IG report finds Pentagon failed to account for more than 1B in weapons sent to Ukraine

A new Department of Defense Inspector General report released Thursday finds more than 1 billion worth of weapons sent to Ukraine were not properly tracked by U.S. defense officials. The DOD IG has personnel stationed in Ukraine and is investigating with its Defense Criminal Investigative Service allegations of diversion of weapons. For now, the IG says, "It was beyond the scope of our evaluation to determine whether there has been diversion of such assistance." The weapons in question are small and include shoulder-fired missiles, one-way attack drones and night-vision devices. "From a monetary perspective, the delinquent serial numbers account for more than 1.005 billion of the total 1.699 billion (59 percent of the total value) of EEUM‑designated defense articles as of June 2, 2023," the report says.