Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies said they had uncovered a major graft scheme involving inflated military procurement contracts, just two days after Ukraine’s parliament voted to restore the agencies’ independence.

Four Ukrainians have been detained in an investigation of "large-scale" government corruption, including a parliament member, two anti-corruption agencies said.

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies said four people had been detained in a probe into “large-scale” corruption in the procurement of drones and jamming systems.