NABU, SAPO target lawmakers and presidential officials in massive corruption bust

Sources inside Ukrainska Pravda reported that NABU and SAPO are investigating Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra and lawmaker Vadym Stolar. Stolar, who led the Kyiv branch of the banned, pro-Russian OPZZh party from 2019 to 2022, has been the subject of numerous investigative reports regarding major Kyiv construction projects.

Investigators are also checking into high-ranking officials within the Presidential Office. NABU stated it will share more details as the operation unfolds.

NABU and SAPO officially charged former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak with money laundering on May 11, 2026. He was suspected of laundering UAH460 million ($10.5 million) through a Kyiv Oblast property development scheme (the Dynasty real estate corruption scandal).

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered Yermak jailed pending trial on May 14, with bail set at 140 million hryvnias ($3.6 million). Following the ruling, Yermak was taken into custody directly from the courtroom and held in pretrial detention until he posted bail. 

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court appeals chamber upheld the pretrial restraint measure against Yermak, including the bail set at $3.6 million. Under the court’s restrictions, the ex-presidential advisor must surrender his passports for international travel, remain within Kyiv, and wear an electronic ankle monitor.

Olha Stefanishyna stepped down as Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. on August 3. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) charged Stefanishyna with illicit enrichment on August 5. Prosecutors said the case involved property acquired by other people acting on Stefanishyna’s instructions.