National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

ARMA employees cannot use cars with cover plates because they do not have operatives. The lawyer explained that such license plates can only be used by agencies with operational officers, such as the SBU, the MIA, and the NABU.

NABU First Deputy Director Gizo Uglava requests an open meeting of the disciplinary commission on August 21. He emphasizes the importance of ensuring the objectivity and transparency of the process.

NABU reported UAH 3. 7 billion saved or returned to the budget in the first half of the year. However, against the backdrop of the scale of corruption, these achievements seem insignificant. There are doubts about the effectiveness of anti-corruption bodies.

Law enforcement officers detained two people involved in a scheme to embezzle UAH 12. 5 million and attempt to misappropriate another UAH 120 million from Kharkivoblenergo JSC. The scheme involved the purchase of energy equipment at inflated prices.

The NABU has opened proceedings to check on what grounds Shabunin received business trips to the NACP from the military unit where he allegedly served. He received UAH 43 thousand per month, including "combat" expenses, without reporting to the military unit for six months.

Law enforcement officers exposed an organized group that misappropriated UAH 12 million of state funds during the purchase of dynamic protection elements for armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The suspects face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.

ATO veterans and the military expressed outrage at the NABU's intentions to interrogate them in the case against former Minister Solsky. They emphasize that during the war there are more important matters than seizing land from the country's defenders.

The SBU released intercepted conversations of participants in a corruption scheme to transfer mining equipment. The Deputy Minister of Energy is suspected of receiving a $500,000 bribe to facilitate the deal.

Businessman Ihor Mazepa said that the NABU is turning into a 'pocket' body to persecute reformers. Experts point to political motives in the cases against Nemchynov, Solsky and other officials.

The political scientist criticized the idea of creating an expert institution under the NABU, as it would increase chaos in public administration.

The HACC has chosen preventive measures for two suspects in the case of the former Deputy Minister of Energy. One of them was placed under round-the-clock house arrest, the other was held in custody with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 7 million.

Oleksandr Hale and two accomplices were arrested for taking a $500,000 bribe. The court ordered them to be held in custody with the possibility of bail ranging from UAH 7 to 65 million.

Former Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Heila, who was detained for taking a $500,000 bribe, was remanded in custody until October 8. The court set bail at 25 million riyals.

The IMF has set requirements for Ukraine to receive the next tranche. These include transparent competitions for senior positions, an audit of the NBU's reserves, and the completion of NABU reform.

The SAPO has sent to court an indictment against an accomplice in the scheme to embezzle more than $1. 2 million from the Titanium Institute. Earlier, the first deputy director general was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Oleksandr Hale from the post of Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine. He was detained for taking a $500,000 bribe for permission to export equipment from the frontline area.

The Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine and three accomplices were exposed on receiving a bribe of $500 thousand. The money was demanded for permission to export mining equipment from the frontline area.

The former MP warns that the creation of an expert institution under the NABU could lead to massive manipulation and political terror.

Former deputy head of the Prosecutor General's Office Andriy Smirnov said that NABU detectives and SAPO prosecutors had purchased luxury assets at low prices by registering them in their relatives' names. He also criticized the NABU report and called the heads of the anti-corruption agencies 'random'.

The NABU director announced preparations for an independent audit of the bureau. International partners submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers a list of candidates for the commission that will review the activities of anti-corruption officials.

The head of the Verkhovna Rada's anti-corruption committee pointed out the systemic nature of the problem of information leaks from the NABU. The defendants in the criminal proceedings were informed about the start of the investigation, which complicated the investigation.

NABU Director Semen Kryvonos approved the conclusion of an internal investigation into possible pressure on whistleblowers. Violations were recorded, and the conclusion was submitted to the disciplinary commission.

The NABU intends to question more than a thousand ATO soldiers in the case of ex-Minister Solsky, despite their participation in the fighting. Expert examinations and court rulings cast doubt on the validity of NABU's suspicions of illegal land acquisition.

The NABU director continues to insist on creating an expert institution at the bureau, despite the warnings of foreign partners.

Thanks to cooperation with anti-corruption authorities, the Ministry of Digital Transformation saved more than UAH 3 billion on the purchase of drones for the Armed Forces. This allowed the Ministry to receive an additional 18,413 drones and return almost UAH 1.5 billion to the state.

The head of the SAPO, Oleksandr Klymenko, emphasized the importance of completely abolishing the 'Lozovyi amendments'. This will save many criminal proceedings with billions of dollars in damages and transfer the right to extend the investigation to the prosecutor.

NABU is conducting information and analytical work on the tender for rebuilding Okhmatdyt after the Russian attack. NABU Director Semen Kryvonos said it was premature to talk about criminal proceedings over the incident.

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.