# Ukraine fires officials after a defence-food procurement scandal

Date: 2023

In January 2023 the president dismissed senior officials after reporting that defence ministry food contracts were inflated. Later anti-corruption bodies continued related files. Firings are accountability; the scandal is still a corruption event.

## People

- Volodymyr Zelenskyy: https://factrail.ai/people/volodymyr-zelenskyy

## Drivers

- Institutional Corruption: https://factrail.ai/drivers/institutional-corruption

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-sacks-officials-after-corruption-allegations-2023-01-23/
- https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/zelenskyy-personnel-defence-2023

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ua-defence-procurement-2023