KIEV, Jan. 29 - The British branch of Transparency International, in a report released on Tuesday included Ukraine in the group of countries with high levels of corruption in the defense sector.

The level of corruption in the global defense sector is estimated by Transparency International at $20 billion per year.

The report was compiled for two years on the basis of interviews with representatives of defense companies in 82 countries, which accounted for 94% of the global arms market in 2011, or about $1.6 trillion.