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Shabunin issues first statement after SBI raids, accuses Zelenskyy of turning toward corrupt authoritarianism

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) on July 11 announced it had formally notified Vitalii Shabunin of suspicion for evading military service and committing fraud. The following day, July 12 at 15 p.m., the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), which Shabunin has led for many years, published his first public comment on Facebook following searches of his home and the military unit where he serves.

12 July 2025, 04:30 PM

Anti-Corruption Action Center says SBI acting in sync with pro-government Telegram channels in Shabunin case

The Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC) issued a public statement condemning the criminal case and searches targeting its co-founder, Vitalii Shabunin, as politically motivated and legally baseless. The statement, published by NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda on July 12, describes the case as “lawlessness and a public act of political punishment.”

12 July 2025, 04:18 PM

State Bureau of Investigation accuses anti-corruption leader Shabunin of draft evasion, fraud

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) said on July 11 it had notified a civil society activist of suspicion for evading military service and committing fraud. Though the agency did not name the individual, multiple sources confirmed to Suspilne that the person in question is Vitalii Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center.

12 July 2025, 02:05 PM

Dnipro court has decided to impose preventive action on a deputy suspected of falsely claiming military service

In Dnipro, a court has imposed a preventive measure on Marianna Kiziyarova, a deputy of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, who is suspected of fictitious military service to receive payments and create a positive image, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent reports from the courtroom on June 23.

23 June 2025, 05:48 PM

Military man is suspected of aiding Russian missile strikes that killed Ukrainian soldiers

In Cherkasy Oblast, law enforcement officers have reported suspicions against a military man who was directing enemy missiles at Ukrainian defenders in four oblasts, resulting in the deaths of Ukrainian servicemen, according to the press service of the State Border Guard on June 18.

18 June 2025, 05:19 PM

SBI announces new charges against Ukraine’s 110th Brigade commanders

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has filed new charges in a criminal case involving fraudulent payments within the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade, the agency wrote on June 13.

13 June 2025, 12:16 PM

Former Ukrainian Logistics Forces official suspected of illegal enrichment

A former senior official in the Logistics Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been charged with illegal enrichment exceeding 12 million hryvnias ($288,806), the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on Telegram on June 9.

9 June 2025, 04:03 PM

Former Ivano-Frankivsk Emergency Head charged with illegal logging — SBI

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has reported suspicions to the former head of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, alleging he organized illegal logging of a forest from the nature reserve fund valued at over UAH 7 million (approximately $189,000), according to an SBI press service statement on June 6.

6 June 2025, 03:55 PM

‘Coal case’ against Poroshenko moves forward as investigators eye alleged money transfer video

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has been formally charged with treason in the so-called “coal case,” NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 20 in an article titled How’s It Going? What’s Happening with Investigations into Poroshenko, as prosecutors prepare to transfer the case to court.

21 May 2025, 07:38 PM

SBI reveals scheme transferring soldiers to rear, former Ukraine official involved

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is investigating four people accused of orchestrating a scheme that transferred Ukrainian soldiers from combat zones to non-active units for money, with a former deputy chief of staff involved, officials said on April 1.

1 April 2025, 01:06 PM

Court keeps Ukrainian general Halushkin in custody for another month

The Pechersk District Court in Kyiv extended the pretrial detention of Brig. Gen. Yuriy Halushkin until April 22, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on March 19.

19 March 2025, 10:52 PM

Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation opens case on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast base strike

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) opened a criminal case over the deaths and injuries of Ukrainian soldiers from a Russian missile strike on a military base in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, according to a statement from the SBI on March 3.

3 March 2025, 03:48 PM

From the Kremlin to Kyiv: How an American lobbyist allegedly planted Russia’s ‘top agent’ in Zelenskyy’s inner circle

Former head of the Crimean department of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, Oleh Kulinich, who is accused of treason, collaborated in 2018-2019 with American lawyer Marcus Cohen, a former lobbyist for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Sunday Times reported.

13 February 2025, 01:42 PM

Military logistics officials accused of embezzling $2.4 million

The State Bureau of Investigation has uncovered a corruption scheme involving officials from the Housing and Operational Department of Luhansk, which is currently part of the Logistics Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the SBI reported on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 02:05 PM

SBI uncovers $59,000 embezzlement intended for military payments in Odesa Oblast

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) uncovered the embezzlement of about $59,000 from a deposit account for missing soldiers in a military unit in Odesa Oblast on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 04:34 PM

110th Brigade commander faces corruption charges

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has announced charges against the supply group commander of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade for extorting money from his subordinates, officers wrote on Jan. 23.

23 January 2025, 02:01 PM

Odious 155th brigade commander arrested

Dmytro Ryumshin, the former commander of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade ‘Anne of Kyiv,’ has been detained with a UAH90 million ($2.14 million) bail, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Jan. 22.

22 January 2025, 10:33 PM

Senior military commanders not above scrutiny, Zelenskyy says

Regardless of any prior achievements, no Ukrainian general is above the law when it comes to investigating potential misconduct, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his Jan. 20 evening address.

20 January 2025, 10:37 PM

Ukrainian commanders to be charged for military breakdowns

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is set to announce criminal charges against three former military commanders, one of whom has already been arrested, journalist Yuriy Butusov, editor-in-chief of Censor.NET, wrote on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 02:52 PM

Kyiv judge accused of treason in Yanukovych-era scheme to fund Russia’s military

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has formally accused a sitting judge of the Kyiv Commercial Court and former top Ukrainian officials from Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency, including Yanukovych himself and ex-Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, of state treason.

18 January 2025, 07:51 PM

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