Position: employee of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Sphere of corrupt activity: law enforcement.
Region of corruption activity: all of Ukraine.
Qualification: the actions are qualified under Part 2 of Article 15, Part 4 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large, wears an electronic bracelet.
Case story: On June 16, 2026, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office exposed Dmytro Novak, an employee of the Security Service of Ukraine, for inciting an entrepreneur to provide an illegal benefit to law enforcement officials for the return of the seized UAH 6 million and the closure of the criminal case.
Under the procedural guidance of the SAPO prosecutor, NABU detectives reported suspicion to an SBU employee. He was exposed for inciting an entrepreneur to provide illegal benefits to law enforcement officers in order to return funds seized during searches and close the criminal case. The actions of the SBU employee were qualified under Part 2 of Article 15, Part 4 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
According to the investigation, the businessman, through his acquaintance, contacted an SBU officer to clarify the circumstances of the seizure of over 6 million UAH in cash during searches conducted in May 2025 at one of the enterprises in the city of Zaporizhia. However, instead of providing explanations, the SBU officer offered to return half of the seized money. And later offered to negotiate with law enforcement officers for 150 thousand dollars not only to return all the seized funds, but also to close the case.
Subsequently, the High Anti-Corruption Court chose a preventive measure for Dmytro Novak, an employee of the Security Service of Ukraine - the investigating judge set bail and removed the suspect from his position.
According to the Anti-Corruption Center, the investigating judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine partially satisfied the NABU detective's request and set Novak bail at UAH 3 million 328 thousand. The suspect was also suspended from his position until August 17, 2026 and ordered to wear an electronic bracelet.
At the end of June, it became known that the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court would consider an appeal against a preventive measure in the form of a bail of almost UAH 3.33 million, applied to an employee of the Security Service of Ukraine, Dmytro Novak, in a bribery case.
As is known, the High Anti-Corruption Court set a bail of UAH 3.33 million for the SBU employee. He is also obliged to: appear at every request; not leave the Kyiv region; report any change of residence and/or work; refrain from communicating with a certain list of witnesses; surrender his foreign passports and wear an electronic bracelet. The suspect's defense attorney filed an appeal against this decision.
To schedule consideration of the appeal of the suspect's lawyer (Novak) against the ruling of the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court on the application of a preventive measure dated June 17, 2026
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: no information is available from open sources about possible accomplices.
Assets: There are no declarations of Novak's income in open sources.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded to Novak's criminal activities in a timely manner, charging him with suspicion.
Scandals: Before the corruption scheme, he was not seen as a figure in other scandals.
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