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NABU charges SBU official in business extortion and bribery scheme

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has issued a notice of suspicion to a Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) official for inciting a business owner to bribe law enforcement officers to secure the return of seized funds and close a criminal case, the agency reported on June 16.

16 June, 02:25 PM

Former Supreme Court chief Knyazev gets 5 years in prison after plea deal

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court approved a plea agreement between prosecutors and former Supreme Court Chairman Vsevolod Knyazev, sentencing him to five years in prison, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office reported on June 8.

8 June, 07:20 PM

Poland arrests former Ukrainian deputy minister in bribery case

Polish authorities have detained former Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Volodymyr Bedrykivskyi on suspicion of attempting to bribe a Polish public official in Warsaw earlier this month, according to prosecutors cited by TVP World on June 6.

6 June, 11:06 PM

Ukraine launches police inspections after exposure of criminal schemes

Ivan Vyhivskyi has ordered comprehensive inspections in oblasts where police officials were exposed in alleged criminal schemes, Ukraine’s National Police said on May 21.

21 May, 02:56 PM

Cash, luxury cars and Swiss watches taken in National Police bribery case

Investigators seized six luxury vehicles, five Swiss watches, firearms, cold weapons, mobile phones, and 22.6 million hryvnias (about $510,000) in cash from senior National Police officials during searches tied to a scheme protecting online pornography operations, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on May 20.

20 May, 05:49 PM

Ukraine's National Police denies reports that chief Vyhivskyi resigned amid bribery scandal

Ukraine's National Police denied circulating reports that its chief, Ivan Vyhivskyi, had resigned, with spokeswoman Yuliia Hirdvilis telling the Ukrinform news agency on May 20 that the information was false.

20 May, 03:40 PM

High Anti-Corruption Court returns Yulia Tymoshenko’s passports

The High Anti‑Corruption Court (HACC) decided to return seized passports to opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who is charged with bribing MPs to secure votes in parliament, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on May 7.

8 May, 02:18 AM

SBU detains Zhytomyr military recruitment chief for running bribery scheme tied to military draft

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained the head of the Zhytomyr Oblast territorial recruitment center on bribery charges after he allegedly extorted monthly payments from a local business owner to shield the owner's employees from military conscription, the SBU reported on May 6.

6 May, 10:50 AM

Head of SBU investigative department in Poltava Oblast detained for $110,000 bribe

The head of an SBU Security Service investigative department in Poltava Oblast has been taken into custody in a bribery case involving $110,000 by Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU), the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) reported on April 30.

30 April, 10:55 AM

Regional SBU deputy heads charged in $322K amber extortion scheme

The deputy heads of Ukraine's SBU Security Service in the Kyiv and Rivne oblasts, and a civilian intermediary, have been charged with extorting more than $322,000 from amber business owners to close criminal cases and ensure unhindered operations, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on March 17.

17 March, 07:13 PM

Ukrainian MP Hunko gets 4 years in prison for bribery

An appeals panel of Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the conviction of MP Anatoliy Hunko on abuse of influence charges and reduced his prison sentence from seven years to four, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service reported on Feb. 9.

9 February, 10:49 PM

Tymoshenko calls NABU case a provocation

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) pressured Servant of the People lawmaker Ihor Kopytin to stage a “provocation”, Batkivshchyna leader Yulia Tymoshenko said at the High Anti-Corruption Court hearing on Jan. 16.

16 January, 12:00 PM

Prosecutors seek $1.1M bail for Tymoshenko in MP bribery probe

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office will ask the court to impose a 50 million hryvnia ($1.15 million) bail and certain obligations as a pre-trial restriction for former Prime Minister and Batkivshchyna party leader Yulia Tymoshenko, SAPO spokesperson Olha Postoliuk told NV on Jan. 15.

15 January, 05:58 PM

Whistleblowers assist NABU in Tymoshenko bribery investigation

Former prime minister Yuliia Tymoshenko was exposed in an alleged bribery case with the help of individuals who voluntarily cooperated with Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau, a NABU source told NV on Jan. 15.

15 January, 12:14 PM

Ukraine's SAPO seeks bail for MP Skorokhod

Ukraine's Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office will seek a pre-trial restriction in the form of bail for MP Anna Skorokhod, suspected of inciting a bribe to influence the application of National Security and Defense Council sanctions against a competitor company, SAPO's press service said in a comment to news outlet Ukrainska Pravda on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 04:20 PM

Ukrainian MP Skorokhod accuses NABU of faking photos in $250K bribery probe

Ukrainian lawmaker Anna Skorokhod accused the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine of publishing “fabricated” photos after a Dec. 5 search of her apartment as part of a case in which she is suspected of soliciting a $250,000 bribe, she said on Facebook on Dec. 5.

6 December 2025, 02:30 PM

Ukrainian MP Skorokhod faces bribe probe, searches underway

Law enforcement officials conducted searches at the home of MP Anna Skorokhod from the For the Future party, who is suspected of receiving a bribe, NV sources reported on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 10:54 AM

Top Energoatom official arrested on bribery charges — NABU

A senior deputy director at an Energoatom subsidiary has been detained by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies on suspicion of taking monthly kickbacks worth tens of thousands of dollars, NABU and SAP press services reported on Nov. 5.

5 November 2025, 01:31 PM

Ukraine’s NABU uncovers $3.5M bribery scheme involving top prosecutor and lawyers

Detectives from Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau uncovered a scheme involving a prosecutor from the Office of the Prosecutor General and several lawyers who allegedly solicited a $3.5 million bribe, NABU said in a statement on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 12:20 PM

NABU sends SBU officer’s $300k extortion case to court

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have sent to court a case against a senior SBU officer and two accomplices accused of demanding a $300,000 bribe, NABU reported on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 03:03 PM

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