Latest Anti-Corruption Updates

Appeal Court Upholds Ex-Donetsk Medical University Rector’s Sentence
The HACC Appeals Chamber upheld the 9-year prison sentence handed down in absentia to former Donetsk National Medical University rector Petro Kondratenko for accepting bribes and laundering proceeds. The ruling may be appealed to the Supreme Court

HACC Appeals Court Resumes Ex-Judge Novik Case
The HACC Appeals Chamber resumed hearings on appeals against the sentence of judge Lali Novik, who was sentenced to five years in prison for receiving a $2,500 bribe. The proceedings had been suspended after she joined the Armed Forces

SAP to Send Skorokhod Case to Court in October
SAP plans to send the case against MP Anna Skorokhod and her aide Serhii Kapatsyn to court after October 5. The HACC has limited the defense’s access to the pretrial investigation materials until that date

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

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

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

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

MIA Embezzlement Case Sent to Court by SAPO
SAPO has referred to court a case involving the embezzlement of more than UAH 16 million from an Interior Ministry state institution. Charges were brought against seven individuals, while former MIA State Secretary Oleksii Takhtai entered into a plea agreement

HACC Keeps Bail Unchanged for Ex-Kharkiv RMA Official
The High Anti-Corruption Court refused to reduce the UAH 3 million bail imposed on former Kharkiv Regional Military Administration chief of staff Viktoriia Beliavtseva, who is accused of embezzling more than UAH 15 million in humanitarian aid procurement

SAPO to Send Komarnytskyi Land Case to Court After Oct. 1
The HACC gave Denys Komarnytskyi and other suspects until October 1, 2026, to review case materials in the Kyiv land scheme investigation. Once this stage is completed, SAPO is expected to submit the indictment to court