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The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has made significant updates to the suspicion handed to Vitalii Shabunin, the chairman of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC). The updated notice does not mention any alleged illegal use of a vehicle, which was a core aspect of initial accusations. Shabunin, currently serving in the Kharkiv region, was presented with these new charges as investigators focus on refining the allegations against him. This development emerges amidst a wider array of investigations involving the SBI, covering multiple incidents across Ukraine, from traffic fatalities to corruption scandals. The SBI's actions continue to play a crucial role in addressing legal and corruption issues in Ukraine, underscoring the ongoing efforts to uphold accountability and transparency within governmental and civic bodies.

What changes have been made to Shabunin’s suspicion by the SBI?

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has handed an updated suspicion to Vitalii Shabunin, omitting previous allegations about illegal car use. This new development reflects ongoing investigations related to his case, emphasizing revised charges by the investigative body.

Why is the State Bureau of Investigation involved in Ukraine’s legal cases?

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is integral to Ukraine's law enforcement landscape, tasked with investigating critical cases ranging from corruption to mishaps involving military and government officials, aimed at ensuring legal accountability and integrity.

Is there evidence of illegal car use in the new charges against Shabunin?

The updated suspicion served to Vitalii Shabunin no longer includes any mention of illegal car usage. This indicates that previous allegations regarding his use of the vehicle have been reconsidered or dismissed in the revised notice by the SBI.

How does the SBI impact Ukraine's fight against corruption?

The SBI plays a vital role in Ukraine's fight against corruption by investigating and prosecuting cases involving misuse of public office and resources. Their operations span exposing fraudulent activities, misconduct, and illegal schemes within various sectors, thus promoting transparency and accountability.

What other investigations is the SBI currently handling?

The SBI is involved in various investigations, including road accidents involving law enforcement officers, corruption within military procurement, unauthorized schemes for avoiding military service, and other high-profile cases indicating systemic issues within state and civic frameworks in Ukraine.

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ДБР викрило посадовця кінологічного центру на хабарі For 21,000 euros, he promised to transport man abroad: SBI exposes official of canine center. PHOTO The State Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with the Internal Security Department of the State Border Guard Service, exposed an official of the Dog Training Centre who wanted to set up a channel for smuggling men abroad. 1 711 2

Підозри військовим, які під час закупівель допустили збитки на майже 9 млн гривень Suspicion reported to 4 military personnel who incurred losses of almost UAH 9 million during procurement for AFU, - SBI. PHOTO SBI officers in cooperation with the SSU and the State Border Guard Service exposed four servicemen in Cherkasy and Kyiv regions whose negligence in defence procurement caused losses to the state totalling almost UAH 9 million. 1 353 4

Нараховувала бойові виплати бухгалтерам, які не воювали на передовій Official, who illegally accrued combat payments to financiers of military unit, is served suspicion notice - SBI SBI officers served a notice of suspicion to the head of the financial and economic service of a military unit stationed in Dnipropetrovsk region at the time of the crime. Through the official, her subordinates illegally received combat payments intended for soldiers on the front line. 4 346 16

Правоохоронець з Прикарпаття переправляв ухилянтів до Румунії SBI exposes law enforcement officer who smuggled draft dodgers to Romania for USD 10 thousand In Prykarpattia, SBI officers in cooperation with the SSU uncovered another scheme to smuggle men of military age across the border to Romania. 2 167 1

Посадовець військової частини отримував виплати за інших SBI exposes military unit official who organized remote service for subordinates and received cash payments for it. VIDEO+PHOTOS SBI officers detained and served a notice of suspicion to the deputy commander of a military unit from Odesa region. According to preliminary data, during the operation of the scheme, the offenders managed to take on the staff more than 20 people and receive up to UAH 20 million from them. 28 913 29

дбр Careless attitude to service and fine of 221,000 hryvnias: court sentences commander of Ivano-Frankivsk TCR, who took local football players into fictitious service The Kalush District Court passed a verdict in the case of the commander of the guard company of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, who fraudulently recruited football players. 12 125 26

безпідставна виплата бойових 4 law enforcement officers who unreasonably accrued more than UAH 2.6 million of combat pay to subordinates will be tried - SBI. PHOTO SBI officers completed a pre-trial investigation into four law enforcement officers from Donetsk region who organised a criminal scheme to unjustifiably charge combat bonuses to their employees. 3 169 21

Суддя на Дніпропетровщині замовив викрадення свого бізнес-партнера Supreme Council of Justice suspends Economic Court of Dnipropetrovsk Region judge suspected of kidnapping a business partner. VIDEO Based on SBI materials, a judge of the Economic Court of Dnipropetrovsk region was suspended from administering justice. He is suspected of organising a kidnapping. 1 906 12

антикоррупционный,вакс Anti-Corruption Court confiscates unjustified assets worth UAH 7 million belonging to SBI official and his prosecutor wife - SAPO The HACC ruled that a number of assets belonging to the deputy head of one of the SBI's central office departments and his prosecutor wife were unjustified. The property will be collected to the state revenue. 2 789 9 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Вбивство поліцейського на Вінниччині Murder of policeman in Vinnytsia region: Military who helped suspects escape to be tried. PHOTOS Two soldiers who helped the men who attacked police officers in Vinnytsia region in April 2024 to escape will be brought to trial. 9 354 13

медведчук,яхта Court once again arrests Medvedchuk’s yacht and hands it over to ARMA - SBI Based on the SBI materials, on July 19, the court granted the motion of the Prosecutor General's Office to arrest the yacht "ROYAL ROMANCE" owned by Viktor Medvedchuk and transfer it to the ARMA. 4 604 15

Содоль Krotevych said that SBI did not open case against Sodol. Military officer files lawsuit against Bureau The Chief of Staff of the Azov Brigade, Bohdan Krotevych (Tavr), said that the State Bureau of Investigation did not open a case against the former commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yurii Sodol. Because of this, Krotevych complained in court against the Bureau. 13 655 59

Повідомлено про підозру начальнику господарського підрозділу ЗСУ Львівщини Illegally re-registered property worth UAH 12 million to relatives: Head of economic unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lviv region is served notice of suspicion. PHOTO SBI officers, with the assistance of the leadership of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces, served a notice of suspicion to the head of one of the Armed Forces' economic units in Lviv region. The head of the unit's housing and maintenance department illegally re-registered property worth almost UAH 12 million to his relatives through numerous transactions. 9 010 11

митник-хабарник SSU detains one of main customs officers in Prykarpattia region, who extorted bribes from importers. PHOTO The SSU and the State Bureau of Investigations dismantled a corruption scheme at Ivano-Frankivsk Customs. 12 663 27 Previously in trend: Grafters

На Одещині застрелили дезертира Four soldiers tried to escape to Moldova, one of them was shot dead: SBI investigates circumstances of incident. PHOTO SBI officers opened a criminal investigation into the death of a serviceman who tried to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Moldovan border. 23 556 163

Колишній одеський військком Євген Борисов постане перед судом Odesa ex-military commissar Borysov had holidays in Seychelles and Spain instead of service - SBI The former head of the Odesa regional military commissariat, Yevhen Borysov, who fraudulently went on holiday to Spain and the Seychelles during the war, will be brought to court. He failed to report for duty without valid reasons and evaded military service. 52 693 50

НАЗК почало перевірку щодо заступника глави ДБР Удовиченка NACP starts monitoring lifestyle of SBI Deputy Head Udovychenko after journalistic investigation into family’s real estate The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has started monitoring the lifestyle of the Deputy Director of the State Bureau of Investigation Oleksandr Udovychenko. 9 595 17

Ексспіввласник групи "Приват" Боголюбов виїхав з України за підробленими документами Oligarch Boholiubov is served notice of suspicion. Border guard who helped him cross border with someone else’s passport detained - SBI The State Bureau of Investigation has served a notice of suspicion to former "Privatbank" co-owner Hennadii Boholiubov and a border guard who assisted him in illegal border crossing. 13 541 71

безугла Bezuhla, deputy head of Verkhovna Rada committee, "servant of people", filed complaint with SBI against Syrskyi, accusing him of obstructing her parliamentary activities Mariana Bezuhla, deputy chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence and a member of the "Servant of the People" party, filed a complaint with the State Bureau of Investigation against the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi. She accused the commander-in-chief of obstructing her parliamentary work. 26 048 262

ДБР розслідуватиме дії Содоля Actions of General Sodol will be checked in case of defense breakthrough in Kharkiv region - SBI After Bohdan Krotevych's statement, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) intends to investigate the actions of Lieutenant General Yurii Sodol within the framework of the case of the border breach by the Russian troops in the north of the Kharkiv region. 4 764 52 Previously in trend: War

Кротевич Krotevych received response from SBI regarding complaint against Sodol. Military officer said he was dissatisfied with it The Chief of Staff of the Azov Brigade, Bohdan Krotevych (Tavr), has received a response from the State Bureau of Investigation regarding his letter calling for the opening of proceedings against the former commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yurii Sodol. 12 997 45

будинок ексначальника Запорізького обласного ТЦК SBI: Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional TCR involved military from district military commissariats in construction works in own house SBI officers served another suspicion on the former head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional TCR and SS, who involved military personnel from district military commissariats in construction work in his own home. 7 189 53

Генерал-лейтенант Юрій Содоль Sodol is responsible for preparation of defense in Kharkiv region before repeated offensive of Russian Federation - appeal of Chief of Staff of "Azov" Krotevych to SBI Former Commander of the Joint Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Yurii Sodol, as head of the "Khortytsia" OSGT, is responsible for preparing defenses in the Kharkiv region before a renewed Russian offensive. 19 539 130

Тищенку можуть обрати запобіжний захід найближчим часом Tyshchenko will have preventive measure imposed on him today or tomorrow. He will be asked for round-the-clock house arrest - SBI The court will choose a preventive measure for MP Mykola Tyshchenko in the near future. 4 224 59

тищенко,обшук Tyshchenko deliberately smashed his phone during proceedings. VIDEO A video with a fragment of procedural actions during a search at the home of MP Mykola Tyshchenko has been published online. 26 275 137

Кротевич написав заяву до ДБР SBI confirmed that it had received statement from Azov Brigade Chief of Staff Krotevych regarding general: Investigators have taken over This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine. 16 508 123 Previously in trend: War

Кротевич Azov Chief of Staff Krotevych writes statement to SBI against general "who killed more Ukrainian soldiers than any Russian general" The chief of staff of the Azov brigade, Bohdan Krotevych (Tavr), wrote a letter to the State Bureau of Investigation calling for the opening of criminal proceedings against a Ukrainian general who, in his opinion, "killed more Ukrainian soldiers than any Russian general". He did not name the general. 56 738 185

Наумову повідомлено про ще одну підозру Ex-SSU General Naumov was served with notice of suspicion of forgery - SBI. VIDEO The former head of the SSU Main Department of Internal Security, Andriy Naumov, was served a notice of suspicion of forging documents for a Serbian court. 3 553 7

Заступник глави ДБР Удовиченко живе в апартаментах за $900 000 SBI Deputy Head lives in $900k apartment, though declares other housing - media SBI Deputy Director Oleksandr Udovychenko lives in an apartment in the elite Regent Hill residential complex worth about $900,000. 6 672 50

Син Вінницького військкома допомагав ухилянтам Son of Vinnytsia TCR head promised evaders "package" of documents for travelling abroad for $20 thousand - SBI. VIDEO+PHOTOS SBI officers detained the son of the head of one of the branches of the Vinnytsia United City Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support, who promised to "prepare" a package of documents for a local resident to travel abroad for money. 17 318 93

Викрито чиновників Держміграції на Одещині Migration Service officials who made money on foreigners have been exposed in Odesa region. Property worth UAH 150 million was found in their possession. PHOTO SBI officers jointly with the SSU exposed the Head of the Migration Control Department of the Main Department of the State Migration Service of Ukraine in Odesa region and an employee of the same department who promised a foreign citizen to resolve the issue and stay in Ukraine for money. 4 200 20 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Обшук у чиновника КМДА UAH 40 thousand weekly for the right to work on the route: Kyiv City State Administration official who organized a scheme of extortion from Kyiv road carriers was served a notice of suspicion - SBI. VIDEO&PHOTOS SBI officers served a notice of suspicion to a deputy director of a Kyiv City State Administration department who was demanding bribes from Kyiv road carriers. 5 061 21 Incidents

Суд над Дубінським Dubinskyi’s high treason case at final stage, public will hear lot of interesting things at trial - SBI Deputy Director Udovychenko Currently, the investigation into the case of suspicion of high treason against People's Deputy Oleksandr Dubinskyi is at the final stage. 3 741 16 Incidents

Командир тероборони залучив військових до будівництва свого маєтку Commander of "South" territorial defense forces, who forced fighters to build him mansion, was exposed in Odesa region - SBI. PHOTOS In Odesa region, law enforcement officers exposed the commander of the regional territorial defense forces "South" who involved three subordinates in the construction of his private house. 19 023 75 Incidents

Борисова затримало ДБР Odesa ex-combatant Borysov was re-detained on his way out of pre-trial detention center. He was informed about new suspicion, - SBI. PHOTOS Today, on 28 May, SBI officers detained Yevhen Borysov, the former head of the Odesa Regional TRC after he was released on bail in the amount of UAH 12 million on preliminary charges. 13 151 47 Incidents

дбр Border breakthrough in Kharkiv region: SBI confirmed that they have started investigation. VIDEO A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the breach of the state border in Kharkiv region by Russian troops. 7 142 28 Previously in trend: War

Викрито схему для ухилянтів Multimillion-dollar scheme for making money on evaders in Odesa TRC was exposed, - SBI. PHOTOS An official of the Prymorskyi TRC of Odesa organised a large-scale mechanism for making money from men who want to avoid mobilisation. There are 138 known cases of people liable for military service whom he falsely made unfit for military service. 16 744 85 Incidents

Бої на Харківщині SBI investigates occupiers’ border breakthrough in Kharkiv region, checks actions of 28 commanders - media The Territorial Department of the State Bureau of Investigation in Poltava seizes a number of secret military documents as part of criminal proceedings opened over the Russian occupiers’ breakthrough of the state border in Kharkiv region in May 2024. 12 634 76 Previously in trend: War

Затримання Кропачова SBI provides details on detention of businessman Kropachov: Fraud in coal sector caused UAH 2 billion damage to state. VIDEO+PHOTOS The SBI confirmed that SBI officers, in close cooperation with the National Police, detained businessman Vitalii Kropachov, the actual owner of Krasnolimanske LLC, a member of the Ukrdoninvest group of companies. 3 935 18 Incidents

Кропачова затримано Coal businessman Kropachov was detained - SBI Today, May 17, law enforcement agencies detained Vitalii Kropachev - the owner of assets in the coal, gas, energy and media business. 5 817 16 Incidents

наумов The SBI has served a notice of suspicion to former SSU General Naumov. Assets worth almost UAH 33 million were found in his possession The State Bureau of Investigation has served a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment on the former head of the SSU’s Main Internal Security Department of Ukraine. 2 729 22 Incidents

Справа про підкуп працівників ДБР In Khmelnytskyi region, court security officer who promised to "negotiate" with SBI to close case for $20,000 was served notice of suspicion Officers of the State Bureau of Investigation served a notice of suspicion to the deputy commander of a court security service unit in Khmelnytskyi region. He promised to "help" a person involved in the Bureau’s criminal proceedings to close the case in exchange for $20,000. 850 4 Society

підозра TCR official in Zaporizhzhia illegally seized cars worth UAH 11 million. He may be imprisoned for 12 years - SBI. PHOTO The TCC officer seized the cars that were not subject to mobilisation from the enterprises. To do this, he came with an "armed escort". 7 608 36 Incidents

Ідентифіковано військових РФ, які катували мешканців Київщини Four ruscists who tortured local residents during occupation of Kyiv region identified - SBI. PHOTOS SBI officers served suspicion notices to four Russian servicemen from Buryatia who tortured residents of the Kyiv region during the temporary occupation of Bucha district. 4 147 19 Previously in trend: War

Вибух на парковці у Миколаєві Explosion occurred in car park in Mykolaiv due to careless handling of ammunition: 2 soldiers were killed and two injured. Rescuers were injured In Mykolaiv, an explosion occurred in a car park due to careless handling of ammunition. Two soldiers were killed and two were injured. Rescuers were also injured. 12 101 35 Incidents

дбр For $3,000, he promised to place mobilised man in rear unit: SBI detains military in Lviv A serviceman of the territorial department of the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lviv region demanded $3,000 from a mobilised man for assistance in transferring him to a rear unit. 2 438 11 Previously in trend: Grafters

сбу Travelled in EU under guise of business trip: Poltava regional council deputy head served suspicion notice - SSU. PHOTO The Security Service and the State Bureau of Investigation have documented crimes committed by the deputy head of the Poltava Regional Council. 5 038 5 Incidents

дмитро,булах SBI and SSU come with searches to Bulakh, head of Kharkiv Anti-Corruption Center, who is now serving in National Guard The SBI and SSU operatives came with searches to Dmytro Bulakh, the head of the Kharkiv Anti-Corruption Center, who is now a member of the National Guard. 12 882 62 Incidents

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