SAPO investigation

SAPO and NABU to probe sources of bail funds posted for top Ukrainian suspects

NABU and SAPO will verify the origin of funds posted as bail for high-profile criminal suspects, SAPO Head Oleksandr Klymenko announced in a YouTube interview on Aug. 31.

1 September, 10:08 AM

Ukrainian court sets 6 million-hryvnia bail for former envoy to the U.S.

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court set bail at 6 million hryvnias for former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna on Aug. 6, Transparency International Ukraine reported.

6 August, 11:14 AM

Stefanishyna declares ‘I have nothing to hide’ after anti-graft suspicion notice

A formal notice of suspicion from Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies prompted former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna to declare that she had nothing to hide on Aug. 5.

5 August, 04:03 PM

SAPO: Yermak used secret phone contact 'Veronika Feng Shui' to vet senior government posts

The woman recorded in former Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak's contacts as "Veronika Feng Shui" maintained a separate phone exclusively for communicating with him, a Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) prosecutor revealed on May 13 at Yermak's pre-trial restriction hearing at Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU), NV's courtroom correspondent reported.

13 May, 05:54 PM

Ex-Presidential Office deputy head suspected in $3.4M green tariff fraud in occupied territory

Law enforcement uncovered a scheme to embezzle funds intended for “feed-in tariff” payments: the scheme benefited several commercial energy-generating enterprises located in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) reported on Jan. 21.

21 January, 04:55 PM

NABU completes probe into Kyiv land deal involving ex-vice PM Chernyshov

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) completed the pretrial investigation into a case involving a former minister and five other individuals suspected of accepting a particularly large bribe, NABU reported on Dec. 31.

31 December 2025, 12:18 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

SAPO chief’s indictment was ready but shelved — NV source

Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) head Oleksandr Klymenko could have become a target in a criminal investigation because of the Mindych case, a source connected to law enforcement told NV on Nov. 28.

28 November 2025, 01:28 PM

Ukraine’s SBU asks NABU to provide Midas case files that may contain evidence of treason — media

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has asked the National Anti‑Corruption Bureau to provide materials from the Midas case that may include information related to state treason, Ukrinform reported, citing sources inside NABU.

22 November 2025, 03:51 PM

‘Midas case’: Mindich and Zukerman declared wanted in Ukraine

Ukrainian businessmen Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Zukerman, both implicated in the Midas corruption case tied to the energy sector, have been declared wanted by Ukrainian authorities, according to information posted on the website of the Interior Ministry.

22 November 2025, 03:14 PM

‘No easy choices for Zelenskyy’: Energoatom scandal evolves into full-blown crisis, threatens Ukraine’s war effort — The Economist

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing the most serious political test since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, as a corruption scandal centered on the state nuclear company Energoatom escalates into a major crisis and threatens Ukraine’s ability to wage war, The Economist reported on Nov. 17 in an analysis of the fallout from Operation Midas.

18 November 2025, 06:46 PM

Mindich accused of ties to Russian diamond firm, Energoatom scandal, and defense graft — NV Business overview

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree enacting National Security and Defense Council sanctions against businessman Tymur Mindich, co-owner of Kvartal 95 Studio. What companies belong to him?

16 November 2025, 05:32 PM

Ukraine considers stripping Mindich of citizenship in energy graft case

Ukrainian lawyers are evaluating the potential revocation of citizenship for Timur Mindich, co-owner of Kvartal 95 film studio and a key figure in a National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) probe into energy sector graft, news agency RBC-Ukraine reported on Nov. 13, citing sources.

13 November 2025, 06:05 PM

Late-night visits, a quiet divorce, and a mystery child: Justice minister’s personal life under the spotlight amid corruption probe

As Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers resigned amid a deepening corruption scandal at state nuclear operator Energoatom, a parallel story — one far more intimate — has begun to unravel publicly. The revelations, first reported by Viktoriia Kozar for Ukrainian outlet Telegraf on Nov. 12, have since sparked a swirl of political gossip and public fascination.

13 November 2025, 12:18 PM

Ex-Derkach aide Myroniuk detained in Energoatom graft probe

Among the five detainees announced by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau in the Midas case is Ihor Myroniuk, who is likely to have coordinated the corruption scheme, NV has learned from its own sources.

11 November 2025, 05:15 PM

NABU publishes audio recordings in energy sector corruption case — video

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) released the first audio recordings in a major energy-sector corruption case on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 02:42 PM

NABU exposes major energy sector corruption

Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced they have uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme in the energy sector in the statement on Telegram, published on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 12:20 PM

Top NABU detective detained by SBU was building a case against Zelenskyy associate — report

Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, head of the interregional detectives department at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), who was detained by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, was one of the key investigators working on a case involving businessman Tymur Mindich, NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported on July 30, citing sources.

30 July 2025, 05:56 PM

Chernyshov’s staff may have drawn Naftogaz salaries as NABU probe stalls over controversial new law

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau was investigating the hiring of bodyguards and household staff for former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov into positions at Naftogaz while he was running the state-owned energy company, ZN.UA reported, citing sources familiar with the case.

30 July 2025, 03:32 PM

NABU targets SBU official for $300,000 extortion

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) disclosed case materials suspecting a head of a sector in the SBU’s Department for Protection of National Statehood, along with two accomplices, of extorting illicit benefits, according to a joint statement on July 22.

22 July 2025, 01:39 PM

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