The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading bill No. 8381 on the introduction of transparency in defense procurement. The document was supported by 290 people's deputies as a basis, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a parliamentarian from Golos, said..

“The bill is aimed at ensuring the operation at the level of the law for the period of implementation of the legal regime of martial law in Ukraine, defining the principles of defense procurement, provided for by the Law of Ukraine “On Defense Procurement,” the explanatory note says..

In addition, the document provides for the introduction of reporting on defense purchases by state customers in the field of defense in terms of data, the disclosure of which is simultaneously necessary for the transparency of the procurement process and ensuring the protection of state customers from military threats.. It is proposed that the information on the procurement of goods, works and services for defense purposes constituting a state secret become an exception..

Also, the bill should ensure the publication of defense procurement reports that have not been published since February 24, 2022 and as of the day the Law enters into force..

“At the same time, state customers (services of state customers) are given a sufficient period of time (30 days for the entry into force of part 3 of Article 30 of the Law of Ukraine “On Defense Procurement” and 60 days for the publication of a report on defense procurement) to ensure such publication”.

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A bill introducing transparency in defense procurement was submitted to parliament after a scandal over inflated food prices for the Ukrainian military. Yury Nikolov told about the latter in the investigation “Rear rats of the Ministry of Defense during the war “saw” on food for the Armed Forces of Ukraine more than during civilian life”. Among other things in the ZN investigation. UA says that the Ministry of Defense signed an agreement for 13 billion with a company with an authorized capital of a thousand hryvnias. That is, a “laying” company was specially created.

At first, the Ministry of Defense generally claimed that the published ZN.

UA information about the purchase at inflated prices of products for the military allegedly has " Later, the head of the Ministry of Defense, Alexei Reznikov, admitted errors in the contract for the purchase of products, but called it "

Subsequently, it became known that a public anti-corruption council would be created under the Ministry of Defense, which would check the purchases of the defense department.. According to Reznikov, such a council will allow the ministry to receive expertise from the public..