in Lviv Oblast, accounting for 172 cases, or 9.8% of the total. Vinnytsia Oblast followed with 151 convictions (8.6%), and Odesa Oblast ranked third with 115 cases (6.5%).
Most convicted officials received fines, with only 27 sentenced to prison.
In a notable development, Ukraine recently issued its first whistleblower reward, awarded to a service member who, between 2020 and 2021, served as the Director of the Department of Internal Audit of the Ministry of Defense. This individual went through a challenging process to expose corruption and bring the case to a successful conclusion.