SAPO

Ukraine’s SBU refutes claims it plans to charge anti-corruption chief Oleksandr Klymenko

Ukraine’s Security Service denied media reports claiming it is investigating Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Oleksandr Klymenko’s possible involvement in a case involving lawmaker Fedir Khrystenko, the agency’s press service told NV on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 05:15 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

After cardboard Maidan: Did they learn the lesson?

So, Ukraine passed the stress test. Did it fix the machine? Law No. 12414 was rolled back in about a week; that shows resilience. It doesn’t show habit. Habit is publishing the rationale before orders land, writing clear rules where power meets oversight, and letting parliament work without being swatted back. If those basics don’t stick, July reads as an exception, not a standard.

7 October 2025, 07:22 PM

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

SAPO charges SBU general with corruption

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) has charged Ilya Vityuk, a general with Ukraine’s SBU security service, with illegal enrichment and falsifying mandatory asset declarations, SAPO announced on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 08:30 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

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

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

SAPO asks court to seize over $198K in assets from Kyiv judges’ couple over unjustified property

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office requested the court to seize unjustified assets worth over 7.3 million UAH ($198,000) from a Kyiv judges’ couple, the SAPO reported on Aug. 1.

1 August 2025, 04:03 PM

EU has no plans to freeze Ukraine aid, but insists on anti-corruption reforms — Commission spokesperson

The European Union has no intention of freezing financial support to Ukraine, but insists on safeguarding the independence of its anti-corruption bodies as a cornerstone of the rule of law, European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier said in Brussels on July 31, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

31 July 2025, 06:02 PM

Zelenskyy signs law restoring powers of NABU and SAPO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 31 has signed into law a bill he introduced to restore the full authority of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).

31 July 2025, 05:14 PM

Ukrainian parliament passes bill to restore NABU and SAPO powers

Ukraine’s parliament on July 31 approved in its second and final reading a presidential bill to restore the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), following public outcry over a controversial law that had weakened their independence.

31 July 2025, 02:24 PM

Protesters rally for anti-graft bill outside Parliament

A rally in support of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's bill No. 13533, which restores the institutional independence of the country's anti-corruption agencies, gathered near the Parliament building in Kyiv, Radio Svoboda reported on Telegram on July 31.

31 July 2025, 01:53 PM

Medvedchuk’s political consultants helped lead anti-NABU campaign, Texty.org.ua finds

Twenty-four widely followed Telegram channels waged a coordinated campaign against Ukraine’s top anti-corruption institutions from June 5 to July 23, 2025, echoing government messaging and suppressing dissent, according to a detailed investigation by Texty.org.ua on July 29.

30 July 2025, 07:58 PM

SAPO

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9