Security Service of Ukraine
Systemic pressure on the anti-corruption ecosystem: challenges facing NABU, activists, and the media in 2025
ZMINA has collected information about well-known and widely discussed cases to show how pressure on anti-corruption actors manifests in various forms and why their work remains critically important for democracy in Ukraine.
Security Service raids relatives of NABU detective investigating high-profile cases in Ukraine
Law enforcement sources told the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet that the detective is Mykhailo Romaniuk. He heads the department investigating cases against former presidential office adviser Artem Shylo and SBU Brigadier General Illia Vitiuk
EU commitments boost anti-corruption agencies’ independence, but gaps remain — NABU and SAPO
Ukraine continues to fulfill its obligations regarding the strengthening of the independence of its anti-corruption institutions, a key part of the European integration process. While the heads of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) believe new measures strengthen their institutional capacity, they noted that certain gaps still remain
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bureau accuses Security Service of targeting former detectives
NABU said the SSU's actions likely stem from the detectives' earlier work on investigations that exposed organized criminal groups within state-owned companies and government agencies, particularly the SSU itself
Ukrainian parliament supported the return of NABU and SAP independence
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the bill into law
Ukraine urges Russia to honor Istanbul prisoner exchange agreement
Ukraine regards Russia's claims as manipulation and disinformation from Russia, which has accompanied every stage of the exchanges agreed upon in Istanbul
Two teenagers detained in Rivne, accused of Russian-ordered terrorist act
Two teenagers who are accused of carrying out a terrorist act orchestrated by Russia
Former Interior Ministry investigator who defected to the Russian occupiers and tortured Ukrainian prisoners sentenced in absentia to 15 years
According to the SBU, in 2016, a 36-year-old native of Donetsk voluntarily joined the terrorist organisation "DPR". For his loyalty to the new occupying authorities, he received the position of "investigator" in the illegitimate "Ministry of Internal Affairs"
Teachers under occupation: who should be punished for collaboration and what are the problems in the legislation
In Ukraine, since about November 2022, after the liberation of the temporarily occupied city of Kherson, there has been a professional, legal, and emotional discussion about how to approach the issue of educators’ work under occupation
Six civilians injured in mine explosion during evacuation in Kharkiv Oblast
The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office initiated a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war under Art. 438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
44 people disappeared in Crime during the annexation – CrimeaSOS
The Prosecutor's Office of Crimea is investigating about 150 criminal proceedings related to the violation of the rights and freedoms of citizens of Ukraine on the peninsula
The Verkhovna Rada might consider four laws which violate human rights
Two laws restricting freedom of speech, and two restricting freedom of association
SBU is developing changes in legislation for easier way to block websites
Turchynov recommends for the providers not to wait for an official letter and start blocking the access
Poroshenko made decision to ban Yandex, VKontakte, Aeroflot and other Russian companies in Ukraine
Even the accounting company 1C is banned
A criminal case under the article “sabotage” initiated against the journalists of ZIK TV channel
The film crew is already returning to Kyiv
National Police is not fighting against drug trafficking, but against drug addicts – human rights defenders
In 2016 this trend reached its peak
Ukraine’s Security Service: Russia to use NGOs and rallies to destabilize situation in Ukraine
November 15-25, Russia plans to carry out a special operation in Ukraine in order to destabilize the internal situation in the country
Rostov-on-Don court refuses to question Yanukovych via videoconference
The orders do not specify places of residence of Viktor Yanukovych and Stanislav Shulyak
Columns
We cannot allow war to become humanity’s everyday reality again
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a classic neo-colonial war for the enslavement of an entire people
Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
“Sharper than physical pain – the feeling of helplessness”: speech of the imprisoned journalist
