Latest Anti-Corruption Updates

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

Appeals Hearing Set for Ex-Odesa Council Deputy on Aug. 20
The Appeals Chamber of the HACC scheduled for August 20 the review of appeals against the verdict of former Odesa Regional Council deputy Mykola Derevianko and Ukrmezhbud director Volodymyr Herasymchuk, sentenced to 4.5 and 4 years in prison for abuse of office

Lawyer Nosov Fined UAH 6,656 During Appeal Proceedings
The Appeals Chamber of the HACC imposed a UAH 6,656 fine on lawyer Oleksii Nosov for failing to appear at a court hearing without a valid reason. He was previously sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for offering a $200,000 bribe to SAPO prosecutors

Ex-Psychiatric MSEC Head Suspected of Corruption
In Kharkiv region, a former psychiatric medical commission chief is suspected of taking $6,500 to arrange a fake psychiatric diagnosis and help a conscription-age man obtain military unfitness status and removal from military records

Former Air Force Logistics Chief Gets New Charges
Former Air Force Logistics Commander Andrii Ukrainets has been charged with illicit enrichment involving nearly UAH 21 million. Investigators identified real estate, land plots and vehicles registered to relatives but allegedly controlled by the suspect

National Guard Officer Held in Draft Exemption Scheme
A National Guard officer was detained in Kharkiv on suspicion of organizing a draft evasion scheme. Investigators say he offered military exemption through a critical infrastructure company and assistance with leaving Ukraine for $8,000

Kyiv man accused of attempting to bribe border guard at Shehyni crossing
Ukrainian border authorities reported that a Kyiv resident attempted to bribe a border guard at the Shehyni checkpoint in an effort to leave the country without the required travel documents

Former Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. released on UAH 6 million bail
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered former Deputy Prime Minister and former Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna to post UAH 6 million bail and comply with several procedural obligations while the investigation continues

Anti-Corruption Court extends obligations for Zaporizhzhia regional council deputy head
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has extended the procedural obligations imposed on Zaporizhzhia Regional Council Deputy Chairman Vladyslav Kutsenko and two co-defendants in a case involving alleged bribery of the head of a regional emergency medical center

Kharkiv doctor suspected of failing to declare luxury vehicles
Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have charged a doctor from Kharkiv with filing a false asset declaration after allegedly omitting two vehicles registered to his wife with a combined value exceeding UAH 3.2 million

Military law enforcement major suspected of demanding $10,000 from AWOL soldier
Ukrainian prosecutors have charged a Military Law Enforcement Service major with allegedly demanding $10,000 from a serviceman absent without leave in exchange for arranging his return to military service without adverse consequences

Judge recuses himself from corruption trial of Halych mayor Oleh Kantor
A judge at the Halych District Court has recused himself from hearing the corruption case against Halych Mayor Oleh Kantor, citing circumstances that could raise doubts about his impartiality, including personal and professional connections to participants in the proceedings