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The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, in collaboration with NABU, has been active in unveiling several high-profile corruption cases in Ukraine. Recent developments include the serving of notices of suspicion to four judges in a Supreme Court case, implicating them for allegedly accepting bribes. Additionally, a $100,000 bribe scheme involving former Ivano-Frankivsk prosecutors has been exposed. Concurrently, misinformation campaigns have falsely targeted high-profile figures like the First Lady of Ukraine. Noteworthy financial crimes include the "Dynasty" housing cooperative case, suspected of laundering millions. These actions highlight SAPO's rigorous efforts in curbing corruption, marking significant progress in its anti-corruption agenda.
What is the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office?
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) is a Ukrainian authority working with NABU to investigate and prosecute corruption involving public officials, judges, and other high-profile figures to ensure transparency and accountability in public office.
How does SAPO conduct investigations?
SAPO collaborates with NABU, employing investigative techniques such as surveillance, documentation review, and interviews to gather evidence. They focus on cases with tax evasion, bribery, and embezzlement, ensuring due process and strict adherence to legal standards.
Who was involved in the latest Supreme Court corruption case?
The latest Supreme Court case involved sitting judges and a retired judge suspected of accepting bribes to influence rulings in favor of wealthy business interests, specifically regarding the Finance and Credit group. This has highlighted systemic corruption issues within the judiciary.
What are the consequences for officials found guilty by SAPO?
Officials found guilty through SAPO investigations face severe legal consequences, including imprisonment, fines, and forfeiture of assets. These penalties aim to deter future corruption and restore public trust in governance structures by ensuring accountability.
Is misinformation a challenge for anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine?
Yes, misinformation poses a significant challenge as fake news can undermine public confidence in anti-corruption efforts. Recent disinformation falsely implicated the First Lady in corruption allegations, aiming to discredit SAPO and NABU's integrity and operations.
News Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office
Court fined former head of Kremenchuk TCR nearly 3 million hryvnias for unjustified assets, - SAPO A panel of judges at the High Anti-Corruption Court granted the claim filed by a prosecutor from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office against the former head of the Kremenchuk District Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support. 1 273 13 Previously in trend: Corruption in TCR
Lawyer who attempted to bribe prosecutors from SAPO with $200,000 was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison A Kyiv-based lawyer who attempted to bribe prosecutors from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) has been sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison. 822 14 Previously in trend: Grafters
Former Supreme Court chief Kniaziev agrees to plea deal: 5 years in prison with confiscation and over $1M to support AFU The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has approved a plea agreement between a prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and former Supreme Court chief Vsevolod Kniaziev, who was exposed in May 2023 receiving an especially large unlawful benefit. 4 249 30 Previously in trend: Case of Supreme Court judge Kniaziev
State Border Service official and drone manufacturer suspected of demanding $1 million bribe, - SAPO. VIDEO The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have exposed an official from the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the owner of a private drone manufacturing company, who are suspected of extorting $1 million in bribes. 1 448 4 Previously in trend: Production of drones Procurement of drones
Extorted $1 million for drone supplies: SBGSU official and owner of private company exposed – SAPO. VIDEO An official from the State Border Guard Service and the owner of a private drone manufacturing company have been notified that they are under suspicion of extorting $1 million. 6 681 20 Previously in trend: Grafters Extortion of funds
Tax official in Sumy Oblast suspected of helping State Tax Service chief receive UAH 1.5 million bribe – SAPO The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have served a notice of suspicion on a tax official in Sumy Oblast who helped the head of a department at the Main Directorate of the State Tax Service demand and receive a UAH... 625 1 Previously in trend: Bribery in the tax service
Case against Tymoshenko sent to court, SAPO says An indictment against Batkivshchyna faction leader Yuliia Tymoshenko has been sent to court in the case concerning the provision of undue benefits to members of Ukraine’s parliament. 4 330 46 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko’s Case
Four more judges served notices of suspicion in Supreme Court corruption case – SAPO SAPO and NABU served new notices of suspicion to three sitting Supreme Court judges and a retired judge in a case involving a bribe for a ruling in favor of the owner of the "Finance and Credit" group. 2 718 15 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Corruption in the Supreme Court
$100,000 bribe and kickback scheme: probe into former Ivano-Frankivsk region prosecutors completed – NABU NABU and SAPO have completed an investigation into the case of the former head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office and the former head of one of the divisions of the same prosecutor’s office. 1 638 2 Previously in trend: Grafters Bribery in courts
Information about "investigations" into First Lady Zelenska is Russian fake – NABU and SAPO Russian and pro-Russian media are spreading a wave of disinformation regarding alleged "investigations" into the wife of the President of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska. This information is untrue. 8 144 68 Previously in trend: Russian fake news
HACC imposes preventive measures on four more suspects in Dynasty case The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed preventive measures on four more people involved in the criminal proceedings over the laundering of UAH 460 million during the construction of the Dynasty housing cooperative. 3 691 26 Previously in trend: Dynasty construction
Yermak has four diplomatic passports. There is risk of hiding from investigation abroad – SAPO SAPO said former Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak has four diplomatic passports, the newest of which is valid until 2030. 3 927 43 Previously in trend: Yermak’s influence Notice of suspicion for Yermak
Kryvonos and Klymenko stated that they were only ones who knew all details of Operation Midas All information regarding Operation Midas was known only to NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and SAPO Head Oleksandr Klymenko. 2 694 14 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
SAPO will request arrest for Yermak with bail set at 180 million hryvnias, - Klymenko The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office will request that Andrii Yermak, the former head of the President's Office, be held in custody with bail set at 180 million hryvnias. 1 629 13 Previously in trend: Notice of suspicion for Yermak
NABU is investigating corruption in both energy and defense sectors. Specifically, regarding Ukrainian weapons manufacturers, - Kryvonos Anti-corruption authorities are conducting investigations in the energy and defense sectors. 1 056 2 Previously in trend: Mindichgate Notice of suspicion for Yermak Dynasty construction
"Dynasty" construction case: in addition to Yermak, six others have been notified of charges against them, including Mindich and Chernyshov The NABU and the SAPO have notified a further six individuals that they are under suspicion in a case involving the laundering of criminally obtained assets on a particularly large scale. 6 848 18 Previously in trend: Dynasty construction
"Dynasty" Cooperative: heads of NABU and SAPO hold briefing. VIDEO Leaders of the NABU and the SAPO held a briefing on the dismantling of an organized group involved in the large-scale laundering of criminally obtained assets. 5 438 20 Previously in trend: Notice of suspicion for Yermak Dynasty construction
NABU and SAPO are likely conducting searches at Yermak’s premises – Zhelezniak. PHOTO NABU and SAPO are likely conducting procedural actions on the evening of May 11 regarding the former Head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak. 5 801 28 Previously in trend: Searches at Yermak’s premises
Mindichgate figures Myroniuk and Basov discussed importance of SAPO deputy head Syniuk – media Mindichgate figures Ihor Myroniuk and Dmytro Basov discussed Deputy Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Andrii Syniuk. 3 608 8 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Head of SSU department in Poltava region and subordinate exposed for $110,000 bribe, - NABU Anti-corruption bodies exposed the head of an investigative department of the SBU Directorate in Poltava region and his subordinate for taking a $110,000 bribe. 9 556 75 Previously in trend: Grafters Bribery in the SSU
Budanov starts talking about manual control: Will police keep running from terrorists? // Uncensored. VIDEO In the new episode of Uncensored on Censor.NET, journalist Maryna Danyliuk-Yarmolaieva analyses why the authorities are once again returning to the issue of control over the anti-corruption system, even after the failed attempt to weaken NABU and SAPO in the summer of 2025. 5 554 7 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine
Authorities have constant desire to interfere in work of SAPO - Klymenko The authorities have a constant desire to interfere in the work of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. 1 192 5 Previously in trend: Abolition of NABU and SAPO independence Results of NABU and SAPO operations
I often hear question: "Where is suspicion against Yermak?" — Klymenko, head of SAPO. VIDEO Oleksandr Klymenko, head of the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, is frequently asked: "Where is the suspicion against Yermak?". 10 340 71 Previously in trend: Notice of suspicion for Yermak
Over 39 million hryvnias under suspicion: State Bureau of Investigation reports on results of checks into officials’ assets. INFOGRAPHICS Staff at the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are systematically identifying assets owned or used by officials and their family members without any documented legitimate income. The focus is primarily on property acquired after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. 722 3
Investigation into Tymoshenko case has been completed. She is suspected of bribing MPs, - NABU The NABU and SAPO have concluded their pre-trial investigation into the case involving the head of one of the parliamentary factions in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. She is suspected of offering improper benefits to members of the Verkhovna Rada. 3 756 27 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko’s Case Suspicion of Tymoshenko
41 MPs are currently under investigation or facing charges, - Klymenko As of today, 41 MPs are either suspects or defendants in cases being investigated by the NABU and the SAPO. However, only one of them has publicly complained that this is hindering the work of parliament. 4 413 65 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
SAPO provided details of Operation "Midas": investigation has moved into open phase The investigation into the large-scale anti-corruption operation ‘Midas’ has entered the public phase. At this stage, investigators have already notified a number of individuals of the charges against them and are continuing to gather evidence. 4 948 10 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
SSU is putting pressure on Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies, - Klymenko The head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, Oleksandr Klymenko, has spoken of systematic pressure from the Security Service of Ukraine on anti-corruption bodies and the disruption of NABU operations. 5 541 29 Previously in trend: Pressure on NABU Results of NABU and SAPO operations
NABU and SAPO expose MP over UAH 13 million in illicit enrichment: according to media reports, it is OPZZh representative Kachnyi The NABU and the SAPO have exposed a sitting Member of the Ukrainian Parliament for illicit enrichment. 5 937 38 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine cases of illicit enrichment
HACC imposes preventive measures with bail of up to UAH 19.9 million on suspects in state grain corporation embezzlement case – SAPO At the request of NABU detectives, approved by an SAPO prosecutor, investigating judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) imposed preventive measures on three members of an organized criminal group involved in the misappropriation of grain belonging to the State Food and Grain Corporation... 730 6 Previously in trend: Grain theft
Ivaniushchenko’s case: NABU and SAPO conduct searches in courts and among OPG representatives – media The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) are conducting searches in courts and among representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG). They are linked to the case of former Party of Regions member Yurii Ivaniushchenko. 5 232 15
Judge in Bukovyna exposed for inciting lawyer to pay another judge $30,000 bribe – SSU The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine have exposed a judge seconded to one of the courts in the Chernivtsi region who incited a lawyer to pass a US$30,000 bribe to a judge in Kyiv in exchange for an acquittal. 1 158 3 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
SAPO and NABU expose criminal scheme to embezzle UAH 32 million in Ukroboronprom concern Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have exposed a scheme to embezzle funds from state-owned enterprises of the Ukroboronprom concern. According to the investigation, members of the... 8 057 9 Previously in trend: seizure of funds Embezzlement of funds
In February alone, there were over 300 publications or information attacks on NABU and SAPO In February 2026, the NABU recorded more than 300 publications or information attacks on anti-corruption bodies. Mostly through anonymous Telegram channels. 923 5 Previously in trend: Pressure on NABU
Ukraine has still not restored EU trust after attack on NABU and SAPO independence, European Commissioner Kos says European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has said that trust-related problems on the part of the European Union toward Ukraine over the attack on NABU and SAPO in the summer of 2025 still persist. 3 325 47 Previously in trend: Abolition of NABU and SAPO independence
Former management of Frankivsk prosecutor’s office exposed for corruption: $100,000 for closing case – NABU NABU and SAPO have notified the former head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor's Office and the head of one of its departments of suspicion regarding the "laundering" of budget funds. 3 985 20 Previously in trend: Corruption in the Prosecutor’s Office
Seaside houses and million-dollar assets: Case of ex-Deputy Head of OP Smyrnov sent to court – SAPO On February 24, 2026, a SAPO prosecutor, based on NABU pretrial investigation materials, submitted an indictment to the court regarding the former Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrii Smyrnov, and the owner of a construction company. 6 178 25 Previously in trend: Case of former deputy head of the President’s Office Smyrnov
Unknown drone flew over Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office – media Recently, at night, an unknown drone was spotted over the territory of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). This may be a sign of a new wave of attacks on Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies. 1 312 11 Previously in trend: Pressure on NABU
Halushchenko on acceptable bail: "I could find 20-30 million" Former Minister of Energy and Justice Herman Halushchenko, suspected of laundering over $112 million, said he could pay 20-30 million hryvnia in bail. 2 225 34 Previously in trend: Halushchenko case
"Absolutely comfortable atmosphere has been created where everyone is on take," Nikolov says of Zelenskyy and Yermak’s corruption system. VIDEO In Ukraine, a model of governance has been built in which top managers are appointed not to develop sectors, but to administer corrupt financial flows. As reported by Censor.NET, this harsh assessment of the current authorities was voiced by well-known investigative journalist Yurii Nikolov. 7 152 54 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
SAPO will request that Halushchenko be held in custody with bail set at 425 million hryvnias A preventive measure in the form of detention with bail set at UAH 425 million will be requested for former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko. 1 237 24 Previously in trend: Halushchenko case
280 senior officials accused in corruption cases stood trial in 2025 – SAPO In 2025, 124 indictments involving 280 people were sent to court, including senior officials, judges, prosecutors, heads of state-owned enterprises, and MPs. The total amount of established losses to the state exceeds UAH 21.5 billion. 915 22 Previously in trend: cases of illicit enrichment
Financial Monitoring Service drags out NABU requests and blocking of corrupt funds – AntAC The Financial Monitoring Service (Finmon) ignores or takes an excessively long time to review NABU’s requests, fails to carry out its direct duties, and is reluctant to verify the origin of funds posted for suspects in corruption cases. 1 263 19 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
SAPO never announces notices of suspicion, including for Yermak. It violates presumption of innocence – Klymenko Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) Oleksandr Klymenko denied reports about an allegedly prepared notice of suspicion for Andriy Yermak, former head of the President’s Office. 2 979 19 Previously in trend: Notice of suspicion for Yermak
NABU and SAPO report on activities for second half of 2025. Live updates The heads of NABU and SAPO report on the work of anti-corruption bodies for the second half of 2025. 1 687 25 Previously in trend: Results of NABU and SAPO operations
NABU and SAPO warn of wave of fakes targeting anti-corruption bodies NABU and SAPO have warned of a wave of fakes about the work of anti-corruption bodies. 1 028 24 Previously in trend: Russian fake news
Over 40 NGOs and media outlets demand revocation of order on Shevchuk’s participation in SAPO selection commission – statement More than 40 civil society organisations and media outlets issued a joint statement to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine demanding that he revoke the order to include lawyer Oleksii Shevchuk in the selection committee for the leadership of the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. 9 276 36
Next outcome in "Midas" case will not be long in coming, - Klymenko Anti-corruption authorities are actively investigating a case of corruption in the energy sector ("Midas"). 4 042 20 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
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