The US Department of Defense's Criminal Investigation Service (DCIS) is conducting inspections of military aid supplies to Kyiv, Defense news reported on Wednesday.
"The first deputy director of the service, James Ives, said that DCIS is paying attention to Ukraine because of the hasty conclusion of many contracts by the Pentagon and because of the fact that American aid can end up on the "black" market," the portal notes.
"The real danger is that we're dealing with a huge amount of stuff, a lot of which could be used for warfare. We're working very quickly on this problem," Ives said.
He noted that portable systems such as man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) are of particular concern to the Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General, which reports to DCIS.
In September, Ives led a team of investigators on a trip to Poland, home to a hub for the supply of foreign weapons and materials to the Ukrainian government. Also, small groups at the office of the US military attaché in Ukraine check the routes of foreign aid transportation through the country.
At the same time, Ives assured that the United States had learned lessons from fraud cases that took place during the presence of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Defense news notes that the US administration is increasing inspections of arms supplies to Ukraine before the Republicans, who won a majority in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections in January, begin work and put more pressure on the administration on this issue.
In late November, White House National Security Council representative John Kirby claimed that the US administration is constantly monitoring how US military and other aid is used by Kyiv.
