Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
HACC reduces bail for ex-adviser in Energoatom case
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court reduced bail for former Energy Ministry adviser Ihor Myroniuk from UAH 112 million to UAH 85 million in the Energoatom embezzlement case, while extending his detention for another 60 days
Donetsk officer suspected of embezzlement in military vehicle repairs
A military officer in Donetsk region is under investigation for allegedly approving fake repair works for six army vehicles, causing UAH 650,000 in losses to Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Utility director in Mykolaiv region suspected of UAH 1.2 million abuse
A municipal enterprise director in Mykolaiv region has been charged with abuse of office after allegedly purchasing a non-residential building at an inflated price, causing over UAH 1.2 million in losses
Zakarpattia hospital staff suspected in UAH 9.5 million fraud scheme
Hospital executives and doctors in Zakarpattia are suspected of falsifying patient treatment records, allowing the facility to unlawfully receive over UAH 9.5 million from Ukraine’s National Health Service
HACC seizes Deputy PM Kuleba’s apartment and parking space
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court seized an apartment and parking space belonging to Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba, worth nearly UAH 5 million, in an asset forfeiture case tied to alleged illicit enrichment
HACC extends obligations for ex-Vice Prime Minister Chernyshov
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court extended procedural obligations for former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov until August 4 in a corruption case involving abuse of office and unlawful benefits
Hospital chief accountant charged in Chernihiv region
A hospital chief accountant in Chernihiv region has been charged with negligence after investigators found more than UAH 340,000 in unjustified salary bonuses paid to medical staff
HACC lowers bail in ex-State Special Communications case
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court reduced bail from UAH 20 million to UAH 18 million for former state enterprise director Artur Vitrenko in the embezzlement case involving ex-State Special Communications chief Yurii Shchyhol
Dnipro officials to stand trial over gas procurement fraud
Prosecutors in Dnipro completed an investigation into a company director and a university official accused of causing nearly UAH 1.2 million in losses through fraudulent natural gas procurement contracts
Appeals court to review case of ex-Kherson regional official
The Appeals Chamber of the HACC scheduled a July 29 hearing to review appeals against the conviction of former Kherson Regional Administration official Svitlana Vasina and two co-defendants in a corruption case
Supreme Court sets hearing in ex-SSU investigator case
Ukraine’s Supreme Court scheduled a September 10 hearing in the cassation appeal of former SSU investigator Serhii Hlivinskyi, sentenced to nine years in prison for extortion and bribery
Supreme Court refuses to suspend Shershak sentence
Ukraine’s Supreme Court denied a request to suspend the execution of the sentence against Sumy judge Mykola Shershak, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for accepting a bribe