A senior Ukrainian army official accused of embezzling more than a million dollars worth of funds meant to buy military food has been detained, investigators said Thursday.

The suspect, named by Ukrainian media outlets as Oleksandr Kozlovsky, worked as head of a military department that procured food for Ukrainian Soldiers.

"From 2022 to 2023, the official acquired unsubstantiated assets for almost 58 million hryvnia (1.5 U.S. dollars)," the State Bureau of Investigation said.