Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Odesa regional council deputy head charged with land fraud
Ukrainian prosecutors have charged Odesa Regional Council First Deputy Head Oleh Radkovskyi with fraud, alleging he accepted money while falsely promising to resolve land designation issues beyond his legal authority
Appeals court upholds detention of former tax chief Oleinikov
The Appeals Chamber of Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has upheld the detention of former State Tax Service head Yevhen Oleinikov, leaving his UAH 1.25 million bail unchanged
Anti-corruption court schedules preliminary hearing in Kulik case
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has scheduled a preliminary hearing for July 13 in the criminal case against former Deputy Head of the General Prosecutor’s Office department Kostiantyn Kulik
$25,000 draft deferment employment scheme uncovered in Zakarpattia
Ukrainian authorities have charged two officials from private educational institutions in Zakarpattia with organizing a $25,000 scheme that provided fake employment to secure military draft deferments
Anti-corruption court resumes trial of former Odesa judge Lonskyi
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has resumed proceedings against former Odesa judge Illia Lonskyi, who is accused of incitement to bribery and fraud
Appeals court upholds 9-year sentence for former Ternopil regional council head
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court Appeals Chamber has upheld the nine-year prison sentence of former Ternopil Regional Council head Mykhailo Golovko for bribery and illegal possession of ammunition
Court extends obligations for former deputy agriculture minister Dmytrasevych
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has extended procedural obligations until August 23 for former Deputy Agriculture Minister Markiian Dmytrasevych in the corruption case involving former minister Mykola Solskyi
Man detained in Vinnytsia over $33,000 disability bribery scheme
Ukrainian law enforcement detained a man in Vinnytsia suspected of demanding $33,000 in exchange for influencing officials to obtain disability status and exemption from military registration
Anti-corruption court extends obligations for ex-Kyiv deputy mayor Spasybko
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has extended procedural obligations for former Kyiv City State Administration deputy head Oleksandr Spasybko until August 22 in the high-profile land corruption case linked to Denys Komarnytskyi
Anti-corruption court refuses to suspend Judge Shcherbyna’s trial
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has refused to suspend the bribery trial of Pavlohrad judge Oleksandr Shcherbyna despite his military mobilization, ruling that the proceedings should continue
Drone Forces official caught taking $2,000 bribe
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces uncovered an official suspected of accepting a $2,000 bribe in exchange for facilitating employment. The case materials have been transferred to the State Bureau of Investigation
Court refuses to release jailed ex-MP Hunko on health grounds
A court in Mykolaiv region has rejected a request to release former MP Anatolii Hunko from prison due to illness. Hunko continues serving a four-year prison sentence imposed in a corruption case