Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Official suspected of illegal registration of defense land
A registrar from Monastyryska City Council was notified of suspicion over the unlawful transfer of 1.4 hectares of defense enterprise land in Ternopil to private companies. The plots are valued at nearly UAH 16 million
UAH 2.7 mln embezzled during AFU facility construction
Investigators uncovered an embezzlement scheme during the construction of an Armed Forces command post in Zhytomyr region. Losses exceeded UAH 2.7 million, while the facility was found unsuitable for defense purposes
Kyiv region TCP officer to stand trial over $4,000 bribe
A TCP officer in Kyiv region will stand trial for allegedly receiving $4,000 to update military records, arrange an MMC examination and remove a man from the wanted list without subsequent mobilization
Mykolaiv official to stand trial over UAH 2.4 mln loss
A settlement military administration head in Mykolaiv region will stand trial over the alleged embezzlement of more than UAH 2.4 million after approving payment for land management works without verifying their completion
HACC to hear case on illegal border-crossing scheme
The HACC scheduled hearings in a case against judges of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi court and other defendants accused of organizing an illegal scheme that allowed draft-age men to leave Ukraine through court rulings
Former Cancer Institute head’s obligations extended
The HACC extended procedural obligations for former acting director of the National Cancer Institute Andrii Shypko until July 13. He is suspected of involvement in a scheme that misappropriated over UAH 231 million through medical equipment procurements
Kyiv woman detained over $18,000 draft exemption scheme
A woman in Kyiv was detained for allegedly offering fictitious employment at a critical enterprise in exchange for $18,000, promising draft exemption status and the possibility of traveling abroad for military-age men
HACC extends investigation in MP Skorokhod case
The HACC extended the pre-trial investigation until July 5 in the case of MP Anna Skorokhod, who is suspected of demanding an unlawful benefit. The court partially granted the prosecution’s motion to prolong the inquiry
SC to review ex-SJA head Salnikov’s appeal against sentence
The Supreme Court scheduled for July 28 the cassation review of former State Judicial Administration head Oleksii Salnikov’s appeal. He was sentenced to three years in prison for abuse of influence, and the HACC Appeals Chamber upheld the verdict
TCP major in Lviv region suspected of bribery over MMC
A TCP major in Lviv region was detained for allegedly demanding $500 to influence an MMC decision on a serviceman’s fitness for duty in rear units. The court ordered detention with an option of bail
HACC sets bail for Supreme Court judges in bribery case
The HACC imposed bail measures on Supreme Court judges Iryna Hryhorieva and Ihor Zhelieznyi in a $2.7 million bribery case. Bail was set at UAH 2.5 million and UAH 2 million, along with procedural restrictions
HACC rejects motion to remove prosecutor in Maksymenko case
The HACC denied a motion to disqualify an SAPO prosecutor in the case of former Zaporizhzhia regional prosecutor’s deputy Nataliia Maksymenko, accused of demanding and receiving a $40,000 bribe