Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
NABU exposes corruption among former and current Border Guard officials
NABU and SAP charged former and current State Border Guard Service officials suspected of taking systematic bribes for facilitating cigarette smuggling across the EU border. The case involves payments exceeding €200,000
PO representative in Volyn exposed over $16,000 bribe
Law enforcement in Volyn detained an PO representative who promised to arrange a fake disability status for a draft-age man in exchange for a $16,000 bribe. She faces up to ten years in prison
TCP official in Vinnytsia exposed for bribery of fallen soldier’s mother
Police in Vinnytsia exposed a TCP official who demanded UAH 190,000 from the mother of a fallen soldier for influence over a UAH 15 million state compensation payment. She was charged with abuse of influence
Contractor to stand trial over road repair embezzlement
Investigators sent to court a case against a contractor accused of embezzling nearly UAH 2 million during road repairs in Pereiaslav. Prosecutors say he overstated work volumes in official documents
Two TCP servicemen detained in Zhytomyr region over bribes
Law enforcement detained two TCP servicemen in Zhytomyr region suspected of taking bribes to remove draft evaders from the Oberih electronic registry. The suspects were caught while receiving part of the payment
SSU detains Kyiv RSA deputy over draft evasion scheme
The SSU exposed a large-scale draft evasion scheme in Kyiv and detained a deputy head of a district administration. Investigators say he forged enlistment documents and removed men from military records for bribes of $15,000–20,000
Kirovohrad RMA official suspected of embezzlement
The head of the Capital Construction Department of the Kirovohrad Regional Military Administration was charged with embezzling budget funds during a hospital reconstruction project
New Porsche and millions: ex-MSEC head’s declaration
Former head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEC Tetiana Krupa filed her 2024 declaration, listing a new Porsche, luxury jewelry, and millions in cash seized by law enforcement
Ex-deputy head of Presidential Office Shurma charged
NABU and SAPO have charged former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Rostyslav Shurma in a case involving the embezzlement of funds intended for green tariff payments
Bail payments for Tymoshenko begin — media
Bail payments have begun for Yuliia Tymoshenko in a bribery case. As of the morning of January 20, UAH 13.65 million had been paid, exceeding one third of the court-set amount
HACC again allows in absentia trial of Onyshchenko
HACC again authorized in absentia proceedings against former MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko and his associate Olena Pavlenko in the gas case, as both defendants are currently wanted
HACC reduces bail for Antimonopoly Committee head
HACC reduced the bail for Antimonopoly Committee head Pavlo Kyrylenko from UAH 25 million to UAH 20 million and extended additional obligations for him and his wife for two more months