The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announced on Friday that personnel changes will take place after that his investigation into the state of bomb shelters after three people were left stranded after an airstrip was blocked by a Russian attack, Reuters reported. At the same time, on Friday, Zelenskyi ordered the creation of a special commission to conduct an inspection of the heads of the military commissions of Ukraine.

Zelenskyi said that he held a meeting of the National Security Council, where they discussed judicial reform, Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, and the security of the Ukrainian people.

“In general, today we analyzed the situation with shelters in regions, districts and cities that are most terrorized by the enemy,” Zelenskyy said in a video posted on the Telegram messenger.

“The conclusions are disappointing. Almost all over the country. The situation is especially cynical and shameful in those cities that have significant financial resources, but, unfortunately, have other priorities. Personnel decisions will be made,” Zelenskyy said.

Zelensky ordered all bomb shelters to be checked after the death of three people who rushed into the Kyiv bomb shelter, which did not open.

Their deaths on June 1 caused public outrage.

Vitaliy Klitschko defends himself on the problem of bomb shelters

Zelensky criticized the Kyiv authorities and the prosecutor’s office for taking the head of the Kyiv City Security Department under house arrest after checking bomb shelters.

After the incident with the bomb shelter, the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitsyko said that he bears some responsibility, but others are to blame, especially those appointed by the president.

Zelenskyi also noted that the heads of Ukraine’s security forces and senior government officials discussed how to advance judicial and anti-corruption reforms, which Ukraine’s Western partners, international financial institutions and investors consider key.

Zelenskyi said that the Rada wants to strengthen criminal liability for corruption offenses in the judicial system.

Corruption in the Ministry of Defense

The asylum investigation is just the latest in a series of scandals.

At the end of January, a large-scale corruption scandal broke out in the Ministry of Defense, which led to the dismissal of several high-ranking officials.

The Ukrainian publication Zn accused the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, headed by Oleksiy Reznikov, of purchasing food for the army at prices that are two to three times higher than prices in Kyiv grocery stores, The Kyiv Independent writes.

The Zn publication notes that this contract with a total value of 13.16 billion UAH, which is equivalent to 328.4 million euros, was concluded on December 23 and provides for the supply of food products to the Ukrainian military stationed in the Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Chernihiv regions. and Cherkassy.

The contract does not provide for the delivery of food to the frontline fighters, where “only delivery can make any purchase more expensive,” writes Zn.

Request in personnel centers

On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi also ordered the creation of a special commission to check the heads of military commissions in the regions of Ukraine.

After a meeting with his military leadership, Zelensky announced that the commission will be headed by First Deputy Minister of Defense General Oleksandr Pavlyuk. The decision was made after Ukrainian mass media reported allegations of corruption against the head of the project office.