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Ukrainian civil society slams bill undermining NABU and SAPO

Ukrainian opinion leaders, journalists, and civil society figures are sharply criticizing draft bill No. 12414, which was passed by the Verkhovna Rada on July 22 despite widespread public outcry. The bill, which received 263 votes, threatens the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), according to experts and anti-corruption institutions.

22 July 2025, 06:35 PM

NABU chief fears pressure, possible investigations after Parliament passes anti-graft bill

The head of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), Semen Kryvonos, warned on July 22 that pressure on his agency and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) may intensify following the passage of a controversial bill in Parliament.

22 July 2025, 05:40 PM

Svyrydenko says corruption fears in Ukraine are 'exaggerated'

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko dismissed concerns about corruption in Ukraine as “exaggerated” in an interview with Bloomberg published on July 22.

22 July 2025, 04:59 PM

Anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO issue warning over new bill that 'threatens their independence'

The Ukrainian parliament is preparing for the second reading of draft law No. 12414, which was amended at the last minute in a way that would "effectively destroy" the independence of the SAPO and undermine NABU's work, the agencies said in a joint statement on July 22.

22 July 2025, 04:08 PM

NABU and SAPO may become subordinate to Prosecutor General under new law

The Verkhovna Rada's Law Enforcement Committee backed amendments that could place NABU and SAPO under the Prosecutor General’s control, ending their current independence, Ukrainska Pravda reported on July 22.

22 July 2025, 03:04 PM

$400k stolen from Ukrainian Railways in procurement scam

Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions uncovered a group suspected of embezzling over ₴15 million ($370,000) from the state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia through public procurement fraud, National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported on June 27.

27 June 2025, 01:03 PM

Prosecutors request former Territorial Development Minister removal from office

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) are seeking Communities and Territorial Development Minister (until 2022) Oleksii Chernyshov suspension, officials wrote on June 27.

27 June 2025, 10:19 AM

Forty-eight corruption suspects have joined Ukraine’s military, anti-graft prosecutors say

Forty-eight individuals accused in corruption cases have joined Ukraine’s Armed Forces to avoid punishment, the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office said in a Facebook statement on April 10.

10 April 2025, 04:53 PM

NABU requests action against suspects of embezzling funds for Ukraine’s army

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has requested preventive measures for individuals suspected of misusing budget funds in the procurement of products for the Ukrainian army, NABU's Oleksandr Abakumov told Radio Liberty on April 3.

3 April 2025, 02:07 PM

NABU uncovers embezzlement in food procurement for the Armed Forces totaling 733 million UAH

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) revealed on April 2, 2025, that they uncovered a large-scale embezzlement scheme involving manipulated food procurement prices for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, causing hundreds of millions of hryvnias in losses to the state budget, with the investigation dubbed “Golden Eggs” of the Defense Ministry.

2 April 2025, 05:36 PM

Wanted by authorities, former Kyiv councilor Komarnytskyi fled abroad

Former Kyiv City councilor Denys Komarnytskyi, whom law enforcement suspects of establishing and running a criminal organization to appropriate land in the capital, has left the country, Ukrainska Pravda reported on March 12.

12 March 2025, 09:37 PM

Court suspends Klitschko’s deputy charged with corruption

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has suspended Petro Olenych, deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration, for two months, Ukrainian journalist Oleh Novikov reported on Feb. 26.

27 February 2025, 02:09 AM

NABU and SAP uncover $6.3M corruption scandal in Ukrainian military tech project

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) uncovered a corruption scheme in the defense sector that resulted in losses of 246 million hryvnias ($6.3 million).

19 February 2025, 06:13 PM

Millions in cash seized in Kyiv anti-corruption drive

Law enforcement officials have seized more than $6.4 million in cash from corrupt Kyiv City Council members and their associates, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced on Feb. 10.

10 February 2025, 10:19 PM

Anti-corruption operation begins in Kyiv City Council

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are leading a major operation to uncover corruption in the Kyiv City Council, the NABU announced on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 12:47 PM

Former Interior Ministry official Oleksii Takhtai faces NABU probe over UAH 16 million fraud

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) announced in a Telegram post that former Interior Ministry State Secretary Oleksii Takhtai is suspected of embezzlement and bribery involving over UAH 6 million.

18 January 2025, 05:05 PM

Ruling party MP charged with corruption

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have charged Ukrainian MP Iryna Kormyshkina with illicit enrichment, NABU announced on Oct. 17.

17 October 2024, 09:24 PM

Former Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Reznichenko released on $723,000 bail

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has set bail at UAH 30 million ($723,000) for Valentyn Reznichenko, the former regional governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, who is suspected of embezzling funds intended for road construction.

17 September 2024, 01:16 AM

Anti-corruption director fires whistleblower who accused him of corruption

The director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), Semen Kryvonos, has fired his first deputy, Gizo Uglava, citing the latter's alleged breaches of the NABU code of ethics and professionalism, NABU wrote on Telegram on Sept. 3.

3 September 2024, 02:10 PM

Prosecution requests $3 million bail for AMCU head Kyrylenko

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) is requesting the High Anti-Corruption Court set a UAH 120 million ($2.9 million) bail for Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU).

16 August 2024, 01:24 AM

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