Commenting on the news, the Anti-Corruption Center watchdog noted that on July 22, 2025, Tymoshenko voted for legislation that would have stripped NABU and SAPO of their independence. On July 31, she was one of the few MPs who opposed restoring the agencies’ powers. That day, she spoke from the parliamentary rostrum about “external governance,” suggesting that independent anti-corruption bodies represent Western influence over Ukraine’s state affairs.
Without naming Tymoshenko specifically, NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) stated they uncovered the head of one of the parliamentary factions offering bribes to lawmakers in exchange for votes on specific bills. The party head has been preliminarily charged under Part 4 of Article 369 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, which covers the offering or promise of an unlawful benefit to a public official. NABU declined to provide further details.
Ukrainska Pravda, citing sources, reported that the agencies conducted searches at Batkivshchyna’s Kyiv headquarters earlier the same day.
On Dec. 27, 2025, NABU announced that an undercover operation had dismantled an organized criminal group that included sitting MPs who routinely accepted bribes for their votes.