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Ukraine has arrested its top army psychiatrist on charges of “illegal enrichment” linked to profits of more than $1m (£813,000) since the start of the invasion of Russia in February 2022.
In a statement, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said the man sat on a committee to decide whether individuals were fit for military service.
The SBU statement did not name him; however, a man named Oleh Druz was previously identified as a senior psychiatrist for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The SBU said he owned three apartments in or near Kiev, one in Odesa, two plots of land and several luxury BMW cars, and investigators searching his home also found $152,000 (£124,000) and €34,000 in cash.
The statement says that the man did not declare the property, which was registered in the name of his wife, daughter, sons and other third parties.
He is now serving a ten-year prison sentence for illegal enrichment and making a false declaration.
Druz was charged in a similar case in 2017, when he was found to have failed to declare two SUVs and various properties, which was dropped.
Ukraine has long struggled against endemic corruption.
In May, a Ukrainian MP was accused of embezzling £220,000, while in 2023 more than 30 staff accused of taking bribes and smuggling people out of the country were sacked in an anti-corruption purge.
Last year, Ukraine’s parliament voted to abolish military medical boards after several officials were accused of accepting bribes in exchange for exemptions from military service.
