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A 2017 report written by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) alleges that officials at Ukroboronprom siphoned off funds from a $39 million contract to supply parts for Antonov An-32 aircraft to the Iraqi defense ministry.

"The documents show that the anti-corruption bureau was looking into two executives at Ukrspecexport, the concern's export arm, and an Indian citizen living in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, who allegedly transferred around $6 million to the bank account of a company, called Paramount General Trading, in the United Arab Emirates," the article says.

The UAE-based company was supposed to acquire the spare parts, however, an investigation found that the company did not supply anything, and the parts were furnished from existing Ukroboronprom stock.

"The bureau concludes the 'bank accounts were used … by Ukrspecexport officials for acts of corruption in connection with laundering of criminally obtained money,'" reads the report.

"The anti-corruption bureau's report states that detectives discovered some of the money from Paramount General Trading's account was transferred to various other companies and bank accounts. For instance, a $140,000 payment was made to a Wells Fargo bank account belonging to a company called Aragon International Petroleum, whose beneficial owner was the daughter of one of the Ukrspecexport executives," according to the documents cited by the journalist.

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