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UNIAN: Ukraine’s PGO finds $237.4 million hole in defense budget

By UNIAN.

Published Aug. 13, 2017 at 9:46 am

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The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) has found that the receivables of suppliers to the Defense Ministry increased by Hr 2.4 billion, or $93.4 million, in 2016, having reached a record Hr 6.1 billion, or $237.4 million, according to DT.UA online news portal.

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko provided the relevant data in his letter to Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman sent in mid-July, DT.UA reports.