$1 billion US military aid for Ukraine not properly tracked – Pentagon

Nearly 40,000 pieces of highly sensitive military equipment sent to Ukraine were poorly tracked, a new report concludes

More than $1 billion worth of sophisticated weaponry sent to Ukraine by the US was poorly tracked, a new report by the Pentagon’s inspector general states. A redacted version of the report was made public on Thursday, a day after the document was submitted to the US Congress.

The probe explored the implementation of the so-called enhanced end-use monitoring (EEUM) procedures by the Pentagon. The EEUM applies to a limited number of highly sensitive and sophisticated equipment and weaponry, such as shoulder-mounted missile systems, kamikaze drones, night-vision devices, and other hardware.

The US and its “partner nations” have supplied Ukraine with an estimated $1.699 billion worth of EEUM-designated hardware, according to the report. Despite the effort of the Pentagon and the Ukrainian military to conduct required inventories of said equipment, “Significant personnel limitations and accountability challenges remain.” A reported 59% of the total value, just over 1$ billion, remains improperly tracked as of June 2, 2023, the document reads.

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