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Ukraine anti-corruption bureau targets senior officials in fraud cover-up

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Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) said top staff of the security service, national police and prosecutor general's office allegedly took bribes to shield a call centre that scammed victims. Nabu also said it finished its energy-sector money-laundering probe.

Nabu said the call centre fraud probe, made public in September, led to the resignation of former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko. He was not charged. Investigators said his resignation followed an accusation that a subordinate helped run the ring. They said the ring targeted both Ukrainians and foreigners.

Nabu also said it completed its investigation into an alleged money-laundering scheme in the energy sector. The scheme involved a former deputy prime minister and energy minister. It also forced out the former chief of staff of President Volodymyr Zelensky. All of them denied wrongdoing.

In Transparency International's latest Corruption Perceptions Index, Ukraine ranked 104th out of 182 countries.

Key facts

Who
Ruslan Kravchenko (former prosecutor general of Ukraine); Volodymyr Zelensky (President of Ukraine); National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Ukrainian anti-corruption investigating agency (Nabu)); Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (sister agency of Nabu (Sapo))
What
Nabu said top employees of the SBU, the national police and the prosecutor general's office allegedly took bribes to shield a call centre scamming victims; the probe, unveiled in September, led to the resignation of former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko, who was not charged. Nabu also said it had completed its investigation into an alleged energy-sector money-laundering scheme that…
When
4 November 2026
Where
Ukraine
Status
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