National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

The authorities in Ukraine have fully or partially implemented almost 25% of the anti-corruption measures envisaged by the State Anti-Corruption Program for 2023-2025, with the lowest rate in the defense sector.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has faced accusations of leaking information from pre-trial investigations, prompting the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy to hold an open meeting to analyze the facts and hear from NABU Director Semen Kryvonos.

The former head of the State Migration Service, Maksym Sokoliuk, has been served with a notice of suspicion of embezzlement of over UAH 88 million during the reconstruction of the agency's administrative building.

While the government calls for saving electricity by not using air conditioners, Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau, NABU, plans to spend almost 400,000 hryvnias on air conditioning repairs.

The former head of the State Institution "Service Center for Units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine" and two other persons were served notice of suspicion of embezzlement of more than UAH 16 million through a scheme with inflated prices for the supply of computer equipment in 2020.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine purchased services for the repair of toilets worth more than UAH 3 million. Interestingly, this money can be used to buy, for example, about 12 stations of the "Sinitsa" radio electronic security system with 6 bands (the price of one station is about 250 thousand hryvnias)

The court refused to take former MP Kriuchkov into custody.

SBI is asked to initiate a case against the commander who illegally sent Shabunin on business trips.

In 2024, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine purchased translation services for almost UAH 6. 5 million. The question of whether this is appropriate remains open.

Advisor to the President's Office Georgiy Birkadze said that the case of the alleged leakage of information from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine was turned into a show instead of an investigation.

MP Mykhailo Tsymbalyuk believes that the NABU should report to the parliament on the results of its activities, including high-profile cases, since Western partners and Ukrainian society have high hopes for the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

NABU should report to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on anti-corruption policy on the effectiveness of using its resources and powers, as there are concerns about its effectiveness.

The specialists of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise are involved in the construction of fortifications in Kyiv region. The SBU, the State Bureau of Investigation and the NABU are checking where and how we spend the funds.

According to declarations submitted to the National Agency for the Prevention of corruption, the leader of the richest parliamentary faction Petro Poroshenko in May enriched more than 227 million Hryvnia.

NABU exposed lawyer Nosov on a bribe in the interests of Alliance Bank, the media write.

MP Anatoliy Burmich said that in the near future the Verkhovna Rada Committee on anti-corruption policy will hear a report on the work of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.

According to him, over the past six months, Polish politicians have actively used the topic of the blockade of borders with Ukraine to communicate with the electorate before the European Parliament elections. The elections will be held on June 6-9, which means that, according to the expert, farmers ' protests will subside from Monday. However, in the autumn before the presidential elections, they may again enter the active phase.

NABU and SAPO uncovered the theft of more than UAH 7. 7 million under contracts for technical inspection of damaged infrastructure in the Kherson region at an inflated price, accusing officials and owners of companies.

The appeals chamber of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court upheld a preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount of UAH 12 million for MP Andriy Klochko, who is suspected of illegal enrichment in the amount of more than UAH 11 million.

A new division of the NACP has been created in Ukraine to monitor Special Service Employees. It is expected to increase the effectiveness of financial control of special categories of declarants.

The embassy commented on the situation on the border with the poles, negotiations with whom were disrupted by the NABU.

The former director of the State Corporation "Ukrspetsexport" and the son of the former First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine will be tried on charges of abuse of office regarding the purchase of electronic equipment at an inflated price.

Immediately after the NABU's statement about the disclosure of the scheme of embezzlement of state-owned land, in which the minister of Agricultural Policyappears, deputy Polish Minister of Agriculture Michal Kolodzejczak announced Poland's withdrawal from negotiations with Ukraine. Some experts are inclined to believe that such a move by Poland was conceived and the rural business did not accidentally coincide with the demarche of the Poles, who meanwhile are rapidly increasing their exports to Belarus.

Artem Sytnyk, former director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, has been dismissed from his new position as deputy head of the National Agency for the Prevention of corruption.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) tried to hide the results of an expert examination that testified to the innocence of former minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky in the case of land seizure, accusing the experts of violating the law and refusing to accept their conclusions.

The court seized the documents of the District Military Medical commissions (vkl) of the Poltava region due to the highest rate in Ukraine (20%) of persons declared unfit for service after passing the commissions.

The investigation of the NABU and SAPO against a people's deputy, chairman of the Budget Committee, who demanded money from a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for assistance in allocating material assistance for medical treatment, has been completed.

The deputy chairman of the Rivne regional council received almost half a million hryvnias of bribes from a private entrepreneur for assistance in solving land and property issues.

The appeals chamber of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court has left former First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleh Hladkovsky under arrest in absentia, who is suspected of causing damage to the state totaling UAH 17. 44 million.

Scandals involving information leaks and questionable cases at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) jeopardize the objectivity and reputation of this body, raising doubts about the integrity of its high-profile investigations against officials.