At a special hearing in the US Senate, Acting Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Nicole Anjarella, said that despite the growing number of reports of possible misuse of US aid, her inspectors did not see signs of serious violations in communications with this.

 According to her, since the beginning of the relevant activity, her USAID inspector general's office has received 178 reports of possible violations related to Ukraine, which is a 556% increase over the previous eleven months.

 "We do not have any serious criminal findings related to the provision of aid to Ukraine by the US, but such an increase in the number of reports shows that our information and educational work is working. And that people know how and to whom to report potential abuses of USAID funds," she said.

 Anjarella added that her office is currently conducting two open investigations into possible abuse of American aid and five more are at the preliminary investigation stage. Anjarella told about a case when there could have been a potential abuse within the tender procedures, which was reported by "one of the large American contractors working in Ukraine" and in this case the violation did not occur - it was warned.

 "Serious conclusions will be made after a thorough investigation or audit. To date, we have not confirmed any charges," she said.