Tetiana Nikolaienko

Milliardth arms flows: why they want to dismantle DPA and dismiss Maryna Bezrukova The Ministry of Defense is going to dismantle the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) and transfer its functions to the State Logistics Operator. This idea is now being presented to the public as a NATO requirement, although it is not, and the point is that the head of the Defense Procurement Agency, Maryna Bezrukova, has proved to be out of line for the stakeholders. 30.09.24 19:15 84 794 48

Will Ukrainian army be left without potatoes The Ukrainian army may be left without potatoes. And this is not hype, but rather a warning. Because the price of potatoes included in the current contracts is currently categorically out of line with market trends. 23.09.24 12:27 7 744 15

From Derkach to Odarchenko: how Ukrainian officials run away from punishment On 18 September, it became known that MP Andrii Odarchenko, suspected by anti-corruption authorities of bribing officials of the Ministry of Infrastructure, had disappeared from Ukraine. 19.09.24 13:19 8 372 21

Secretary of Chernihiv City Council Oleksandr Lomako: While authorities were engaged in political persecution, they literally slept through tonnes of "shit" from Russia The confrontation between the central government and the local government of Chernihiv has been going on for two years. Despite the fact that the President’s Office succeeded in getting the mayor of Chernihiv, Vladyslav Atroshenko, dismissed, the presidential vertical has not gained full control of the city. And the confrontation continues to this day, harming the life of the city that defended Kyiv from the Russian invasion in March 2022. 16.09.24 15:30 14 625 31

Big reshuffle of beds in Cabinet of Ministers: How Surkis saved Kuleba from resignation A few weeks ago, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced major personnel changes in the Cabinet of Ministers. The fact that the president did not use the word reboot of the government, many people guessed that Denys Shmyhal managed to hold on to the prime minister’s post. 04.09.24 19:36 22 445 29

Take wrecking ball to everything: how government dismissed Kudrytskyi, head of Ukrenergo, after three years of failed attempts On Friday, it was decided at the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Headquarters to dismiss the chairman of the board of Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. The reason for this was the alleged shelling on August 26, which again damaged Ukraine’s power system. As a result of the vote, the commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, and Kudrytskyi were to resign. 03.09.24 19:12 13 901 24

Secret of Hlyniana’s trunk: carousel frauds, fronts, safe deposit boxes and Hrynkevych’s eggs On August 9, officers of the Bureau of Economic Security detained an accountant of a company that supplies products to the Ministry of Defense. She was carrying 4.7 million euros in her trunk. She could not explain the origin of the money. 27.08.24 18:55 40 987 17

Czech scandal: is it true that Pavel’s initiative increased prices of ammunition by 20%? Due to the AFU offensive in Kursk and domestic corruption scandals, another foreign scandal, which is nevertheless of great importance to Ukraine, has been be outside the purview of Ukrainians. 22.08.24 17:56 16 611 18

Where 4.7 million in trunk of accountant Hlyniana came from How do we usually imagine the fight against corruption? NABU, SBI, SSU detained some official for bribery; the minister who appointed the official was dismissed; the son of a not very clever supplier was put face down on the floor in his underpants; the photo in his underpants was leaked to friendly media. That’s it. 16.08.24 22:58 151 513 30

Eggs for 3 hryvnias instead of 17: why this is far from victory over corruption The Ministry of Defence now buys eggs at UAH 2.40 per piece, and for the frontline Donetsk region - at UAH 3, even including delivery. This is the data from the latest food procurement tenders held by the State Logistics Operator of rear. And against the backdrop of eggs at 17 each, this is, of course, a victory. 07.08.24 13:38 10 739 35

Umierov to manufacturers: "Everyone has plan until they get punched in jaw". What quiet conflicts made minister angry Last Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense presented a portal for suppliers called "Partner of the MoD". The site aims to digitalize communication between the Ministry and suppliers and even increase their number. 05.08.24 19:26 38 422 31

Nuclear or decentralised generation? The expansion of nuclear energy in Ukraine is expedient to solve the problem of energy shortage, which arose as a result of the attacks of the Russian Federation. Such a statement was made on Monday at a briefing in Kyiv by Penny Pritzker, the US special representative for the economic recovery of Ukraine. 31.07.24 10:20 12 733 51 Previously in trend: Electricity Market

War for Moscow priests, Hetmantsev’s calls and some money for signature Banning the church of the Moscow Patriarchate seems to be the most logical thing for the Ukrainian state to do. But as People’s Deputies say, not a single draft law in this convocation has caused such resistance. Except perhaps the land market. Censor.NET tried to find out whether the FSS is behind this or banal venality. 25.07.24 23:00 18 722 40

From conceptual tigers to ordinary bribe-takers: chronicle of suspicions and scandals of "servants of people" On Monday, the NABU detained another People’s Deputy from the Servant of the People for bribery. The elected representative of the presidential party was not above making money from the reconstruction of Okhtyrka, which was destroyed by the ruscists. 18.07.24 20:31 9 829 18

NABU-leaks: why people’s deputies came to Kryvonos and what happened to Uhlava On Monday, July 15, people’s deputies from the Anti-Corruption Committee held an offsite meeting of the committee at the NABU. This happened after NABU Director Semen Kryvonos failed to attend a parliamentary meeting of the committee a month earlier, where the situation with leaks of investigation materials from the bureau and abuse of office by certain individuals was to be considered. Deputy Director Hizo Uhlava may be involved. 16.07.24 17:51 13 168 11 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Seized iPhones, but released defendants: what’s wrong with investigation of crimes in Ministry of Defense Recently, the High Anti-Corruption Court lifted the house arrest of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, the former head of the Department of Public Procurement and Supply of Material Resources of the Ministry of Defense. 12.07.24 18:30 10 873 13

Okhmatdyt: how Kyiv residents turned tragic day into bright one Obviously, the July 8 attack on Kyiv, which destroyed the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital, should have created a sense of panic and catastrophe in the hearts of Ukrainians. But instead of hiding in the corridors and being afraid, Kyiv residents spent a day clearing the rubble from the hospital, demonstrating something as close in spirit to what happened on the Maidan in 2014. 09.07.24 21:46 12 825 19

Battle for Kytaiv. Building, museum or park? Summer is a traditional time for making dubious decisions. Even in times of war. On July 4, the Kyiv City Council adopted a number of decisions on land use that are definitely scandalous. 08.07.24 17:53 5 559 6

Woman is on stake... or on roll: Whether Svyrydenko will replace Shmyhal President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is allegedly tired of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and may replace him with Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko. 05.07.24 18:30 11 132 23

"I will give up my mandate, but you will all be crying, as president said." How Tyshchenko defended himself in court On Tuesday, the Pechersk District Court imposed a preventive measure on MP Mykola Tyshchenko, placing him under round-the-clock house arrest for two months. 26.06.24 13:46 20 232 65

Mysterious death in Czech Republic and Lviv Arsenal case Recently, the chairman of the board of directors of the Podnikatelská družstevní záložna credit union, Robert Zelenka, was found dead in Prague. This credit union was involved in the case of the contract for the supply of 100,000 mines between the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and the Lviv Arsenal company. 19.06.24 19:56 18 594 6

From Zlochevskyi to Kolomoiskyi. Why Ukraine does not need billion cubic meters of gas annually from Sakhalin field Sakhalin oil and gas condensate field is located in the Bohodukhiv district of Kharkiv region. It is one of the largest hydrocarbon sites in Ukraine, which could produce 1 billion cubic meters of gas annually. But it has been out of operation for more than six months. Journalists of Censor.NET and Gwara Media tried to find out what the possible reasons for the production shutdown were. 12.06.24 16:51 9 381 8

"There is now light phase of deficit". What awaits Ukrainian energy sector and Ukrainians in winter On June 5, the FT published an article reporting that since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has destroyed more than half of Ukraine’s electricity production, and that generation in Ukraine has fallen from 55 to 20 GW. 11.06.24 16:42 14 563 40

Return of old favorite. Whether Chernyshov will become new Minister of Infrastructure On May 9, the Verkhovna Rada dismissed Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov and Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solskyi. 05.06.24 17:38 8 718 6 Society

End of Maidan case. Justice has not been achieved On 24 May, the Shevchenkivskyi Court of Kyiv closed the case of the dispersal of peaceful protesters on 30 November and 1 December 2013 due to the expiry of the statute of limitations. 25.05.24 09:50 21 511 93 Society

How to "disburse" 5 billion on roads and turn them into cash through shell companies and carpets The last audit of public spending on road construction was in 2018. Since then, the Ukrainian media has published more than one investigation into the activities of the road cartel and abuses at the Big Construction. 08.05.24 23:22 122 649 12 Society

Petty feudalism: How former military officer was removed from office of council secretary in Boiko and Shefir communities Have you heard anything about the Feodosiivka community in the Kyiv region? I’m sure not - I wouldn’t say that. You’ve definitely heard about the village of Ivankovychi, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once lived and where the leader of the OPFL, Yurii Boyko, still lives. You have even heard about the routes between the villages. After all, Serhii Shefir, who was assassinated between the villages of Kruhlyk and Khodosivka, lives in the same community. 03.05.24 23:00 14 185 11 Society

2000 hectares of land and meaning of Polish blockade: what became known in trial of Minister Solskyi This week, the parliament could consider the resignation of several ministers. The list included the Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solskyi. But on Monday evening, a small faction of the Servants decided to postpone the personnel issue until May. And on Tuesday morning, it became known that the NABU and the SAPO had served Minister of Agrarian Policy Solskyi with suspicion. 26.04.24 19:33 19 896 22 Ukrainian Politics

Clone resolution 5655. Will Ministry of Infrastructure and construction cartel win against local self-government The Cabinet of Ministers may soon return to considering a clone of the scandalous draft law 5655, which increases the influence of the central government on the issuance of construction permits and actually works for the construction cartel. 23.04.24 20:30 3 920 12 Economics

How to feed army with basil, or What’s wrong again with food procurement for Armed Forces of Ukraine The State Logistics Operator was forced to replace two suppliers of food to the Armed Forces over the past two weeks. There were both objective and subjective reasons for this. 16.04.24 19:56 16 302 35 Economics

Finally adopted: Is it law on mobilization or human rights On Thursday, People’s Deputies voted on the draft law on mobilization. 283 People’s Deputies voted in favor, 1 deputy voted against, and 49 abstained. The draft law was voted in the committee’s version, without the provision on demobilization. 11.04.24 20:20 23 012 40 Ukrainian Politics

Protocol problem: why NACP won against Atroshenko and Kniazev but lost to Tymoshenko and Shurma Last week, a judge of Kyiv’s Pecherskyi District Court closed the proceedings under the NACP administrative protocol against Rostyslav Shurma, deputy head of the Office of the President. 05.04.24 20:14 8 894 17 Ukrainian Politics

Artem Shylo’s case: whether NABU will catch Tatarov in act and interrogate ministers and Yermak On 2 April, the NABU and the SAPO detained Artem Shylo, former head of the Main Directorate for Counterintelligence Protection of the State’s Economic Security Interests, as part of the case of embezzlement at Ukrzaliznytsia. 04.04.24 21:00 12 243 20 Society

Andrii Yermak’s new victories: what reshuffle on Bankova Street shows On Friday evening, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a series of reshuffles in the Office of the President (OP). He dismissed two deputy heads of the Office of the President, Andrii Smirnov and Oleksii Dniprov, and appointed Iryna Mudra and Olena Kovalska, who are said to be close to Andrii Yermak, to replace them. And while Dniprov’s dismissal will not change the situation on Bankova Street, Smirnov’s dismissal is definitely another major victory for the head of the Office and a strengthening of his influence. 01.04.24 18:55 27 931 80 Ukrainian Politics

Why Danilov was fired, who is Lytvynenko, and why Budanov has become stronger On 26 March, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed National Security Council Secretary Oleksii Danilov and appointed Oleksandr Lytvynenko, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, to replace him. Interestingly, Danilov had been the longest-serving secretary of the NSDC, surpassing even Oleksandr Turchynov. Although, unlike Turchynov, Danilov can hardly be called an autonomous player in Ukrainian politics, able to reconcile the various towers in the president’s environment and influence personnel decisions. 28.03.24 13:44 35 173 45 Ukrainian Politics

DOT entered into contract: who will replace Hlynianas and Hrynkevychs in supplying food to army On Friday, the State Logistics Operator (DOT) announced who it had signed contracts with to supply food to the Armed Forces for the second quarter. The contracts were signed despite the fact that they had been disrupted and discredited by leaks of information about one of the suppliers’ connections to the Hrynkevych family. 16.03.24 20:20 13 963 21 Incidents

What does Tymoshenko do in Defense Ministry: dragon’s teeth, communications or mobilization reservations Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the curator of the Big Construction project, who was fired from the Office of the President for corruption scandals, has unexpectedly returned to the big game. In the Ministry of Defence. And it happened at a time when significant budget expenditures would be spent on fortifications. 11.03.24 12:55 16 303 51 Ukrainian Politics

Will Stefanchuk transfer to CC and will there be votes for law on mobilization? This week, the Verkhovna Rada canceled the sessions scheduled for March 6-8. During these sessions, the parliament was supposed to consider a new draft law on mobilization and the Bureau of Economic Security. According to Voice deputy Yaroslav Zhelezniak, this happened due to a lack of votes in the session hall. 07.03.24 18:30 16 707 48 Ukrainian Politics

Blackmail with hungry army: what ultimatum did Ministry of Defense suppliers give? There are only a few hours left until the deadline for submitting bids for the food procurement. Meanwhile, on Monday, the Ministry of Defense held a meeting to decide what to do to prevent the army from running out of food. Therefore, units were ordered to stockpile. At the same time, for the first time since 2022, the Ministry is going to conclude a direct food contract. 05.03.24 17:05 56 210 33 Society

Hlynianas and Ivaniushchenkos forever: who and what prevents food reform for army Last week, the State Logistics Operator announced a repeat tender under a shortened procedure for the purchase of food for the army. This happened after the DOT (State Logistics Operator) was forced to cancel the previous tender on February 22 following a ruling by the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal in Kyiv. 04.03.24 10:30 6 636 20 Society

New NACP Head Pavlushchyk, who is he: from SSU Academy to Kniazev case On Sunday evening, a new head of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption was elected. Unexpectedly for many, it was NABU detective Viktor Pavlushchyk, who was unanimously voted for by all members of the commission. Instead, NAPC Deputy Head Dmytro Kalmykov, who was widely seen as a frontrunner, received only three votes of support. 25.02.24 23:40 10 898 4 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Competition for NACP Head: more financial monitoring, no more sanctions lists On 25 February, the last interviews for the position of the head of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption will be completed. 25.02.24 13:00 3 185 2 Society

Once again about battle with food mafia: how telegram channels are used to put pressure on court The legal war over the new criteria for purchasing food for the military continues. As of the end of last week, 5 lawsuits were left without consideration by the judges of the Court of Appeal. For the most part, the State Logistics Operator (SLO - ed. note) managed to defeat them due to violations of procedural requirements for lawsuits by opponents. 12.02.24 12:50 5 373 7 Economics

Food mafia of Ministry of Defense does not give up: why Arsen Zhumadilov, DOT was targeted with ordered fudge Last Friday, the State Logistics Operator (DOT) announced a new tender for the purchase of food for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Despite the fact that the DOT has not yet been able to launch the announced procurement system by commodity group for the second quarter, it has nevertheless significantly changed the rules of the game for this market segment. 09.02.24 18:55 23 565 55 Previously in trend: War

Croatia could become a new Hungary: Who are advancing Moscow’s interests in the Balkans Last month, Croatia became an epicentre of scandals relating to Ukraine. The scandalous supplier of "eggs for 17" to the army Tetiana Hlynyana bought hotels in Croatia. Strange things happen around yacht of Medvedchuk. Whilst, more worryingly, local Croatian dealers cut off ammunition to the Ukraine Ministry of Defence. 31.01.24 20:35 8 669 12 World

From cooperative with Russians in Kozyn to legendary "Itera": who is organizer of mine scam Khoroshayev? Censor.NET continues to study the case of the "Lviv Arsenal" and its defendants. Currently, the publication is focusing on Oleksiy Khoroshayev, a representative of the Slovak company Sevotech, who left for Prague just before Russia’s full-scale invasion. And in Ukraine, he did business with very difficult Russians - from a cooperative in Kozyn to the legendary gas supplier "Itera". 31.01.24 09:10 20 488 6 Economics

How Ukraine lost 100,000 mines: what does female leadership and granddaughter in Putin’s administration have to do with it? More than a year ago, Yuriy Zbitnev’s company "Lviv Arsenal" received a contract worth 1.4 billion, but never delivered the weapons. Ukrainian journalists have been writing about this case for six months, but there has been no communication from law enforcement on this story. A request from the Public Anti-Corruption Council at the Ministry of Defence revealed that the National Police is investigating the case of non-delivery. 26.01.24 10:25 26 186 33 Economics

If Defense Ministry will defeat food mafia. Waiting for last battle While we are following the detention of Roman Hrynkevych, a much more important process is taking place behind the scenes at the Ministry of Defence. It is about reforming food procurement and switching from purchasing an entire catalogue of 409 items to individual product groups. And it is already clear that the food mafia will fight for its billions to the last. In tandem with the military, which is interested. 22.01.24 11:55 16 914 35 Society