Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
HACC Schedules Hearing in Shylo Case
The HACC has begun proceedings against SSU officer Artem Shylo, his former subordinate Oleksandr Kovalyuk and two others over the alleged misappropriation of Ukrzaliznytsia funds and money laundering. The court scheduled a preparatory hearing
HACC Again Allows MP Skorokhod to Travel Abroad
The HACC again allowed MP Anna Skorokhod to travel to Greece from September 19 to October 4, 2026. After returning to Ukraine, she must notify the prosecutor and return the passport issued to her for safekeeping
HACC Allows Trial in Absentia for Shurma and Two Others
The HACC Appeals Chamber allowed a special pretrial investigation into former Presidential Office deputy head Rostyslav Shurma, his brother Oleh and ex-Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo director Viktor Mitchenko over the alleged misappropriation of UAH 141 million in a green tariff scheme
Poltava Hospital Director Gets Bail in Bribery Case
A Poltava court set bail of over UAH 260,000 and suspended the director of the city’s Clinical Hospital No. 3, Anatolii Rudych. He is suspected of receiving more than UAH 280,000 through a scheme involving inflated employee payments
Kyiv Region Officials Exposed in $5,000 Draft Scheme
Law enforcement officers exposed officials in Kyiv region who allegedly charged $5,000 to arrange medical records and a fake military medical commission conclusion allowing conscripts to serve only in rear units. Suspects were detained receiving $2,000
Ex-Head of Khmelnytskyi MSEC Has Duties Extended
The HACC extended until October 7 the procedural duties of former Khmelnytskyi MSEC head Tetiana Krupa in the illicit enrichment case. A UAH 20 million bail was previously posted for her, allowing her release from custody
Ex-Chief Psychiatrist of AFU to Stand Trial
Prosecutors have sent to court the case against former Armed Forces chief psychiatrist Oleh Druz. He is accused of laundering assets worth over UAH 34.5 million that investigators believe were acquired through illicit enrichment
Supreme Court to Review Ex-Deputy Smirnov Case
The Supreme Court has opened cassation proceedings following a prosecutor’s appeal against the closure of the case involving former Poltava Regional Council deputy Oleksandr Smirnov and his cousin Tetiana Polishko, accused of misappropriating public funds
Pavlohrad Chemical Plant CEO Gets 5-Year Prison Term
The HACC found Pavlohrad Chemical Plant CEO Leonid Shyman and Commercial Director Valerii Kyrylov guilty of abuse of office. They received prison sentences and were ordered to compensate the state for more than UAH 36 million in damages
Supreme Court to Hear Shershak Appeal on November 3
The Supreme Court scheduled for November 3 the cassation review of appeals filed by Sumy judge Mykola Shershak, who was sentenced to seven years in prison with asset confiscation for accepting an undue benefit
Court Requests Data on Ex-Prosecutor Varakin’s Service
The Appeals Chamber of the HACC requested information from military authorities regarding whether mobilized former Kirovohrad regional prosecutor Oleksii Varakin is directly involved in combat operations. His appeal proceedings had previously been suspended
SAPO Sends SSU Officer Artem Shylo Case to Court
SAPO has referred to court the case against SSU officer Artem Shylo, his former subordinate, and two other defendants. They are accused of embezzling funds from Ukrzaliznytsia and laundering assets obtained through criminal activity