Semen Kryvonos

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

NABU head urges veto of Bill 12414 subordinating anti-graft agencies

Semen Kryvonos, Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to refrain from signing bill No. 12414, which restricts the independence of anti-corruption agencies, during a joint NABU and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) briefing on July 22, as reported by an NV journalist.

22 July 2025, 05:01 PM

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency investigates Umerov for possible misconduct

NABU is investigating the possible abuse of power by Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, according to NABU Director Semen Kryvonos, Interfax Ukraine reports on Feb. 10.

10 February 2025, 03:48 PM

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