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Ukraine’s outgoing Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has filed formal charges against anti-corruption officials, including NABU director Semen Kryvonos, just days after resigning. While Kravchenko claims he is exposing corruption, anti-graft agencies and President Zelensky view the move as a final attempt to undermine their independence. Parliament is set to vote on his dismissal on September 15.
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko stepped down after NABU and SAPO raids tied officials to a sprawling money-laundering scheme revolving around call-centres that scammed people in Ukraine, Russia and the EU. Investigators allege bribes helped protect the network and launder money; a high-profile arrest followed as Zelenskyy discussed the case with the anti‑corruption agencies and called for reforms amid ongoing Russian attacks.
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko resigns amid a money-laundering probe in which a deputy in his office was arrested; anti-corruption agencies raided offices and described a scheme tied to phone scams. Kravchenko denies any wrongdoing as Kyiv faces political upheaval and ongoing war-related turmoil following leadership changes and renewed Russian strikes.
Ukraine's chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko has resigned after anti-corruption investigators linked his office to a money-laundering scheme tied to illegal call centres that carried out phone scams; funds were allegedly used to buy property and valuables. Kravchenko denies wrongdoing and says he stepped down to prevent his position from being used politically. The case underscores ongoing graft concerns in Kyiv despite the existence of anti-corruption bodies and Western scrutiny of Ukraine's EU integration process.
Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies NABU and SAPO have widened probes tied to President Zelenskyy's inner circle, including the firing of deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra as investigators link senior officials to EnergoAtom and Sense Bank in Operation Midas and related schemes, implicating former aides, ministers and close allies and signaling mounting pressure on Kyiv's anti-corruption institutions ahead of EU accession talks.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired deputy head Iryna Mudra after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and SAP searched her workplace in a broader probe into an alleged criminal network tied to top officials. The operation, dubbed Forrest Gump, is alleged to have laundered about 150 million hryvnia through Sense Bank to bail former Energy Minister German Galushchenko, linked to last year’s $100 million Midas scandal. The moves come as Zelenskyy faces governance turmoil, calls for wartime elections, and increasing scrutiny of corruption within his administration; Mudra’s name was not directly cited in the NABU briefing, and recordings released by NABU feature a deputy head of the president’s office criticizing the fight against corruption.}
Ukraine’s NABU and SAPO say they have named Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff, as a suspect in a major corruption case involving about €9 million laundered through shell companies tied to a Kyiv-area luxury mansion project; six others were also named, with the investigation dating back to 2018 and the subject having resigned in November.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities charged Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff, with corruption and money laundering over the Midas operation at Energoatom, alleging a crime group laundered state funds through luxury real estate; Yermak was fired last year as the probe unfolded, and the investigation continues amid broader corruption scrutiny of close associates.
Ukrainian investigators have formally named former energy minister German Galushchenko as a suspect in a money-laundering probe; he was detained while trying to leave Ukraine, with authorities alleging about $12 million in his family accounts linked to a kickback scheme from contractors building fortifications to defend energy infrastructure.
Ukraine’s former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko was detained at the border as NABU and SAPO pursue the Midas corruption case linked to a $100-million Energoatom kickback scheme; authorities say he personally benefited from the scheme.
A former Ukrainian energy minister, German Galushchenko, was detained while attempting to leave Ukraine amid the Operation Midas anti-corruption probe, which accuses several officials of a $100 million embezzlement scheme linked to Enerhoatom contractors and laundered funds abroad.
Berlin’s Administrative Court nullified an emergency ordinance that would have let private individuals use road salt to de-ice pavements, leaving landlords to rely on mechanical clearing. The ruling keeps Berlin’s road-salt ban in place, contributing to ongoing slippery conditions and a spike in accidents (201 incidents reported on Feb. 2; 30–40 daily hospital visits for slip-related injuries). Environmental group Nabu argued the salt harms vegetation and lacked legal basis for an exception. Critics blasted the NGO, while Mayor Wegner called for amending the Street Cleaning Act to allow salt in extreme weather as freezing rain looms.
Ukraine's anti-corruption agency NABU is investigating a large-scale scheme involving high-level officials and business figures, including alleged control over state energy company Energoatom, with evidence suggesting bribe-taking and influence peddling. The investigation, which includes wiretaps and raids, implicates prominent individuals such as Timur Mindich and former officials, prompting strong statements from President Zelenskyy and government officials emphasizing the importance of accountability in Ukraine's energy sector.
Ukrainian President Zelensky's ex-business partner, Timur Mindich, is under investigation for involvement in a major corruption scheme controlling key state energy enterprises, with searches conducted at properties linked to him amid broader anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine's energy sector.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy signed a law restoring independence to key anti-corruption agencies, NABU and SAP, after domestic protests and EU pressure led to a reversal of a previous bill that aimed to control these agencies. The new law includes measures like mandatory polygraph tests for officers and aims to eliminate Russian influence, with both agencies praising the change.