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.
Three officials of the Kyiv Aviation Institute have been notified of suspicion of embezzling over UAH 16. 6 million in budget funds. They organized a scheme involving the fictitious employment of 89 individuals who were paid salaries but performed no duties.
Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office have notified the organizer and an accomplice of an illegal scheme to seize land belonging to the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life of Ukraine in Pirohiv of suspicion. The perpetrators attempted to illegally obtain 1.5 hectares of land by forging documents and registering ownership of non-existent real estate objects.
An enterprise in Cherkasy region was exposed for illegal kaolin mining. It operated outside the scope of its permits, causing significant damage to the state.
The Prosecutor General's Office and the Bureau of Economic Security (BES) have shut down an organized group that operated a network of more than 20 illegal gambling establishments in Kyiv. Approximately 200 units of computer equipment and other evidence were seized, and the organizer and accomplices have been notified of suspicion.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted bill No. 13302 on the creation of Specialized District and Appellate Administrative Courts instead of OASK. The new courts will hear cases against central government bodies and appeals against competitions for positions of heads of anti-corruption bodies.
A significant portion of the 20 million UAH bail for Tetiana Krupa, former head of Khmelnytskyi MSEK, has already been paid. According to her lawyer, the remaining amount is planned to be deposited as soon as possible.
The former head of Khmelnytskyi MSEK, Tetiana Krupa, wears an electronic bracelet and has surrendered her international passport. Her movements are controlled by the National Police, and she is not allowed to leave Khmelnytskyi.
The head of the VR Committee on Finance, Danylo Hetmantsev, proposed that the State Tax Service conduct controlled purchases of iPhone 17s in stores. This will allow for the detection of smuggled goods and improve the work of law enforcement.
Over 9 million hryvnias bail has been posted for SBU General Illia Vitiuk, who is suspected of illicit enrichment. NABU and SAP exposed Vitiuk for illicit enrichment and declaring false information.
Law enforcement officers in Ivano-Frankivsk region exposed 12 members of an organized criminal group that extorted money from entrepreneurs in several regions of Ukraine. The total amount of demands amounted to over 828 thousand US dollars.
A former top official of the tax service has been remanded in custody. He is suspected of organizing a conversion center and evading taxes totaling over UAH 1.5 billion.
Ukraine is for the first time returning 3. 377 million euros from abroad, stolen through a corruption scheme at the State Enterprise "Polygraph Combine "Ukraina". The funds will be transferred by a French company that was involved in the NABU and SAPO case, after an agreement with the National Financial Prosecutor's Office of France.
The head of the State Aviation Service, Oleksandr Bilchuk, has been temporarily suspended due to the decision to transfer the repair of Mi-8 helicopters to a foreign company with Russian ties. His financial successes and questionable deals raise questions about transparency and the possible influence of the aggressor country.
