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Bankova’s wartime vertical gets a cardboard Maidan reality check

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine fought a total war and kept the state running. Martial law centralized power and paused national elections. Even so, courts, parliament, independent media and anti-corruption bodies kept working under fire.

5 October 2025, 07:55 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

Zelenskyy frustrated with his party and hints at plans to run again in upcoming elections

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed anger at internal criticism and disappointment with his own party during a meeting with the Servant of the People faction last week, Politico reported on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 01:56 PM

Ukrainian anti-corruption officer accused of FSB ties

Viktor Husarov, an employee of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) central office, detained in July, was a member of a large-scale Russian intelligence network, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) wrote on Sept. 8.

8 September 2025, 01:22 PM

What’s behind the SBU–NABU conflict, who’s lying, and why it could get worse — NV interview with Shabunin

Ukraine’s anti-graft agencies have accused Security Service Gen. Illia Vitiuk of amassing a fortune through illicit enrichment — charges his service dismissed as “revenge” for July raids on NABU detectives — as activist Vitalii Shabunin likened the escalating feud to a war within Ukraine’s own security forces in an interview with Radio NV.

4 September 2025, 05:45 PM

Anti-corruption bodies sound alarm on oversight reform bill debated in parliament

The Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) is scheduled to debate a bill that could seriously hinder investigations into high-level corruption, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) warned on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 11:38 PM

NABU denies investigating Flamingo missile manufacturer

Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities are not investigating Fire Point, the defense contractor producing Flamingo cruise missiles, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) said in a joint statement on Aug. 29.

29 August 2025, 09:51 PM

NABU, SAPO heads meet with French officials in Paris

Senior Ukrainian anti-corruption officials met with French government representatives during a working visit aimed at strengthening the independence and institutional capacity of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies.

26 August 2025, 11:56 PM

NABU urges public review of appeal against Magamedrasulov’s detention

Employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) signed a collective plea to the Kyiv Court of Appeal requesting that the complaint against the detention of detective Ruslan Magamedrasulov be heard publicly, the agency wrote on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 02:50 PM

SBU unveils new evidence in NABU official’s alleged trade with Russia

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) published new details in the case of senior official in National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), suspected of illegal trade with Russia, the officers wrote on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 02:32 PM

Court freezes assets of former Deputy PM Chernyshov

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has arrested the assets belonging to former Deputy PM and Minister for National Unity Oleksii Chernyshov and his wife, Svitlana, the court’s Appeals Chamber announced on Aug. 18.

18 August 2025, 07:57 PM

Bulgarian police conduct large-scale searches at the request of Ukraine’s NABU

Bulgarian authorities are conducting searches in Sofia and other cities at the request of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau, BTA reported on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 06:15 PM

SAPO seeks court ruling to suspend Pavlo Kyrylenko as Antimonopoly Committee chairman

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has filed a motion to suspend Ukraine’s Antimonopoly Committee head Pavlo Kyrylenko from office, the AMCU press service said on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 08:18 PM

NABU and SAPO leaders fear leadership swaps as next step to control anti-corruption bodies

The heads of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, NABU and SAPO, warned that plans to replace their leaders may be aimed at influencing their institutions, officials said at a briefing on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 04:57 PM

SBU brings corruption charges against several Justice Ministry officials

Ukraine’s SBU security service and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have charged three current and former Justice Ministry officials with embezzling UAH10 million ($240,000), the SBU announced on Aug. 6.

7 August 2025, 01:35 AM

Ukraine charges MP, ex-governor in drone kickback scheme

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) pressed charges against six individuals involved in a corruption scheme, including former Luhansk Oblast Administration head Serhiy Hayday and MP Oleksiy Kuznietsov, NABU reported on Aug. 4.

4 August 2025, 02:50 PM

‘No evidence of ties to Russia’: NABU chief responds to SBU allegations against bureau officer Husarov

The head of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), Semen Kryvonos, said he was aware of the Security Service’s concerns about a possible Russian connection involving a bureau employee but was surprised by the man’s arrest, according to an interview with BBC News Ukraine on Aug. 3.

3 August 2025, 06:51 PM

NABU chief warns of setbacks in fighting corruption after new law takes effect

After Ukraine’s parliament passed the controversial bill No. 12414 and it was signed into law by the president, cooperation with whistleblowers has become problematic, National Anti-Corruption Bureau chief Semen Kryvonos said in an interview with BBC News Ukraine on Aug. 3.

3 August 2025, 06:07 PM

Zelenskyy fires Mukachevo district head Haidai over drone procurement corruption allegations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Serhiy Haidai as head of the Mukachevo district administration in Zakarpattia amid corruption allegations, according to a presidential decree published on Aug. 2.

3 August 2025, 03:51 PM

Ukraine’s NABU denies targeting PM, Presidential Office

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) denied several anonymous and pro-Russian Telegram channel claims of preparing charges against Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Presidential Office officials, calling the information false on July 31.

31 July 2025, 10:10 PM

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