The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Budget voted the State Budget for 2026 for the second reading. Proposed changes include an increase in the personal income tax percentage for local budgets and additional funds for arms procurement.
The Prosecutor General's Office refuted manipulative information from a lawyer by publishing official data. From 25.06.2025 to 27.11.2025, 24,219 criminal proceedings related to economic activity were identified, of which 14,539 are currently underway.
In the first three quarters of 2025, the State Financial Monitoring Service received over 1. 4 million reports of financial transactions subject to verification. For investigation, 794 materials totaling 150.46 billion hryvnias were handed over to law enforcement agencies, most of which were received by the Bureau of Economic Security.
People's Deputy Serhiy Vlasenko criticized NABU Director Semen Kryvonos's proposal to elect the Prosecutor General through a competition, calling it unconstitutional and illegal. Vlasenko emphasized that NABU should be engaged in investigations, not politics, and that the existing system of competitions in Ukraine is ineffective.
Prosecutors uncovered large-scale VAT evasion schemes that led to the state losing over UAH 35 million. Five officials of one company and the head of another enterprise fictitiously inflated tax credits.
The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution establishing new rules for lottery operators. They provide for open competitions for obtaining licenses, annual license fees, and an electronic accounting system.
The state agency PlayCity appealed to the BEB with a demand to investigate possible illegal gambling conducted under the guise of state lotteries. This could lead to losses for the state budget and indicates criminal violations.
The Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office and the Bureau of Economic Security (BES) exposed an organized group that produced counterfeit food products under well-known trademarks. The value of the seized counterfeit goods, produced in unsanitary conditions, exceeds 20 million hryvnias.
Mike Pompeo, former US Secretary of State, has joined the advisory board of the Ukrainian defense company Fire Point. The company is opening a factory in Denmark, plans to double missile production, and has commissioned an independent audit of prices and production.
Law enforcement officers exposed an underground tobacco factory in Poltava region, which operated under the guise of a regular enterprise. 38 tons of tobacco, almost 250,000 packs of cigarettes, and two industrial lines, as well as cash and alcohol, were confiscated.
Three men who set up illegal production of e-cigarette liquids have been exposed in Poltava region. Quarterly profits from the illegal trade reached millions of hryvnias.
In Odesa, the "overseer of Izmail", who organized an illegal casino and coordinated the actions of criminals, will be tried. He faces up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The competitive struggle between Ukrainian airlines escalated into real "wars" involving law enforcement, leading to arrests of equipment, searches, and blocking of defense contract execution. This situation threatens to disrupt state orders and destroy part of the production capacities of the Ukrainian aviation business, which continues to operate even during the war.
Law enforcement officers have returned over 20 million hryvnias to the Kyiv budget, which were embezzled by KCSA officials and entrepreneurs within the framework of the "Turbota. Nazustrich Kyivianam" (Care. Towards Kyiv Residents) program. Two entrepreneurs reimbursed UAH 12.5 million and handed over 6 vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, bringing the total amount returned to over UAH 20 million.
In the first 9 months of 2025, the Bureau of Economic Security sent 23 criminal proceedings concerning illegal gambling to court. Also, during this period, 213 tax evasion cases were sent to court.
The Verkhovna Rada registered draft law No. 14161, which provides for the creation of a drop register for enhanced control over financial transactions. This initiative is aimed at combating illegal money circulation, which amounts to UAH 200 billion, and reducing the use of payment infrastructure by criminals.
The State Biotechnological University in Kharkiv has been transformed into a private agricultural holding operating on state lands under the leadership of former and current officials controlled by Andriy Odarchenko, a Member of Parliament convicted of bribery. Due to shadow schemes involving harvest and land lease, the state budget has lost approximately UAH 100 million.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko stated that he is monitoring the issue of law enforcement officers' accountability for groundless criminal cases against entrepreneurs, using a polygraph to check employees. He also proposed that the Rada consider BEB analytical products as documents, which will accelerate the response to business complaints through the "StopPressure" portal.
Acting Head of the State Tax Service, Lesia Karnaukh, stated that legislative initiatives to increase VAT, personal income tax, and corporate income tax are not currently being considered. This is a positive signal for businesses, although the issue of shadow economy remains open.
Officials of three universities in Ukraine have been exposed for organizing the sale of places in postgraduate studies for $4,500 per person. The total amount of illicit funds received exceeds 1 million hryvnias.
The company director is accused of evading UAH 30 million in taxes during the supply of protective structures. The indictment has been sent to the Dnipro District Court of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
At the Porubne-Siret checkpoint, customs officers seized 970,000 US dollars hidden in the engine compartment of a Ukrainian citizen's car. The currency and the car have been seized, and a violation of customs regulations is being documented.
The deputy head of the Bureau of Economic Security in Odesa region has been notified of suspicion of collaborating with the aggressor state. The BEB official, Oleh Skupinsky, is a co-founder of an enterprise that continues to operate in the temporarily occupied territory and pays taxes to the Russian budget.
The mayor of Vyshhorod and the director of a contracting organization have been notified of suspicion of embezzling over UAH 6. 6 million in budget funds. It was established that the officials purchased equipment at an inflated price and paid for unperformed dredging works.
The indictment against the former director of "Vinnytsia Quarry Management" Andriy Nesterenko has been sent to court. He is suspected of organizing a scheme to evade rent payments for subsoil use totaling over 27 million UAH.
Political technologist Oleh Posternak believes that imperfect legislation and lack of effective control lead to violations by NABU detectives. He emphasizes the need for changes in legislation and the implementation of effective control to minimize abuses.
The director of a communal enterprise of the Kryvyi Rih City Council, along with nine accomplices, appropriated funds allocated for the maintenance of cemeteries and the transportation of the bodies of fallen soldiers. The total amount of damage to the local budget amounted to approximately UAH 6 million.
The deputy head of the Pishchanska amalgamated territorial community (ATC) in Dnipropetrovsk region was detained for extorting and receiving 9,000 US dollars. He demanded money for approving the placement of nine advertising structures on the community's territory.
Police exposed a 35-year-old Kyivvodokanal official who demanded 450,000 hryvnias for connecting an enterprise to the city's water supply system. He was detained after receiving the first part of the bribe, amounting to 225,000 hryvnias.
Ukrainian law enforcement, in cooperation with their American counterparts, exposed a Ukrainian national for laundering millions of US dollars from state institutions. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to 500,000 dollars.
