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Bribery, a persistent issue in Ukraine, has seen numerous cases unveiled in 2025. From high-ranking officials to local employees, corruption permeates various levels of government and public service. Noteworthy cases include a Deputy Prosecutor in the Zaporizhzhia Region under investigation for a $40,000 bribe and a state enterprise director accused of accepting ₴3 million for land allocation. The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have been instrumental in exposing these illicit activities. Moreover, military-related bribery cases, such as smuggling draft dodgers and issuing false medical reports for mobilization evasion, highlight the intersection of corruption and national security. The ongoing revelations underscore the critical need for comprehensive anti-corruption measures to uphold the rule of law in Ukraine.
What are recent instances of bribery involving Ukrainian officials?
Recent instances include a regional prosecutor demanding a $10,000 bribe, and the Deputy Prosecutor of Zaporizhzhia Region being investigated for a $40,000 bribe. High-value cases also involve $1 million demands by Lviv's commercial court chairmen and $85,000 by a People's Deputy. Various military officials have also been implicated in bribery related to evading mobilization and issuing false disability reports.
How have Ukrainian authorities responded to bribery cases?
The authorities, including the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), and Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), have actively investigated and detained numerous individuals involved in bribery. High-profile trials and convictions demonstrate a commitment to tackling corruption, though challenges remain given the scale of these issues.
What are common schemes of bribery related to mobilization in Ukraine?
Common schemes involve military officials and medical personnel taking bribes to issue false documentation for disability or demobilization, enabling individuals to evade service. Others have organized illegal border crossings for draft dodgers or offered "comfort tours" for evasion, with fees amounting to thousands of dollars or euros. These actions undermine Ukraine's military integrity and highlight the necessity of anti-corruption efforts in the defense sector.
Can you detail a significant bribe case involving a Ukrainian military official?
One significant case involved an Odesa military unit commander who extorted 30% of his subordinates' salaries over seven months. The case highlights the abuse of power and the detrimental effect on morale and unit cohesion. Such cases are a focus for anti-corruption entities in Ukraine, aiming to cleanse the military of corrupt practices.
What role do anti-corruption agencies play in Ukraine's bribery investigations?
Anti-corruption agencies like the NABU and SAPO play a crucial role in identifying, investigating, and prosecuting bribery cases. These agencies have been effective in uncovering schemes involving high-level officials and law enforcers, as well as municipal and regional employees. Their efforts are vital to promoting transparency and adhering to legal standards, although continuous vigilance and resources are needed to sustain the momentum against corruption.
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Security Agency Deputy Head arrested during meeting of SBU board. VIDEO The detention of the SBU officer, who was accused of taking bribes, was conducted directly in the hall where the working meeting of the security service officers was taking place. 162 842 395 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
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Agrarian Policy Ministry official nabbed accepting $150,000 bribe. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a ministerial official while accepting a $150,000 bribe. 123 260 181 Previously in trend: Grafters
28th Mechanized Brigade battalion commander detained for bribe of UAH 1.1 million, - Military Prosecutor Matios Law enforcers detained the commander of a battalion of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine's Armed Forces on suspicion of receiving UAH 1.1 million (about $50,330) in bribe. 121 175 302 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Vyshhorod mayor Momot nabbed accepting €1 million bribe. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine together with the prosecutor's office have detained mayor of Vyshhorod (the Kyiv region) Oleksii Momot while accepting part of a hefty bribe. 120 228 228 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Valuables are being evacuated from PGO's building, - MP Levus After the arrest of two senior officials of the Prosecutor's Office, valuables are being evacuated from the building of the authority. Meanwhile, MPs started collecting signatures for Shokin's resignation in the Verkhovna Rada. 116 123 377 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case
Avakov discharges entire staff of State Automobile Inspection in Mykolaiv region During his working visit to the Mykolaiv region, Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov discharged the entire SAI staff in the region. 112 481 420 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Ill-famed judge-grafter Buran disappeared from hospital, - media Judge of the Malynovskyi district court of Odesa Oleksii Buran, who employed firearms against NABU detectives during his detention and later fled taking advantage of his immunity, has disappeared from the hospital, where he was taken to treat his injuries. 109 453 404 Previously in trend: Corrupt judge Buran
Communist party member Aleksandrovska detained on suspicion of separatism and bribing, - lawyer Former first secretary of Kharkiv regional committee of Communist party of Ukraine (CPU) Alla Aleksandrovska has been detained on suspicion of separatism and bribing. 108 459 209
Odesa region official nabbed accepting massive bribe. PHOTOS The officers of Ukraine's Security Service and prosecutor's office have caught acting director of infrastructure and housing department of the Odesa regional state administration Tetiana Marchenko while receiving a large bribe. 108 456 361 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
NABU detained bodyguard of MP Rozenblat with $200,000 in cash; MP says it's 'provocation' Yesterday, June 19, officers of National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) detained a bodyguard of Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) MP Boryslav Rozenblat. 102 681 282 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov
Deputy Minister of Health Vasylyshyn received 50,000 to 100,000 UAH per week from Oleksandrivska hospital surgeons, - Lutsenko Deputy Minister of Health Roman Vasylyshyn, who was apprehended red-handed last night while accepting a bribe, received about 50,000 to 100,000 hryvnia (approx. $2,000 to $4,000) per week for surgeries in Oleksandrivska hospital in Kyiv. 102 678 214 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
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"This bastard still managed to escape," - MP Bereza about corrupt Judge Chaus The whereabouts of Judge Mykola Chaus who has been recently caught red-handed accepting a $150,000 bribe is unknown. 91 454 323 Previously in trend: Grafters
Kyiv deputy governor Liubko nabbed accepting 200,000 hryvnia in bribe, - Avakov. PHOTOS Kyiv Regional State Administration Deputy Head Ihor Liubko has been exposed as being on the take. 90 657 143 Previously in trend: Grafters
Chief Editor of Strana.ua Huzhva detained for bribe extortion, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko announced that Chief Editor of Strana.ua online news outlet Ihor Huzhva was detained last night. 89 489 358
Police officer attempted to commit suicide after caught red-handed when receiving 140,000 hryvnia bribe. PHOTOS+VIDEO A senior investigator of the National police in the Dnipropetrovsk region extorted and received a bribe in the amount of 140,000 hryvnia (about $5,000) from a person suspected of committing a crime for not bringing him to justice. 89 480 190 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
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SBU captured heads of two State Driver Licensing Agencies on bribe-taking. PHOTOS Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine detained heads of two Multiregional Driver Licensing Agencies of the State traffic police in Kyiv on suspicion of taking bribes. 73 387 144 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
SBU searched premises of Supreme Economic Court Judge Shvets, found Hungarian passport and $300,000. PHOTOS+VIDEO The officers of the Security Service of Ukraine recorded Judge of the Supreme Economic Court Viktor Shvets accepting a bribe. Large amounts of money and a Hungarian passport were found as the law enforcers raided his office and home. 71 495 134 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Rector of Berdiansk university nabbed while offering $10,000 bribe to deputy education minister On Tuesday, March 1, the rector of a Zaporizhia region university tried to bribe Deputy Minister of Education and Science Andrii Hevko. 71 117 110
Ukraine’s National Bank Department director nabbed while accepting $25,000 in bribe. PHOTOS Main Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) apprehended director of a department of the National Bank of Ukraine and three of his accomplices while receiving $25,000 a bribe. 68 976 74 Previously in trend: Grafters
Border guard gives $355,000 bribe in cryptocurrency to law enforcement officer - NABU An employee of the State Border Guard Service has been caught giving a bribe in cryptocurrency to a law enforcement officer. 68 240 25 Previously in trend: Grafters
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Sakvarelidze ready to identify person who offered him $10 million bribe: "I remembered him" Deputy Prosecutor General - prosecutor of the Odesa region Davit Sakvarelidze is willing to identify the man who offered him a bribe of $10 million monthly. 66 230 69
Ukraine’s State Employment Service deputy head nabbed while receiving bribe, cash and valuables seized in raid, - PGO. PHOTOS First Deputy Head of the State Employment Service of Ukraine Mykhailo Bardonov has been arrested while accepting a bribe. 64 606 76 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Corrupt Judge Chaus cannot be apprehended or remanded as parliament can strip him of immunity only after vacation, - Kholodnytskyi. PHOTO The old legal system obstructs speedy investigation into senior officials’ corruption, in particular, the so-called ‘untouchables’ who enjoy immunity. 63 958 297 Previously in trend: Grafters
Deputy health minister detained while accepting bribe, - prosecutor's office. PHOTOS+VIDEO Ukraine's deputy minister of health has been exposed as a person involved in bribery and extortion. 63 390 86
Man attempted to buy 200 kg of 'criminal' amber from PGO investigator, - Chief Lutsenko. PHOTO The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has detained a man who attempted to bribe a PGO investigator into closing a case and returning 200 kg of amber. 63 026 75 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Grafters
PGO official caught red-handed offering bribe. PHOTOS Detectives of Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) in cooperation with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) exposed on Dec. 9 the fact of giving a bribe by a Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) official. 61 395 89 Previously in trend: Grafters
Group of prosecutors-grafters detained in Kharkiv. PHOTOS Yesterday, the General Prosecutor's Office General Inspectorate in collaboration with the Security Service of Ukraine detained Kharkiv region Volchansk district deputy prosecutor and Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office prosecutor while receiving a bribe. 61 253 196 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Ukrspetszem director detained for $200,000 bribe - Avakov. PHOTO Director of Ukrspetszem Kyiv state enterprise of the State agency for land resources of Ukraine has been detained by law enforcers for a $200,000 bribe. 60 967 177 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Mykolaiv region deputy governor bribe-taker hospitalized, judge called recess First Deputy Head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration Mykola Romanchuk has been taken to Odesa city hospital. The suspected official was rushed by ambulance directly from the courtroom. 59 319 186 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Ex-prosecutor Nechyporenko, arrested Nov. 30 for taking $150,000 bribe, turns out Kivalov’s relative, - MP Herashchenko. PHOTO Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine deputy, adviser to Interior Minister Anton Herashchenko said that the former employee of the prosecutor's office, who was arrested Nov. 30 for bribe taking, appeared to be a relative of Serhii Kivalov. 59 157 86
"Amber case": Four out of six bribes end at Rozenblat NABU revealed six schemes of bribing parliamentary members and employees, including MP Boryslav Rozenblat, MP Maksym Poliakov, and Deputatskyi Control parliamentary group. Four of the six bribes were intended for MP Rozenblat. 58 871 112 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov
Judge Ihor Petryk nabbed yesterday while accepting bribe was running for Ukraine’s Supreme Court head, - journalist Kyiv Administrative Court of Appeal Judge Ihor Petryk, who was caught red-handed while accepting $5,000 in bribe Dec. 1, was a nominee for the post of the head of the newly created Supreme Court of Ukraine. 58 675 115 Previously in trend: Grafters
Russian diplomat attempted to bribe Ukrainian law enforcer, - SBU. PHOTOS+VIDEO The Security Service of Ukraine has exposed an attempt by a diplomat of Russia's Consulate General in Kharkiv to bribe one of Ukrainian law enforcers. 57 638 126
SBU counterintelligence colonel detained in Lutsk for attempted bribery, - Matios. PHOTOS On Jan. 23, 2017, military prosecutors and Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) operatives recorded a fact of extortion and acceptance of a bribe by the acting head of the SBU Military Counterintelligence Department in Lutsk. 57 212 84 Previously in trend: Grafters
Court sets $5,000-bail for government official nabbed when receiving $150,000-bribe The court defined a bail in the amount of 124,000 hryvnia (approx. $5,000) for the head of a department of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine who was caught accepting a bribe. 57 150 169 Previously in trend: Grafters
Cherkasy region police chief and Internal Affairs Academy director nabbed for bribery. PHOTOS The newly created Department for Investigation and Supervision in Public Service Criminal Proceedings, the Prosecutor General's Office, and the National Police Internal Security Department have detained the acting chief of National Police Department in the Cherkasy Region and the deputy director of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, who tried to give a bribe in the form of $2,000 and coupons for 400 liters of fuel to a National Police deputy head. 56 974 50 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine National Police recertification
Defense Ministry officials detained in Odesa while receiving half million hryvnia bribe, - National Police. PHOTO CEO of the state enterprise of the Ministry of Defense and his deputy have been detained red-handed when they were receiving half a million hryvnia bribe in Odesa today, Dec. 4. 56 537 81 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
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