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The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) remains at the forefront of Ukraine's efforts against corruption. Recent headlines highlight significant cases, such as the plea deal involving Vsevolod Kniaziev, providing a detailed glimpse into the workings of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC). SAPO's active cases include the seizure of unjustified assets from top officials and the exposure of bribery schemes. The Office continues to collaborate closely with NABU, reflecting its commitment to transparency and legality. With frequent updates, including the Dynasty laundering case, SAPO's actions are pivotal in Ukraine's pursuit of integrity and justice.
What are the recent key cases handled by SAPO?
Recent key cases by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) include the plea deal of former Supreme Court chief Vsevolod Kniaziev, seizure of 5 million hryvnias from Deputy Prime Minister Kuleba, and a bribery case involving a State Border Service official. SAPO actively investigates unjustified assets, ensuring transparency and integrity in Ukraine.
How does SAPO collaborate with NABU on corruption issues?
SAPO collaborates closely with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) by jointly conducting investigations, issuing notices of suspicion, and ensuring evidence gathering. Their partnership is crucial in dismantling organized crime schemes and prosecuting high-level corruption cases effectively.
What measures has the HACC imposed regarding recent corruption cases?
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has implemented several preventive measures, including the imposition of bail, sentencing in collaboration with SAPO and NABU, and plea agreements for rehabilitative justice. These steps are vital in curbing corruption and upholding the rule of law within Ukraine.
What are SAPO’s challenges in combating corruption?
SAPO faces challenges such as attempts at political interference, pressure from other state bodies, and disinformation campaigns. Despite these, SAPO remains steadfast in their prosecutions, leveraging public scrutiny and international support to maintain operational independence and effectiveness.
What role does SAPO play in Ukraine's legal system?
SAPO plays a pivotal role in Ukraine's legal architecture by prosecuting high-level corruption, recovering illicitly obtained assets, and maintaining fair competition for public offices. This strengthens public trust, supports national integrity, and furthers Ukraine's legal and European integration ambitions.
How does SAPO maintain operational transparency?
SAPO ensures transparency by regularly updating legislative bodies, reporting on closed and ongoing cases, collaborating with media, and engaging with international partners. Public accessibility to SAPO's work promotes accountability and public trust in its operations and decisions.
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HACC upholds SAPO claim: proceeds from sale of former Justice Ministry official’s Range Rover to be recovered as state revenue The High Anti-Corruption Court granted a claim filed by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and ordered more than UAH 909,000 in proceeds from the sale of a car previously recognised as an unjustified asset to be recovered as state revenue. 742 1 Previously in trend: Confiscation of unjustified assets
Misappropriation of UAH 102 million in tank reactive armour procurement: NABU and SAPO complete investigation, case to go to court The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have concluded the pre-trial investigation into the criminal proceedings concerning the misappropriation of 102 million hryvnias during the reactive armour procurement for the Ukrainian... 794 5 Previously in trend: Corruption in defence
NABU and the SAPO on anniversary of "cardboard protests": We continue to fulfil our mandate of trust. VIDEO The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have issued a statement to mark the anniversary of the ‘cardboard protests’ calling for the restoration of the independence of the NABU and the SAPO. 1 144 13 Previously in trend: Protests against the NABU and SAPO law New law regarding NABU and SAPO
NABU exposes scheme to embezzle over UAH 150 million from National Guard: 8 people served notices of suspicion – SAPO. PHOTO The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have served eight people with notices of suspicion in a case involving the embezzlement of more than UAH 150 million belonging to the National Guard of Ukraine. The suspects include National Guard... 3 594 16 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of funds Searches in the National Guard
Accomplice in bribery case involving MP Skorokhod reached plea deal: he received suspended sentence and must make donation to Armed Forces of Ukraine The HACC approved a plea agreement with a co-defendant in a case involving $250,000 in illicit benefits for influencing decisions on National Security and Defense Council sanctions. The defendant was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment with a probationary period and agreed to transfer 700,000... 1 839 11 Previously in trend: Suspicion against Skorokhod
Commission for recruitment competition for posts at SAP is preparing to begin its work, - OGP The selection panel for the competition to fill vacant administrative posts at the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is preparing to begin its work. 473 0 Previously in trend: Anti-corruption reforms
SAPO is requesting seizure of nearly 5 million hryvnias in unjustified assets from Deputy Prime Minister Kuleba The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) has appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) requesting that it rule that assets worth nearly 5 million hryvnias acquired by Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba are of unjustified origin. 1 979 10 Previously in trend: Confiscation of unjustified assets
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. 1 378 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. 876 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. 4 352 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. 1 510 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. 6 792 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... 657 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. 4 383 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. 2 768 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. 1 695 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. 8 238 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. 3 787 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. 3 960 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. 2 727 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. 1 647 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. 1 088 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. 6 904 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. 5 497 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. 5 845 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. 3 650 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. 9 634 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. 5 608 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. 1 233 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?". 10 394 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. 750 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. 3 811 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. 4 458 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. 4 998 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. 5 591 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. 5 988 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... 749 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. 5 252 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. 1 198 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... 8 109 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. 996 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. 3 357 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. 4 013 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. 6 207 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. 1 375 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. 2 253 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. 7 211 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. 1 266 24 Previously in trend: Halushchenko case
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