The Bureau of Economic Security (BEB) is effectively blocking the work of a body armor manufacturer due to ongoing investigations of tax evasion, Forbes Ukraine reported on July 16, citing the company’s senior executive. This complicates the supply of bulletproof vests to the military as the Ukrainian Armor (Ukrainska Bronia) company is one of the few certified producers in the country. According to Forbes, the Bureau of Economic Security carried out searches at the company’s facilities in May 2023, seizing products worth Hr 40 million ($970,000) and freezing the firm’s accounts. “These produc…