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Corruption

SBU Rejects Pressure Allegations from Anti-Corruption Agencies

The SBU said it had provided the NABU chief with evidence in the treason case against two employees and denied allegations of pressure made earlier by NABU and SAPO on Friday.

By Kateryna Zakharchenko

Aug. 8, 2025

Zelensky

Threat of Leadership Ouster Hangs Over Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies

After a short-lived law curbing NABU and SAPO’s independence, anti-corruption chiefs now warn the next move could be to replace them, urging the SBU to reveal treason case evidence against its staff.

By Kateryna Zakharchenko

Aug. 8, 2025

Ukraine

Justice Ministry Caught in Server Upgrade Embezzlement Plot

Former and current officials at Ukraine’s Justice Ministry have been named suspects in an embezzlement scheme related to the purchase of digital equipment to modernize the ministry.

By Leo Chiu

Aug. 7, 2025

Corruption

Ukraine Appoints Financial Crimes Chief After Prolonged Delay

The Bureau of Economic Security (BEB), Ukraine’s financial crimes agency, has faced major hurdles, with its new chief’s appointment delayed for months despite a positive vote.

By Leo Chiu

Aug. 6, 2025

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Ukraine

EXPLAINED: How Ukraine Guarantees Its Anti-Graft Independence: 9 Things to Know

To understand Ukraine’s fight against corruption, one has to first understand how the anti-corruption system is designed to function in the first place.

By Leo Chiu

Aug. 5, 2025

Corruption

Effectiveness of NABU Assessed: 20 Recent Cases Examined

Despite criticism of the alleged “ineffectiveness” of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau it has initiated more than 20 cases against politicians and businessmen during the ongoing full-scale war.

By Kyiv Post

July 24, 2025

Zelensky

Opposition Efforts to Restore Anti-Corruption Agency Independence Intensify

As Zelensky seeks a compromise, opponents of Bill No. 12414 are pursuing legal repeal through parliament and a constitutional challenge to block the law.

By Sergii Kostezh

July 23, 2025

Zelensky

Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Rollback: Undoing Maidan’s Legacy?

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has de facto destroyed the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption structures – but for how long?

By Sergii Kostezh

July 22, 2025

Featured

G7 Voices Concerns Over Law Enforcement Standoff with NABU

The “Group of Seven” representatives to Ukraine said they support “transparency, independent institutions, and good governance” and have called for a meeting with government officials.

By Sergii Kostezh

July 22, 2025

Zelensky

Coordinated Law Enforcement Strike on Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bodies

The detention of NABU employees suspected of ties with Russia by the SBU and other law enforcement agencies has prompted many to suspect a government vendetta against anti-corruption institutions.

By Sergii Kostezh

July 21, 2025

Zelensky

EXPLAINED: The Shabunin Case: What’s Happening and Why It’s Shaking Ukrainian Society

Accusations against a well-known anti-corruption activist who exposed numerous cases of high-level corruption are not the first in his career, and many see them as an attempt to pressure him.

By Sergii Kostezh

July 16, 2025

Showdown Over BEB Chief: Commission Rejects Government Interference

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Ukraine

Showdown Over BEB Chief: Commission Rejects Government Interference

Ukraine’s BEB commission defied the government’s demand to restart the selection of its new chief, reaffirming Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi amid political backlash.

By Sergii Kostezh

July 14, 2025

Zelensky

Frustration with Government’s Rejection of Selected Corruption Monitor

According to lawmakers, businessmen, and public figures, the government is unwilling to have a truly independent head of the agency and wants to control whoever is appointed.

By Sergii Kostezh

July 8, 2025

EXCLUSIVE

Corruption

AI Against Corruption: Ukraine’s New Life Hack in Procurements

Kyiv Post investigates Ukraine’s new centralized procurement organization, to oversee purchases related to national recovery programs – will it improve on the Ministry of Defense’s failed experiment?

By Sergii Kostezh

May 3, 2025