Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv has again delayed a decision on preventive measures for former Deputy Defense Minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov in a case on the embezzlement of nearly UAH 1 billion ($28 million) on substandard uniforms for the army, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Nov. 9.
The Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU, accuses former deputy defense minister, Vyacheslav Shapovalov of embezzling millions of dollars worth of winter coats, body armor, and food procurement.
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At a critical moment in Ukraine’s counteroffensive, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered a changing of the guard, naming Rustem Umerov as the country’s new defense minister. On Wednesday, 338 of the 360 members of the Ukrainian parliament endorsed Umerov, a Crimean Tatar businessman, and a former parliamentarian. Observers see the replacement as part of Zelenskyy's…