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Democrats accuse Trump of hijacking U.S. anniversary for self-enrichment

President Donald Trump used celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the United States for self-enrichment and his own political goals, The Guardian reported on July 2, citing a report prepared by Democratic staffers on the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

2 July, 05:02 PM

Lubinets recounts how ousted presidential aide Yermak sought to bring him into his fold

Former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak sought to cooperate with Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets, he said in an interview with Radio Liberty on June 10.

10 June, 10:05 AM

Police uncover UAH 200 million draft-evasion scheme in Zaporizhzhya

Ukrainian law enforcement officers uncovered a scheme involving employees of public and private hospitals in Zaporizhzhya who allegedly sold fraudulent disability paperwork to men eligible for military service, making more than UAH 200 million ($4.6 million), Ukraine’s National Police reported.

11 May, 04:26 PM

New poll shows 54% of Ukrainians view corruption as bigger danger than war

Over half of Ukrainians consider corruption in government bodies a greater threat to the country than Russian military aggression, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) reported on May 6.

6 May, 11:55 AM

Corrupt minister loses appeal, remains in custody

The appeals chamber of Ukraine’s High Anti‑Corruption Court left in force an earlier ruling ordering pretrial detention for former energy minister Herman Halushchenko, keeping him in custody unless he posts UAH200 million ($4.6 million) in bail.

23 April, 10:51 PM

Police probe Khimprom network for Russian links and corruption

Ukraine’s national police chief Ivan Vyhivskyi said the Khimprom criminal network involved in drug trafficking and fraud has a corruption component and possible Russian roots are under investigation, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Apr. 22.

22 April, 03:23 PM

Ukraine court clears Tymoshenko for Croatia trip despite parliament bribery case

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has allowed Batkivshchyna leader Yulia Tymoshenko to travel to Croatia for an international event despite her status as a suspect in a case involving the alleged bribery of lawmakers, according to a livestream of the hearing.

15 April, 08:20 PM

Ukraine uncovers drone theft ring tied to army commander and civilian accomplices

A scheme to embezzle and sell drones supplied to Ukraine’s Armed Forces under the Army of Drones project, allegedly involving a military unit commander and civilian accomplices and causing losses of more than 15 million hryvnias ($341,549), was uncovered by Ukrainian law enforcement authorities, the Office of the Prosecutor General said on April 1.

1 April, 03:01 PM

Prosecutors uncover budget embezzlement scheme at Kyiv culture university, searches conducted

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office uncovered a scheme to embezzle budget funds at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, the agency said on March 27.

27 March, 03:56 PM

Viktor Orban’s appetite for corruption knows no bounds, expert says

A growing number of Hungarian journalists are exposing the thoroughly corrupt regime of Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, Kateryna Shymkevych, an expert with the Analytical Center for Balkan Studies, told NV Radio on March 9.

9 March, 11:58 PM

Court rejects Halushchenko’s appeal; $4.6 million bail left unchanged

The Appeals Chamber of Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) upheld a previous HACC ruling to keep former government minister Herman Halushchenko in pretrial detention with a UAH200 million ($4.6 million) bail, Transparency International reported on March 2.

3 March, 12:11 AM

$162,000 bail set for Air Force logistics chief held on corruption charges

A court ordered the Air Force’s logistics commander, Andrii Ukrainets, held in custody until April 25, with bail set at UAH7 million ($162,000), Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Feb. 27.

27 February, 10:32 PM

Ukraine's top military psychiatrist suspected of laundering $1 million

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service pressed new charges against chief military psychiatrist Oleh Druz for laundering nearly $1 million through purchases of elite real estate and premium-class cars registered to close relatives, the SBU reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 07:36 PM

Zelenskyy admits mistakes amid corruption fight

Ukraine is actively fighting corruption and stands out by refusing to stay silent on cases, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan broadcast on Feb. 18, while admitting he makes mistakes like any person trying to achieve something.

19 February, 11:10 AM

Yermak still not charged in Midas case, expert points out

Despite getting fired over corruption allegations, former presidential office chief Andriy Yermak is neither a suspect nor a witness in the Midas case, Ukrainian political scientist Maksym Nesvytailov told NV Radio on Feb. 17.

18 February, 03:27 AM

Court sets $4.6 million bail for ex-Energy Minister Halushchenko

Ukraine’s High Anti‑Corruption Court ordered former energy minister Herman Halushchenko held in pretrial custody with an option to post UAH200 million ($4.6 million) in bail, the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC) watchdog reported on Feb. 17.

17 February, 09:07 PM

Zelenskyy announces purge of disloyal SBU officials

Oleksandr Poklad, Deputy Head of Ukraine’s SBU security service will oversee the removal of SBU personnel who “serve not Ukraine but other interests,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Feb. 16.

17 February, 01:22 AM

Court keeps former energy minister Halushchenko in custody

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has ruled that former energy minister Herman Halushchenko, recently detained while trying to leave the country, will remain in custody, NV’s correspondent reported on Feb. 16.

16 February, 11:21 PM

Ukrainians in Poland paid to protest Kyiv’s corruption—report

Over the past few months, Ukrainians living in Poland protested nominally against “corruption in Ukraine,” but often echoed typical Russian propaganda talking points, investigative outlet Bihus.Info reported on Feb. 5.

7 February, 01:26 AM

Ukrainian mayor faints during corruption probe raid

The mayor of Halych in Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast lost consciousness during a prosecutor’s office search of his office on Feb. 5 and was hospitalized, the regional prosecutor’s office reported.

6 February, 03:02 PM

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