This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Well see, in the first article, this chap says this:
Yaroslavskyi, who heads a Ukrainian Special Reconnaissance Unit, told the BBC that at least some defenses promised by officials were missing in Kharkiv.
"Either it was an act of negligence, or corruption. It wasn't a failure. It was a betrayal," he said, per the outlet.
And the second article says this:
The U.S. State Department does "not anticipate any major breakthroughs" by Russia toward Kharkiv, but Russia may "make further advances in the coming weeks," Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said during a press briefing on May 13.
U.S. President Joe Biden authorized a $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on May 10, after Congress approved a long-awaited $61 billion spending bill for Kyiv in April.
So saying "a billion" going towards the second largest city seems pretty fair.
He wants something like this.
Hundreds of millions of hryvnias could probably be stolen during the construction of fortifications in the Kharkiv region, where the RSNA is now actively advancing. Multi-million dollar contracts for the construction of fortifications, for which a total of 7 billion hryvnias were spent there, were transferred by Kharkiv OVA to front companies of avatars.
In particular, the department Housing and communal services (ZhKG) and the fuel and energy complex of the Kharkiv OVA concluded direct contracts for the supply of wood for fortifications with companies with signs of fictitiousness.
For 270 million for wood, information about which is classified, contracts were concluded with FOP Chaus I.O., LLC "Hertz Industry", LLC "Satisbud", LLC "ATT BUILD" and LLC "DEREVOOBROBNE PIDPRIEMSTVO VOSHOD".
All of them started making millions immediately within a few months of signing up. Classic - under direct contracts and without competitive procurement.
It so happened that the department of the Kharkiv OVA for defense procurement chose newly registered noname firms and private enterprises. Moreover, the owners of these firms do not resemble successful businessmen and businesswomen - they have dozens of court cases, from whiskey theft to domestic violence against a husband and mother, some of them are deprived of parental rights and have had enforcement proceedings for bank loans.
Another interesting detail - it seems that these beneficiaries do not even know that they are millionaires. After all, they continue to work in shifts "in the fields" and factories.
Once again: in OVA, direct contracts for wood for fortifications are concluded with companies whose "owners" do not even know that they are making millions. This is how military information is classified.
It is obvious that contractors for military deals were carefully sought - people who are not rich, with a number of court cases and debts. Some of them are even related to each other.
The scheme began with the FOP Chaus Ihor Olehovych . Three months after registration, the OVA department concludes direct contracts with him for the supply of wood worth millions of hryvnias.
It is interesting that in July 2023, when Chaus just registered the FOP, he had enforcement proceedings for a fine from the police. Earlier, he was found guilty of stealing a pint of Jack Daniels from ATB. He served 100 hours of community service for the stolen whiskey. A successful businessman from the bad 2010s
The "successful businesswomen" scheme was continued. Both are from the city of Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region.
The first is Victoria Smolyak, owner of Hertz Industry LLC. The company was registered in June 2023, and within a few months it began to earn millions from wood. Again, under direct contracts. In less than a year, the company changes four managers, which is also a sign of fictitiousness.
Mrs. Smolyak has not only a limited liability company, but also 5 enforcement proceedings for recovery from banks, courts for evasion of parental duties. A drunk woman committed domestic violence against her mother. Currently, she works at the Dnipro metallurgical plant.
Not very similar to the owner of a successful company that earned 116 million from the OVA department in 9 months?
The second businesswoman is Natalia Koval. LLC "Satisbud" is registered on it three days after the registration of "Hertz Industry". Another successful company, through which more than 52 million are driven.
The owner of the company also has a bunch of court cases, in particular, regarding the deprivation of parental rights, being in a public place in a drunken state, committing domestic violence against her husband. As we learned, the woman now works in shifts in the fields.
It is interesting that both "Hertz Industry" LLC and "Satisbud" LLC have the same director - Dmytro Knorozov. It is expected, and he also has enforcement proceedings, where he acts as a debtor.
Through the following companies - "ATT BUD" and "WOOD PROCESSING ENTERPRISE VOSHOD" the Department of Housing and Urban Development of the Kharkiv Oblast is chasing away millions. Their owners and managers are connected to more than 30 more recently established companies with a wide range of activities.
According to this scheme, the naked eye can see how someone, being a member of the government offices, mercilessly registers new companies, using for this purpose people who, due to the circumstances, may not be aware of this. And this someone continues to make money on blood.
Ideally, this should become useful information for law enforcement agencies and further exposure of fictitious companies that steal millions from the Armed Forces. After all, most of these dozens of companies are currently sleeping and are probably "catching up" for further participation in schemes for withdrawing funds into the shadows and tax evasion.
-Martyna Bohuslavets, head of the Mezha Anti-corruption Center
Sounds like it's not mentioned ANYWHERE in your links, Cletus.
Doesn't appear your post supports is claims, either, Ivan.
Joe, there is a direct quote from the front lines saying this was not failure it was corruption and or an act of betrayal, and you know we sent them 61 billion dollars worth of shit a month ago and you are trying to take claim with the use of the word "billions".
You are a twat.
So, you just made up numbers. BAU for you.
What a freaking clown show this administration is. Some ‘war’ going on, huh? Oh well, better send them another hundred billion.
But Russia would have dispersed them right?
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Fingers crossed.
"A little silence and patience on what is happening on the front for the moment"
Related?
"A little silence and patience on what is happening on the front for the moment"
Related?
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Though weapons, some less effective, from other countries can be used.
Whoa, that is a lotta juice to squeeze. Let it be so..
Parking aircraft like that in war time is completely nuts.
Russia-Ukraine war live: Volodymyr Zelenskiy postpones all foreign trips amid Russian advances in Kharkiv region
Further to the news earlier that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy had cancelled a visit to Spain and Portugal (see 08.54 BST), his press secretary has now said that all upcoming foreign visits scheduled for Zelenskiy have been postponed.“Volodymyr Zelenskiy has instructed that all international events scheduled for the coming days be postponed and new dates coordinated,” Sergii Nykyforov said on Facebook, according to Reuters.
Russia-Ukraine war live: Volodymyr Zelenskiy postpones all foreign trips amid Russian advances in Kharkiv region
Ukrainian president postpones trips as Ukraine forced to pull back troops near several villages in the north-eastern Kharkiv region
Ukraine presses Biden to lift ban on using US weapons to strike Russia
Kyiv watched as Russians massed on the border, but they weren’t allowed to use long-range missiles provided by Washington.Ukrainian officials are making a new push to get the Biden administration to lift its ban on using U.S.-made weapons to strike inside Russia, saying the policy kept them from attacking Russian positions as they prepared for their major march toward Kharkiv.
A group of Ukrainian parliamentarians is in Washington this week to enlist congressional help on the issue, which they see as handcuffing the Ukrainian war effort as Kyiv looks to hit Russian military supply depots over the border.
The administration has to abandon their "avoid escalation" policy on this front. Ukraine has to have the ability to hit these Russian troop build ups for these offensives they're launching. One hand tied behind their backs essentially.
My gosh, the casualty rates of late bottle the mind.
Before the US aid package passed, it was looking like D-Day or later for 500k Russian casualties.
Now, it's looking quite probable that number is hit by Memorial Day... (5/27)
Yes
Use them to shut down supply lines from 50-100 miles inside the Russian border.
This thing is over in 3 months if you cut those supply lines off. Hammer them hard. Shouldn't be a functioning rail line anywhere close to the Ukrainian border.
I'm increasingly believing that this will be a larger conflict. Europe can't allow Putin to go unchecked. I suspect several nations will be involved by the end of summer.
That whole opinion piece is speculation.
