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f6vyesterday at 1:29 PM2 repliesview on HN

You can't deny Ukrainian military suffers from deep corruption.


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_djo_yesterday at 1:46 PM

Much less than 5-10 years ago, and orders of magnitude less than the Russian military.

The pressures of fighting an existential war plus the demands of the public in a democracy have closed off most typical avenues for corruption, forcing a focus on battlefield results and effective supply to the front-line.

Nobody in the Ukrainian military is advocating for military spending for corrupt reasons, but for the country to remain independent in the face of a Russian military invasion.

dgroshevyesterday at 1:42 PM

What compelled you to write this? It's just a random point having no relationship to what you're replying to. Why have you typed this and pressed "reply"?