EU prosecutors suspect Slovakia's defence ministry officials rigged and overpriced a EUR 7.4 million ammunition purchase meant for Ukraine

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) announced on June 18, 2025 that it detained eight people, including four Slovak Ministry of Defence officials, in an investigation into suspected misappropriation of about EUR 7.4 million in EU military-aid funds. EPPO suspects that senior ministry officials gave unjustified orders to buy ammunition from two private companies for donation to Ukraine, that the public procurement was rigged and the ammunition overpriced, and that reimbursement claims were then submitted to the European Peace Facility in February and March 2022.