Investigation
Remember those photos of buildings in Borodianka that went viral in global media as a stark illustration of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Ukrainian MP Oleksii Zhelezniak investigated how they are being rebuilt. “So, about the “Great Reconstruction.” This isn’t even a proper investigation – there’s nothing to investigate, really. It’s more like a brief description of the mess, just so […]
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is investigating the appointment of security and domestic staff for former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov at “Naftogaz Ukraine” while he was heading the National Joint-Stock Company. Chernyshov arranged for personal security guards and cleaners to be employed at Naftogaz, and the state paid their salaries. This was reported by Censor.NET and ZN.ua […]
On February 24, 2022, Russia openly, not in a hybrid way, violated the borders of the Ukrainian state. Since that moment, the creeping occupation of the country has been ongoing for the fourth year, which the defense forces are desperately trying to contain. And the only thing the enemy lacked until last Tuesday, July 22, was a political invasion into […]
The hacker group Silent Crow has claimed the “complete destruction” of the internal IT infrastructure of the Russian airline group Aeroflot. On Monday morning, Aeroflot confirmed a “malfunction in the information system,” but did not provide further details, according to The Moscow Times. As a result, Russia’s largest airline has already cancelled more than 50 flights to and from Moscow’s […]
Timur Mindich, a figure in the NABU case on embezzlement of state funds, is currently in Austria. This was reported by media outlets on Friday. The news surfaced amid multiple mentions by MPs and activists suggesting that the possible serving of a notice of suspicion to Mindich may have triggered a chain reaction, including the curtailing of the powers of […]
For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainians took to the streets in mass protests in support of NABU and SAPO and against the government. The trigger was an attempt by parliament to undermine the independence of the anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO – and, more importantly, the way in which MPs went about it. They […]
The bill to eliminate the independence of anti-corruption agencies was drafted and passed within five hours. Meanwhile, defense companies have been waiting for major legislative changes to stimulate Ukrainian arms production for twelve years. Mezha media investigates. Attempts to address regulatory issues in weapons manufacturing have mostly been limited to targeted amendments to legislation and “experimental” government resolutions. Many of […]
40 Billion on Fortifications: where the money from defense projects went and what “Kvartal 95” has to do with It. Materials were purchased through shell companies with huge markups. In 2024, the Ukrainian government allocated over 40 billion UAH (about $1 million) for the construction of fortifications. However, part of this funding never reached actual defense strengthening efforts and was […]
While Ukraine’s defenders hold the front lines under relentless Russian attacks, and civilians are bombed far from the battlefield – the war against corruption back home has taken a dark turn. Instead of reinforcing those who investigate and prosecute corruption, President Zelenskyy allowed legislation to pass that undermines the independence of NABU and SAPO – the very institutions tasked with […]
NABU and SAPO have disclosed the case materials involving Ihor Kolomoyskyi, the former ultimate beneficial owner of PJSC CB “PrivatBank,” along with five members of an organized group suspected of embezzling over UAH 9.2 billion from the bank. The investigation established that between January and March 2015, the bank’s ultimate beneficial owner – who at the time also served as […]
The large-scale attack by nearly all of the country’s law enforcement agencies against NABU can be divided into two distinct parts: a genuine attempt to remove questionable figures from the Bureau, and a broader effort to use this as a pretext for a major discrediting campaign against the entire anti-corruption bloc. Roman Romaniuk and Angelina Strashkulych investigate for Ukrainska Pravda. […]
Mass raids by security forces targeting NABU and SAP: a coordinated attempt to undermine independent institutions. Anti-Corruption Action center warns. The mass investigative actions by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI), and the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) against the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) appear to be a continuation of pressure and an […]