Fraud and waste in military procurement cost Ukraine over one billion euros in one year
Politics
Украина
Военный конфликт

Fraud and waste in military procurement cost Ukraine over one billion euros in one year

SIC Notícias9 September 2026 at 23:50

Ukraine lost over one billion euros in a single year due to fraud and waste in military procurement. The figures refer exclusively to a one-year period.

The information was reported by the American newspaper The New York Times, which accessed data from a secret audit. This audit revealed the scale of the problems in the country's military acquisitions.

The amount lost represents a significant impact on the resources intended for Ukraine's defense, in a context of ongoing conflict. No other details are mentioned regarding the specific types of fraud or waste identified.

Related articles

Politics

"There is an ethical and institutional crisis in Brazil's Supreme Federal Court"

A specialist warned of an ethical and institutional crisis in Brazil's Supreme Federal Court, after the court's president, Edson Fachin, suspended decisions made by ministers André Mendonça and Flávio Dino regarding the removal of the Federal Police director-general, generating controversy about the internal functioning of the court.

Now10/09/26, 00:48
Politics

France outraged by video of police officer near Le Pen with racist comments

A video accidentally recorded in France shows a municipal police officer affiliated with Marine Le Pen's party, the Rassemblement National (RN), and his colleagues making racist, homophobic, and sexist comments, causing great indignation in the country. The incident places the far-right party in a delicate position, raising questions about the discourse and behavior of its members.

RTP Notícias10/09/26, 00:40
Politics

'Luís Neves should have known that with the enemies he made throughout his career, they wouldn't leave him alone'

A specialist commented that Luís Neves, a governmental figure, should have anticipated that criticism and attacks from political adversaries would be inevitable, given the conflicts he accumulated throughout his career. According to the specialist, the politician's position ended up being strengthened precisely because he made a 'mea-culpa' and publicly acknowledged his errors — an attitude considered rare but valued in Portugal.

Now10/09/26, 00:34
Jaime Nogueira Pinto: partidos "com a mesma posição" não votaram a favor da moção de censura "por ser do Chega"
Politics

Jaime Nogueira Pinto: parties "with the same position" did not vote in favor of the motion of censure "because it was from Chega"

Jaime Nogueira Pinto defends that Chega's motion of censure aimed to mark a political position, arguing that other parties with similar positions did not approve it just because it was presented by Chega. The commentator also sees the AfD's electoral victory in Germany at the state level as a sign of a broader revolt against the direction Europe is taking.

SIC Notícias10/09/26, 00:32