National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

The HACC imposed a bail of UAH 10 million on the former acting head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Kharkiv region. The bribery suspect is also subject to a number of restrictions, including wearing an electronic bracelet.

The state-owned enterprises of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, which initiated the case against former Minister Solsky, have lost almost half of their land since independence. This has greatly complicated the NABU's investigation, as it is difficult to establish who owns the land.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has allowed the lawyers of former Minister Solskyi to seize NABU materials. This decision is based on information that NABU has data from another case that could confirm the ex-minister's innocence.

The KIIS and NDI surveys showed low awareness of and trust in Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies. About 40% do not know anything about the NABU, only 30% trust its actions, and 25% consider it ineffective.

NABU submitted to the court an indictment against the former heads of the ARMA for embezzlement of 398 thousand dollars. The suspects are accused of forgery of a court decision and illegal transfer of funds.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has removed the electronic bracelet from the defendant in the case of former Minister Solsky. The Supreme Court's examination and decision show that the accused land did not belong to the National Academy of Sciences, which casts doubt on NABU's accusations.

The Verkhovna Rada has registered a draft law allowing MPs, officials and others to travel abroad during the period of deferment from conscription. The document also proposes to expand the list of persons subject to reservation.

The NABU continues to order forensic examinations from related parties, despite the identified conflict of interest. The NACP refrains from verifying these facts, and the creation of NABU's own expert institution is a matter of concern.

Scientific and legal expertise has established that the land that NABU considers to be the property of the National Academy of Sciences has never belonged to it. This confirms the position of the defense of former Minister Solsky in the case of alleged illegal privatization.

The HACC arrested a lawyer suspected in the case of illegal departure of conscripts abroad. The court set bail at UAH 9.084 million as an alternative to detention.

Bud-Technology LLC won the tender to repair the damaged building of Okhmatdyt for UAH 307 million. The choice was questionable, as there were much cheaper offers from other participants.

Gizo Uglava appealed to the NABU Public Control Council for protection from external influence. He accuses the AntAC and the head of the Verkhovna Rada Anti-Corruption Committee of trying to take NABU under 'manual control'.

The NABU is investigating the privatization of land in Sumy region that was previously used by NAAS enterprises. Detectives plan to question more than 1,500 ATO participants who received these plots.

The Financial Guard of Florence arrested the castle of a Russian businessman at the request of Ukraine. The arrest is related to the case of $60 million in damages to the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine.

Law enforcement officers exposed a scheme to organize the illegal departure of men of military age abroad through court decisions. There are six suspects in the case, including a judge, a lawyer and court staff.

The former head of the Poltava RSA and his advisor are accused of receiving a €176,000 bribe and a Mercedes Brabus. The case has been referred to court under the article on obtaining undue advantage.

NABU plans to purchase 10 special vehicles for UAH 14. 2 million with two-zone climate control and Apple Card. The purchase comes amid criticism of the anti-corruption agency's efficiency and costs.

Gizo Uglava, a person involved in the NABU investigation, asks for public control over the bureau's affairs. He acknowledges that there are problems with NABU investigations and calls for an objective and independent process.

The director of a department of the Odesa City Council and his deputy are suspected of abuse of office in the procurement of ammunition for the Armed Forces. The officials entered false data on the receipt of goods worth almost UAH 4 million.

In the case of the “data leak” to NABU, flash drives were found in Birkadze's car. According to detectives, they may contain evidence of an offense. However, the court banned their seizure due to the lack of evidence.

Oleksandr Bagatikov, Director of the Security Department of the AOZ, sent an intermediary to receive a $700 thousand bribe from a financial company for influencing BES detectives.

The former Deputy Minister of Energy, MP and director of Ukrvuhillya were served with a notice of suspicion of abuse. They caused UAH 12 million in losses to Centrenergo through the illegal sale of coal.

The SAPO and the NABU have brought a case against the former Minister of Infrastructure and his deputy to court. They are accused of causing damage to the state in the amount of more than $49 million through illegal ship dues.

The NABU and SAPO served suspicion notices to two Volyn Customs officials for facilitating the illegal import of Apple equipment. The suspects helped to avoid proper payment of duties through the Yahodyn checkpoint, which caused losses of over UAH 53 million.

Former MP Viktor Medvedchuk is a suspect in at least three criminal proceedings. Law enforcers are checking his involvement in other crimes, including high treason and collaboration.

Gizo Uglava stated that there are serious problems with NABU investigations aimed at achieving external goals. He called for transparency and disclosure of case files to restore public trust.

Uglava believes that attempts are being made to discredit him. To this end, a whole media campaign has been launched, accompanied by loud accusations, but no real evidence of his involvement in the leakage of information from the NABU has been provided.

Law enforcement officials are investigating the illegal lease of NAAS land and the sale of crops at reduced prices. Due to this scheme, state-owned enterprises lost almost a billion hryvnias, although the NAAS denies the lease.

The SBU and NABU have collected evidence of the illegal privatization of the Samara-Western Direction oil pipeline in 2015. Medvedchuk and four ex-executives of Prykarpatzakhidtrans were served with a notice of suspicion.

NAAS enterprises are suing each other over debts and are involved in criminal proceedings. This calls into question the effectiveness of the Academy's management of its land bank and subordinate structures.