Ukraine starts checks: Five days later, deputy commander was charged for $15,600 in combat pay for combat that never happened
The deputy battalion commander faces up to 12 years.
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EU officials call to strip the IOC of funding after it reinstates Russia’s Olympic committee
Estonia will propose excluding the International Olympic Committee from EU programs, including Erasmus+, over the 7 July decision.
Ukrainian defense official sent 300,000 pairs of useless gloves to front line. He’s now going to trial
The manufacturer used ordinary rubber instead of the thermoplastic rubber required by technical specs.
Hungary’s anti-corruption watchdog says Orbán’s former inner circle should be prosecuted over billions in missing EU funds
Péter Magyar is trying to convince Brussels that Hungary can be trusted with more than €10 billion in cash frozen over rule-of-law concerns.
International Gymnastics Federation lifts all sanctions on Russia and Belarus without explanation
Both countries return to full international competition under their own flag and anthem, the federation's wartime rules scrapped entirely while Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on.
Ukraine just placed one of its highest-ranking corruption suspects under court-ordered custody
An anti-corruption court placed ex-presidential chief of staff Yermak in 60-day custody. The case alleges he helped launder $11 million through an elite housing project.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies uncover major laundering scheme involving former top officials and elite real estate near Kyiv
NABU and SAPO say they uncovered a UAH 460 million laundering scheme tied to elite construction near Kyiv, involving former senior officials and business figures.
Tymoshenko has survived every era. This one has recordings.
Six months after celebrating gutting Ukraine's anti-graft agencies, she faces bribery charges for buying MPs' votes
Gas station in Sumy caught stealing gas worth $1.2 mn across two oblasts
A gas filling compressor station in Sumy has been caught stealing natural gas across two Ukrainian regions, with authorities imposing $1.2 mn in fines after discovering unauthorized meter tampering and illegal network connections
Russia’s corruption “crackdown” looks hollow as losses surge without more cases
Seven in ten crimes are classified as grave or especially grave.
Italy approves Ukraine military aid in 2026, shelving earlier shift to humanitarian focus
Meloni’s cabinet greenlights the 13th aid package despite prior talk of transitioning to mostly civilian support.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau accuses Zelenskyy’s MPs of selling parliamentary votes
Prosecutors accuse the lawmakers of regularly accepting illegal payouts in exchange for votes in the Verkhovna Rada.
Want to build long-range drones for Ukraine? First, you need the right friends
Companies must fight for personnel, information, access
A Soviet-era maze threatens Ukraine’s $2bn defense opportunity
The government isn't ready—and the system that exists is riddled with corruption risks
The Soviet shadow: Why new institutions alone cannot cure Ukraine’s corruption (INFOGRAPHIC)
The editor-in-chief of the Lviv Herald writes that Ukraine’s corruption endures because Soviet political culture still teaches institutions to follow power, not rules.
British politician jailed for promoting Kremlin propaganda in EU Parliament for bribes
The former Welsh leader of Reform UK, Nathan Gill, secretly pushed Moscow’s talking points in exchange for bribes, prosecutors said.
Zelenskyy’s support collapses to 25% as “Mindichgate” scandal engulfs Ukraine — Politico
Ukrainian President's approval rating has plummeted to approximately 25% following revelations of a $100 mn corruption scheme involving his former business partner and closest advisers
Trump-backed peace plan lands in Kyiv, testing Ukraine’s resolve amid war and corruption scandal
A 28-point blueprint backed by US President Donald Trump — not yet officially published — is already reverberating from Kyiv to Brussels and Moscow, even before its details have been formally unveiled.
Two Ukrainian ministers dismissed amid $100M Energoatom corruption scandal
A political explosion has erupted in Kyiv. On 19 November, the Ukrainian parliament voted to dismiss Justice Minister Herman…
Ukraine’s blackouts were avoidable. Energoatom corruption and political vendetta made them inevitable.
The blueprint existed. The funding existed. What happened instead reveals an institutional collapse more damaging than Russian missiles alone.