The head of the Anti-Corruption Center Vitaly Shabunin said that he was fired from the Center for Innovation and Development of Defense Technologies of the Ministry of Defense, where he worked for the past two months.

According to Shabunin, the dismissal was initiated by Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov, who did not like the question about the lack of a modern IT logistics system in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“I note that my public question was preceded by two months of attempts to convince the Ministry of Defense not in public. Unfortunately, the petty revenge of the minister ended my story at the Center,” Shabunin writes..

The activist thanked his colleagues for their work, noting among the key achievements of the Center the right to develop and amend key NATO standards regarding the interaction of command and control systems.

And he emphasized the importance of introducing an IT logistics system in the Ukrainian army, which will increase the effectiveness of the warring army (as well as deprive the Russian fifth column in the West of grounds for accusations of “lack of control” of Western weapons in Ukraine – ed..

“They are returning me to the forces of the Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where I mobilized in the first days of the war. I don’t think revenge will end with the transfer, so it will be interesting,” he concluded..

The day before, Shabunin published a public appeal on Facebook regarding the need to introduce an IT logistics system in the Ukrainian army.. The military cannot use it without a “regulation” from the Ministry of Defense.

“It is superfluous to explain the critical importance of efficient logistics in modern warfare.. Obviously, logistics built on paper cannot be effective in the 21st century,” he wrote.. Shabunin also recalled that similar systems have already been transferred by the allies, but have not yet been implemented in Ukraine..

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According to ZN. UA, an electronic system of inquiries about the military needs of Ukraine has long been ready, which should replace the huge mass of lists with which Kyiv has so far tried to satisfy these needs. This system will also allow to control the volumes, range and prices of weapons entering Ukraine..

Minister Reznikov promised its introduction to his Western colleagues at the last Ramstein meeting. But the Ministry of Defense is still hindering the adoption by the Cabinet of Ministers of a resolution on the implementation of this system..

There is also a LOGFAS logistics program, which has been used in NATO since 1995 and transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces free of charge in 2019. The program is fully adapted to Ukrainian realities and provides for control over the provision, storage, delivery, condition, repair of weapons and equipment. However, the system has not been launched in Ukraine so far.