Tetiana Nikolaienko

Arsen Zhumadilov: Bezrukova essentially created system that put all pressure on her, since everyone knew that she alone was making key decisions On January 31, Minister Rustem Umierov dismissed Maryna Bezrukova, the head of the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA). This decision followed nearly six months of behind-the-scenes confrontation, which likely cost Ukraine the timely and efficient delivery of weapons. Then came the open phase of the conflict, with the minister accusing the DPA of procurement failures and information leaks, followed by nearly a week of turmoil involving agency leadership changes through notaries. 05.02.25 22:45 50 710 44

Zhumadilov’s year: significant progress, but with contracts for Peoples’ Deputies relatives firms On Friday, Defense Minister Rustem Umierov announced that Arsen Zhumadilov will now head both the DOT (State Operator For Non-Lethal Acquisition) and the DPA (Defense Procurement Agency) 27.01.25 20:29 9 976 33

Maryna Bezrukova: We are not tame buyers who are ready to drain budget into billions, just by someone’s verbal order The Supervisory Board of the Defense Procurement Agency has extended the contract with Maryna Bezrukova, and later Defense Minister Rustem Umierov announced that he was dismissing Bezrukova. 25.01.25 17:35 30 002 35

Have you seen Hlyniana’s trunk? That’s enough. How Defence Ministry’s food mafia has kept its market Two years have passed since the scandal surrounding the 17 UAH eggs. During this time, the Minister of Defence has changed, the "State Logistics Operator" has been launched, but the "food mafia" continues to supply food to the Ukrainian army. 22.01.25 14:44 17 601 39

Year and half of reforms go down drain: why Umierov’s team encroached on independence of agencies One of the key positive changes in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was the launch of two procurement agencies. This initiative emerged during the tenure of Minister Oleksii Reznikov as a response to corruption abuses by MoD officials and was finalized under Minister Rustem Umierov. 17.01.25 23:11 13 708 32 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Lobbying cloaked by humanism: how People’s Deputies reduced fines for failing to supply weapons to front lines On Thursday, the Verkhovna Rada passed bill 6013, which, in addition to repealing the Commercial Code, included amendments to reduce fines for defense suppliers. 10.01.25 21:53 3 388 13

Alongside state treason: whether largest supplier of oils to Ministry of Defense is connected to Ponomarov’s group A few days ago, Deputy Defense Minister Dmytro Klimenkov boasted that the procurement agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the State Logistics Operator, saved UAH 2.26 million when purchasing lubricants for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for 2025. 07.01.25 23:00 10 922 12

Unsinkable Boiko: how did they forget about towers of politician and why does he need TikTok This weekend, the Ukrainian segment of Facebook was exploding with indignation at the statements made by the head of the "Platform for Life and Peace" parliamentary group in the Verkhovna Rada, Yurii Boiko. 18.12.24 16:07 9 874 47

How infighting in Ministry of Defence makes financiers laugh at them, but does not remove suspicions of promoting one supplier Two weeks after the Cabinet of Ministers handed over 23 billion to the State Border Guard Service for the purchase of ammunition from a particular company, the Ministry of Defence has finally decided to explain why it did so. Allegedly, so that this money would not simply burn up by the end of the year. Censor.NET investigated whether this is true. 17.12.24 14:00 9 299 25

What’s happening with Krupa’s case after 2 months: correspondence with SBI and new episodes about solar stations On 4 October 2024, the SBI exposed Tetiana Krupa, head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEK, and her son, head of the Pension Fund’s regional office, for illegal enrichment. 13.12.24 14:09 26 762 25

Arms wars and New Year’s gifts: how 23 billion were taken from disobedient Bezrukova and given to border guards The end of 2024 looks like it will be a year full of arms scandals. No sooner had we recovered from the news that the 120th mine had been sent to the frontline that did not explode, which was the fault of journalists, the military, the rain, but not the manufacturer, than another betrayal was delivered. 03.12.24 14:47 15 519 27

From Reznikov’s jackets to Umierov’s poncho: whether Defense Ministry will get rid of unscrupulous suppliers Last summer, the country was rocked by a scandal over Turkish jackets purchased by the Defense Ministry that turned out to be unsuitable for winter wear. 29.11.24 20:45 14 066 39

Budget issues of Vadym Stolar Last week, the Kyiv District Court made a rather unexpected decision. Not in terms of justice, but because of the defendants involved. The court refused to take the side of the Restin company, which is shadowed by Viktor Medvedchuk and Vadym Stolar, and did not force the Ministry of Culture to give permission to build a Museum of Outstanding Ukrainians in the historic zone. 28.11.24 23:00 5 827 2

Insurmountable corruption risks of Ministry of Defense. Why new scandals are only matter of time We can punish someone for a crime, or we can prevent that crime from happening. The first is more attractive from the point of view of spectacle, but in fact, after the hundred and third time, it causes only irritation. And the emotional effect is much lower. But the losses remain. 15.11.24 18:51 9 572 21

Valuable personnel of Ministry of Defence: Who and how helped Hrynkevychs make billions on army A year ago, the country learned about the Hrynkevych family, which earned millions of dollars on contracts from the Ministry of Defence but never delivered the jackets and shirts. At the time of Hrynkevych’s detention, the biggest question was who had introduced him to the MoD tenders. This question remains unanswered to this day. 13.11.24 15:17 34 488 23

Pensions scandal: why Prosecutor General had left and issue of salaries and pensions remained The problem of high pensions for prosecutors, which are often received as a result of receiving a second disability group, remains unresolved. 30.10.24 11:58 8 423 26

How prosecutors got their million-dollar pensions without disabilities: another simple secret Disabled prosecutors have become a major scandal this month and have already led to the resignation of Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin. However, the resignation of the Prosecutor General does not solve the problem. Therefore, it is important to carefully analyze how this became possible. Because not only prosecutors and the MSEC may be to blame. 24.10.24 13:24 34 606 117

Whether military units will be left without electricity, or Why army needs acquisition executive In case you didn’t know, in addition to centralized procurement at the level of two Defense Ministry agencies, the AFU also have procurement at the level of military units. So far, their development has failed, despite the fact that they are a NATO requirement. And the Ministry of Defense’s illiteracy on some issues can lead to the fact that it will be extremely difficult for the military to purchase electricity. 22.10.24 18:11 3 854 5

Why Ukrainian military eats disgusting meat, how is it connected to catalog and constant suppliers of Ministry of Defense The Defense Ministry has another scandal with army food. The Lviv-based NGL.media has found that one of the ministry’s laboratories has actually allowed low-quality stew to be supplied to the front. 08.10.24 19:24 13 726 52

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 84 861 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 7 785 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 8 456 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 14 703 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 22 500 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 14 036 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 41 252 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 16 671 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 22:58 151 648 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 10 809 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 38 466 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 12 793 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 18 774 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 10 031 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 13 243 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 10 960 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 12 867 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 5 643 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 11 187 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 20 291 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 18 758 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 9 513 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 14 623 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 8 787 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 21 581 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 23:22 122 762 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 14 275 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 19 957 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 3 971 12 Economics