I guess everyone forgot Ukraine for decades has been a hotbed of crime and corruption that was world renouned for its black markets, money laundering, arms dealing, sex trafficking, drugs, counterfeit goods and so on.
Since the start of the war with Russia, the Biden administration has mostly ignored Ukraine's corruption history. Questions resurfaced about its suitability as a recipient of massive infusions of aid.
www.npr.org
To make progress on stamping out corruption, Ukraine requires targeted reform of the powerful institutions that perpetuate corrupt practices, particularly the justice system.
carnegieeurope.eu
Ukraine didn't go from being one of the top corrupt countries in the world for decades to suddenly becoming the veritable babe in the woods all of the sudden.
So yes, I believe a lot of what is being sent to them is going right into people's pockets.