Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Defense Appeals Verdict Against Pavlohrad Chemical Plant Head
The defense of Pavlohrad Chemical Plant CEO Leonid Shyman appealed his five-year sentence. HACC convicted Shyman and commercial director Valerii Kyrylov of abuse of office that caused more than UAH 43.3 million in losses to the state
HACC Reimposes Duties on Ex-Kyiv Land Agency Official
HACC reimposed procedural duties on former acting first deputy head of the State Land Management Research and Design Institute Oleh Levchenko. SAPO accuses him of organizing the alleged seizure of more than 1,200 hectares of land near Kyiv
HACC Upholds Verdict Against Ex-Appellate Judge Gonchar
The HACC Appeals Chamber upheld the verdict against former Kropyvnytskyi Court of Appeal judge Volodymyr Gonchar. He was sentenced to six years and six months for accepting an improper benefit, banned from certain positions and ordered to forfeit his property
HACC Cuts MP Klochko’s Bail to UAH 11.2 Million
HACC reduced MP Andrii Klochko’s bail from UAH 12.11 million to UAH 11.2 million. NABU and SAPO accuse him of illicit enrichment. The court kept the procedural obligations imposed on him in force
HACC Sentences Judge Shcherbyna to 5 Years for Bribery
HACC sentenced Dnipropetrovsk regional court judge Oleksandr Shcherbyna to five years in prison with property confiscation. The court found that in 2025 he accepted money in exchange for promising to deliver an acquittal in a case before him
Supreme Court Upholds 9-Year Sentence for Ex-SSU Investigator
The Supreme Court upheld the nine-year sentence for former senior SSU investigator in Odesa region Serhii Hlivinskyi. He was convicted of demanding and accepting an improper benefit from a US citizen in exchange for procedural and investigative actions favorable to him
HACC Sentences MP Yurchenko to 9 Years in Prison
HACC sentenced MP Oleksandr Yurchenko to nine years in prison for accepting an improper benefit. The court also banned him from holding certain positions for three years and ordered property confiscation. Bail of over UAH 3 million remains in place pending the verdict taking effect
HACC Extends Procedural Duties for HCQC Member Luhanskyi
HACC extended until November 10 the procedural duties of HCQC member Volodymyr Luhanskyi. He must report changes of residence and avoid contact with witnesses. Luhanskyi is suspected of illegally obtaining more than UAH 576,000 from the state budget
HACC panel to hear case of ex-Lviv court heads
HACC ruled that a three-judge panel will hear the case against former heads of the Lviv Commercial Court Vasyl Artymovych and Mykhailo Yurkevych and judge Iryna Malekh, who face charges of bribery and influence peddling
HACC to try ex-head of SpetsTechnoExport in absentia
HACC approved special court proceedings against ex-head of SpetsTechnoExport Pavlo Barbul, his former deputy Anton Voronin and businessman Viktor Markelov in a case involving the alleged misappropriation of over UAH 146 million from state defense enterprises
HACC Schedules Hearing in Case Against Former SBU Cybersecurity Chief Vitiuk
The HACC scheduled a preliminary hearing for September 10 in the case against former SBU cybersecurity chief Illia Vitiuk. He is accused of illicit enrichment and filing inaccurate declarations
HACC Forfeits Part of Bail Posted for Former Border Guard Chief
The HACC ordered UAH 108,850 of the bail posted for former State Border Guard Service chief Petro Tsyhykal to be transferred to the state budget. The court also set bail at UAH 2.25 million and required him to appear in court upon request