The Department of Defense has quickly transported military aid to Ukraine, though there have been lapses in accountability and visibility, according to the department’s inspector general’s office.
In a report published Monday, the inspector general's office found that United States forces involved in the transportation of weapons to Ukraine did not always confirm quantities of items before transferring them again. Officials evaluated personnel in Jasionka, Poland as the weapons stopped there before continuing east.
Of the five shipments of military aid officials witnessed being transported, three of them took place without relevant personnel filling out the required forms and documentation before they were transferred to the Ukrainians. As a result, the Defense Department would be unable to confirm that the quantities of defense items received in these shipments matched the number shipped to them as required by defense transportation regulations and department instructions.
The Office of the Inspector General recommended the under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment provide guidance to military department secretaries and the directors of defense agencies to develop and utilize procures that will ensure troops verify compliance with the regulations.
The report also urged the commander of the Security Assistance Group — Ukraine to issue operational-level procedures to increase visibility and to ensure personnel do not transfer any individual item that is not accounted for on the shipping manifest, but SAG-U’s deputy chief of staff disagreed with the recommendation, saying only the geographic combatant command could make sure a policy move.
President Joe Biden has provided Ukraine with slightly less than $40 billion in military aid since Russia invaded in February 2022. The Defense Department, State Department, and USAID inspectors general are working together to oversee the aid the U.S. has provided. Some U.S. officials have expressed concern that U.S. weapons could end up in the wrong hands, raising concerns of a similar situation playing out in Ukraine that played out in Afghanistan in 2021 as the U.S.
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