The war in Ukraine has raged for two years and has reached an impasse. It has also become a political lightning rod back home between those who believe funding is essential to keep Vladimir Putin contained and those who refuse to give Volodymyr Zelensky a blank check.
The Department of Defense Inspector General’s Office currently has more than 50 investigations into various aspects of the United State’s military support for Ukraine, though they have yet to substantiate any of the allegations.
The office, in multiple recently released reports, has revealed that the department has not met expectations for tracking and monitoring the billions of dollars of military aid the U.S. has provided to Ukraine.
“The DoD OIG currently has more than 50 ongoing investigative matters at different stages looking into allegations related to U.S. security assistance for Ukraine of the type that we typically see in conflict situations, such as procurement fraud, product substitution, theft, fraud, or corruption, and diversion or counterproliferation,” Robert Storch, the defense department’s inspector general, said in a statement to the Washington Examiner on Friday.
Storch did not provide any specific details of the cases or weapons allegedly involved in these cases and affirmed they have not substantiated wrongdoing in any of the investigations.
“However, based on our completed work to date, we have not substantiated any such allegations, though that may well change in the future,” he added.
