Ukraine police raid draft officers over suspected graft

The National Police said they had seized money, cars and motorcycles and filed more than 150 administrative charges for violations such as illegal enrichment and ⁠the false declaration of assets.

"These ‌operations ​are aimed not only at exposing isolated incidents of ​corruption but ‌at the systemic cleansing of abuse from the sphere ​of recruitment," it said in a statement.

"The aim is to restore trust in institutions ​that, ​in wartime, perform a ​critically important function for ‌the state."

Ukraine's military has been generally outmanned and outgunned, and enthusiasm to serve has been dampened by reports of poor training, corruption and heavy-handed draft officers, ​in addition to grim conditions at the front ​in a brutal ⁠war of attrition.