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Arakhamia warned NABU and SAPO of imminent attack before Kravchenko’s move against Kryvonos

Servant of the People faction leader David Arakhamia warned the heads of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies about an impending attack on them a week before former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko said he had pressed charges against National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 15, citing sources in political circles.

16 September, 01:19 PM

Hours after charging Kryvonos, ex-PG Kravchenko drops security and flees country

Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko waived his government security detail just hours after filing criminal charges against National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos, Ukrainska Pravda reported on September 16.

16 September, 09:41 AM

Kravchenko addresses lawmakers ahead of dismissal vote

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko addressed Ukrainian lawmakers ahead of their vote on his dismissal, stating that he would “accept any decision, but it must not be an order from the president,” according to a statement he made on September 15.

15 September, 01:51 PM

Prosecutor General Kravchenko releases more allegations against NABU director Kryvonos

Suspended Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko released the second part of his investigation, claiming he has evidence linking National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos to a 2014 land corruption scheme, according to a video Kravchenko posted on September 15.

15 September, 11:34 AM

Prosecutor General’s Office denies charging NABU director

The Prosecutor General’s Office never charged Semen Kryvonos, head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), with criminal offenses, the office said in a statement on Sept. 14.

15 September, 01:40 AM

Kravchenko says NABU director Kryvonos adopted child in 2009 to dodge criminal charges

Outgoing Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko stated that National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos adopted a child in 2009 to avoid criminal liability in a vote-buying case, according to a video Kravchenko shared on September 14.

14 September, 01:41 PM

Prosecutor General Kravchenko files criminal charges against NABU director Kryvonos

Outgoing Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has filed criminal charges against National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Semen Kryvonos, claiming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously blocked the move, Kravchenko announced in a video address on September 14.

14 September, 10:03 AM

Judges in NABU detectives' cases remain under pressure

NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and SAPO head Oleksandr Klymenko said that some departments of Ukraine's Security Service are pressuring judges handling cases involving NABU detectives on Aug. 10.

10 August, 05:15 PM

NABU head Kryvonos faces months-long smear campaign, AntAC warns

National Anti‑Corruption Bureau (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos has been the target of a coordinated smear campaign and could be dismissed, Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC) executive director Daria Kaleniuk told NV Radio on March 30.

1 April, 01:39 AM

Yermak met with Zelenskyy the day after his dismissal

Former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy the day after his dismissal, on Nov. 29, the news outlet RBC-Ukraine reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:16 AM

Midas scheme siphoned money not only from the energy sector but from other areas as well

National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Semen Kryvonos said that funds siphoned off through the Midas operation came not only from the energy sector but from other areas as well, adding that new suspects will soon be named. He made the remarks at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada’s Anti-Corruption Policy Committee on Nov. 25

25 November 2025, 05:56 PM

NABU probes Poltava officials over missing fortification funds

National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is probing possible abuses in fortification construction ordered by Poltava Regional Military Administration, the agency's chief Semen Kryvonos told Radio Svoboda on Nov. 18.

19 November 2025, 09:49 AM

NABU reports difficulties tracking defense procurement funds

National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) faces problems tracking money linked to defense procurement, the agency's director Semen Kryvonos said at a meeting of the Temporary Investigative Commission on Economic Security on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 01:02 PM

NABU chiefs’ data found in Energoatom suspect’s safe house

Data on NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and Chief of Detectives Oleksandr Abakumov — who led Operation Midas — was found in a safe house of an Energoatom corruption suspect, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 12.

13 November 2025, 08:52 AM

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

‘No evidence of ties to Russia’: NABU chief responds to SBU allegations against bureau officer Husarov

The head of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), Semen Kryvonos, said he was aware of the Security Service’s concerns about a possible Russian connection involving a bureau employee but was surprised by the man’s arrest, according to an interview with BBC News Ukraine on Aug. 3.

3 August 2025, 06:51 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

NABU supports Zelenskyy’s proposal for SBU vetting over possible Russian ties in law enforcement

The director of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau said he supports President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal to have the SBU vet law enforcement officers for possible ties to Russia on July 26.

26 July 2025, 11:39 PM

Authorities will continue attacks even if law restores NABU and SAPO independence — Semen Kryvonos

Even if a new law restores independence to anti-corruption bodies, attacks by authorities will persist, NABU Director Semen Kryvonos said in an interview with Suspilne on July 26.

26 July 2025, 03:19 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

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