Ukraine: Top Army Officer Arrested for Corruption – Hidden $1 Million Property · Global Voices

It has launched a major campaign to tackle and combat it, on the one hand, at Brussels’ request for the country to join the EU and, on the other hand, because of the many scandals that have broken out over the war. recruitment. In this context, agents of the national security services (SBU) in Ukraine arrested the head psychiatrist of the Ukrainian army for unreported assets of a million dollars, the competent authority, which even suspects him of corruption, has announced today (21.10.2025). CORVERSE “SBU officials, with the support of the Ministry of Defence and the commander of the armed forces, arrested the chief psychiatrist of the armed forces,” SBU said in a statement, while footage of what the authorities detected were published. The announcement states that the arrester was also “a deputy head of the Central Military Assessment Committee”, the agency deciding whether anyone is capable of being recruited. CORVERSE Ukrainian president, Volontimir Zelensky, presented on 22 October, following the revelation of many scandals, a decree providing for the abolition of medical committees which decide whether men at a military age are able to serve in the army. Photo SBU/X Since 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine took place, the suspect has acquired three apartments, one house, plots and four luxury cars. These assets were either not declared at all or declared in the name of other members of his family. If you lost it 09:51 Tuesday 21.01 21:15 Monday 20.01 20:03 Monday 20.01 17:29 Monday 20.01 Photo SBU/X After all, researchers spotted 152,000 at his home in American dollars and 34,000 in euros. After the Russian invasion many corruption scandals have erupted in Ukraine, mainly in the Ministry of Defence and the military, which led to scapegoats and arrests of high-ranking officials.