Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine
Analysts have identified the primary manipulation schemes in state tenders and procurement. The new law is intended to strengthen oversight and bring procedures closer to EU standards.
The ESBU requires an audit due to corruption and pressure on airlines in leasing cases. Experts consider these proceedings groundless and demand reforms.
Due to bribery at the ESBU, MPs demand an audit of criminal cases. The review is intended to identify instances of pressure on business and purge the ranks of the law enforcement agency.
Two ESBU officials were exposed for taking bribes to close cases and facilitate business activities. The Verkhovna Rada demands an audit of all criminal proceedings of the agency and a cleanup of the body from corruption.
A State Border Guard Service official and a businessman are suspected of extorting a $1 million bribe. The money was demanded from the winner of a 760 million hryvnia tender for the supply of drones.
An ESBU detective was remanded in custody with bail set at 5 million UAH for bribery. A department analyst received house arrest for schemes involving license manipulations.
In the Kyiv region, a BEB detective demanded 15,000 dollars to close a case. An analyst from the agency promised to influence the issuance of a license for 2,000 dollars.
Aviation could become a driver of Ukraine's post-war economic development. Currently, the industry is facing pressure from the ESBU due to attempts to tax transport leasing as royalties.
The Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU) returned to the Trade Union House after the cancellation of ARMA management. Valuable furniture was found missing from the premises, along with signs of a call center operation.
Economist Andriy Novak identified aviation and the agricultural sector as key to recovery. Pressure from the ESBU on airlines regarding leasing threatens the industry's survival.
The ESBU is persecuting airlines by reclassifying aircraft leasing as royalties. Investigators are ignoring court rulings and international tax conventions.
The Ukrainian equivalent of the Patriot system could begin intercepting Russian ballistic missiles by the end of the year. The Freya project has already received support from Germany, France, and Norway.
According to the court ruling, detective Magamedrasulov and Khrystenko organized a mechanism for extorting an undue benefit from Volodymyr Slonchak, whose voice was featured on the tapes in the Komarnytskyi case.
The ESBU has opened cases against airlines for non-payment of royalties for aircraft leasing, despite the fact that courts have previously concluded that such an interpretation of tax regulations is illegal.
As a result of the May 24 attack in Kyiv, 81 people were injured. Buildings of the Ministry of Justice, KSE, the Ukrainian House, and several of the capital's museums were damaged.
Courts have prohibited the State Tax Service from interpreting vehicle leasing as royalties and assessing taxes. This applies to the leasing of railcars, aircraft, and agricultural machinery.
In Volyn, a group was exposed for selling 13 vehicles imported for the AFU for 2. 9 million UAH. Five participants of the scheme have already been officially notified of suspicion.
Law enforcement officers have uncovered an underground cigarette factory and a vape distribution network in Kharkiv. Goods worth 37 million UAH were seized, and three individuals have been served with notices of suspicion.
The former Head of the Office of the President did not personally pay the 10 million bail due to being held in a pre-trial detention center. 140 million was paid on his behalf in a case involving the laundering of 460 million.
The ESBU interprets aircraft leasing as royalties, creating risks for five airlines. Experts claim violations of international law and agreements.
Ukraine's civil and military aviation function as a single ecosystem with shared specialists. Pressure from the ESBU on airlines threatens to reduce the state's defense capabilities.
The NABU has officially confirmed that the executives and founders of Fire Point have not been notified of suspicion in the case regarding drone procurement. Furthermore, the company does not have the status of a legal entity to which criminal law measures can be applied.
Civil and military aviation share common technologies and repair facilities. Pressure from the ESBU (Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine) on airlines creates risks for the country's defense capabilities.
The Lita Plus clinic is suspected of evading 100 million UAH in taxes through a scheme involving individual entrepreneurs (FOPs). During the searches, over 18 million UAH in cash and vehicles were seized.
In Zakarpattia, tax evasion by a plastic surgery center is under investigation. The facility's hidden turnover exceeded 520 million hryvnias.
A second-hand retail chain evaded paying UAH 38 million in VAT through a scheme involving controlled individual entrepreneurs (FOPs). The business was artificially fragmented to minimize taxes.
The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) is demanding that airlines pay leasing taxes as if they were royalties. This threatens to destroy the infrastructure for servicing military aircraft.
Former Head of the Office of the President Yermak was released from pre-trial detention on 140 million hryvnias bail. He was held in a paid cell due to a case involving the legalization of 460 million.
The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) interprets aircraft leasing as royalties, introducing a 15% tax. This threatens airlines with bankruptcy and risks halting the repair of AFU military equipment.
During 150 searches across three regions, illegal products worth 125 million UAH were seized. The organizers sold vape liquids without excise stamps or quality checks.