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Ukraine charges ex-border chief in cigarette smuggling ring, names Deineko as key suspect

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have charged and raided former and current officials of the State Border Guard Service over an alleged bribery scheme involving illegal cigarette smuggling into the European Union.

22 January, 02:56 PM

NABU opens investigation into alleged bribery scheme under former SBU leadership

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau has launched a criminal investigation into alleged large-scale bribes paid to former top officials of the SBU Security Service, following public claims by businessman Serhii Vahanyan, NABU told ZN.UA.

19 January, 03:00 PM

Tymoshenko ordered to post $880K bail after NABU releases alleged bribery audio

The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine on Jan. 16 ordered lawmaker and Batkivshchyna party leader Yulia Tymoshenko to pay more than 33 million hryvnias ($880,000) in bail as part of a criminal bribery case, according to a live broadcast of the hearing.

16 January, 03:55 PM

Tymoshenko faces corruption charges as anti-graft court considers pretrial restrictions

Batkivshchyna party leader and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko appeared in Kyiv’s High Anti-Corruption Court on Jan. 16, as prosecutors sought a 50 million hryvnia (about $1.3 million) bail and a series of procedural restrictions in a high-profile corruption case.

16 January, 10:22 AM

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

NABU releases bribery audio in Tymoshenko case, confirms criminal charges

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine served a notice of suspicion to a parliamentary faction leader and released audio recordings in which the suspect — believed to be Yulia Tymoshenko — discusses bribes to lawmakers, the agency said on Jan. 14.

14 January, 01:44 PM

Case against Tymoshenko unlikely to lead to consequences – analyst

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies had exposed Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna party, over an alleged offer of bribes to lawmakers, Political analyst Taras Zahorodniy said on Radio NV on Jan. 14.

14 January, 12:39 PM

NABU to charge Tymoshenko with bribery — report

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) targets Batkivshchyna party leader Yulia Tymoshenko in a bribery case, RFE/RL reported on Jan. 13, later corroborated by public broadcaster Suspilne.

14 January, 12:42 AM

Zelenskyy orders draft bill to reform State Bureau of Investigation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed his administration to prepare and submit proposals to the Verkhovna Rada to reform the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), he said on Jan. 2.

2 January, 07:19 PM

Zelenskyy addresses whether new Presidential Office Chief is selected

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not yet decided who will head his office following the resignation of Andriy Yermak.

14 December 2025, 06:37 PM

NABU releases footage of lawmaker allegedly demanding $250K bribe, confirms searches in Skorokhod case

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau on Dec. 4 released a video that allegedly shows a sitting lawmaker demanding a bribe, a disclosure tied to an investigation into what authorities describe as a criminal group led by a member of parliament suspected of pocketing $250,000 in exchange for pushing national sanctions.

5 December 2025, 06:39 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

Yermak sought the dismissal of SBU chief Malyuk a week before his own removal

Former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak sought the dismissal of Security Service of Ukraine chief Vasyl Malyuk a week before Yermak’s own removal, according to a report by the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:57 AM

Zelenskyy fires Yermak amid energy scandal fallout and growing U.S. pressure

Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff who “accumulated vast power and many enemies,” has emerged as “the most prominent casualty” of the Energoatom corruption scandal amid mounting diplomatic pressure on Ukraine, The Economist reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 02:18 PM

Arakhamia backs Zelenskyy’s move to fire Yermak amid corruption and war pressure

Lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People party support his decision to remove Andriy Yermak as head of the Presidential Office, parliamentary faction leader Davyd Arakhamia said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 01:36 PM

NABU and SAPO raid Yermak’s office in Kyiv’s government quarter

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) conduct searches at the office of Presidential Office head Andrii Yermak in Kyiv’s government quarter, Ukrainska Pravda wrote on Nov. 27.

28 November 2025, 09:36 AM

MP Khrystenko's treason case fast-tracked to trial

Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office and SBU Security Service have sent the treason case against MP Fedir Khrystenko to Kyiv's Pecherskyi District Court, the Anti-Corruption Action Center NGO reported on Telegram on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 08:45 PM

Kyiv manages to amend U.S.-backed peace plan; SBU denies pressuring SAPO

After “tense but productive” talks in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States and Ukraine negotiated a version of the U.S.-backed peace plan that is more acceptable to Kyiv, although core issues remain unresolved.

25 November 2025, 01:39 AM

SBU denies plans to bring charges against SAPO head

Ukraine’s SBU security service and the Prosecutor General’s Office denied they were preparing to bring charges against Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) head Oleksandr Klymenko or Servant of the People parliamentary party leader Davyd Arakhamia.

24 November 2025, 09:58 PM

Ukraine’s top prosecutor targeted after explosive Midas investigation

Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak ordered law enforcement agencies to prepare a notice of suspicion for Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) chief, Oleksandr Klymenko, NV sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda (UP) reported on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 09:50 AM

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