Security Service of Ukraine
At least 10 killed and over 100 injured in widespread Russian attacks across Ukraine on 22 October 2026
At least 10 civilians were killed and over 100 injured, including children, in Russian missile, drone, aerial bomb and artillery attacks on Ukrainian cities and villages on 22 October 2026, local authorities and law enforcement reported. Russian strikes damaged residential houses, hospitals, businesses, and transport and energy infrastructure
National Cancer Institute introduces free breast reconstruction for servicewomen and veterans
Women who have lost a breast or experienced its deformation as a result of a combat injury can use the programme. Reconstruction is also available to women who took part in combat who need breast reconstruction after surgery for cancer or during planned surgical treatment
Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies face searches, surveillance and political pressure, shadow report for the European Commission says
The shadow report is an independent assessment by civil society organisations intended to help the European Commission gain a broader picture of Ukraine’s progress in implementing reforms required for EU accession
Ukrainian security service discovers about 40,000 video cameras Russians could use for espionage and adjusting strikes
According to the WSJ, Russia and Ukraine use video surveillance cameras to gather intelligence, specifically about the movement of military equipment, the location of facilities and the consequences of strikes. Access to such cameras is often achieved through weak device security
Ukraine’s anti-corruption chief calls for reform of prosecutors, state investigators and parts of security service over corruption
Kryvonos has previously emphasised that criminal exposures alone are not enough to overcome corruption. In February 2026, he elaborated that NABU can detect a crime and send the case to court, but systemic changes are needed to reduce corruption: independent institutions, digitalisation, and the elimination of political influence and bureaucratic obstacles
From defending students’ rights to an ‘informal chat’ with the Security Service of Ukraine – all it takes is one protest: What is happening to Priama Diia?
ZMINA gathered accounts from Priama Diia activists in several cities and examined the case against Maksym Shumakov, the positions of his defence team and the union’s opponents, and the organisation’s public activities. We explore where the accusations of "communism" and pro-Russian sympathies come from, which claims the facts support, what Priama Diia actually does, and what evidence points to systematic pressure over its civic activism
Torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Mordovia: Number of victims in Russian medic’s case increases
In total, almost 200 Ukrainian prisoners of war could have passed through the colony in Mordovia
Two Russian commanders receive notices of suspicion in absentia over strikes on Okhmatdyt and Reuters journalists in 2024
The suspects are Russian Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of the Russian Armed Forces, and Aleksandr Lutovinov, commander of the missile brigade of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Southern Military District
Russian strikes kill at least 13 and set fire to Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (updated)
The city suffered extensive destruction, including the 11th-century Dormition Cathedral in the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and the Anti-Corruption Court building
What Ukraine’s migration policy should look like on the path to the EU: Human rights advocates discuss reforms
Human rights defender Borys Zakharov, director of the Man and Law Charitable Foundation, stressed the need for judicial reform, warning that without an independent judiciary, law enforcement agencies could continue what he described as "repressive" practices. In his view, the State Migration Service and the Security Service of Ukraine also require reform
Nearly 700 methods of torture are used against Ukrainian civilian captives and prisoners of war in Russian prisons – Ombudsman’s Office
According to Dmytro Lubinets, prisoners are strangled, set upon by dogs, tortured with electroshock devices and forced to stand motionless for up to 18 hours, with beatings used as punishment if they attempt to sit down
Civil society has developed a detailed plan on how to fulfill EU requirements in the field of law enforcement: why this is important
The European Commission, in its expansion reports, regularly states that Ukraine's law enforcement system continues to face deep structural problems. Among the key challenges are incomplete institutional transformation of certain bodies, weak mechanisms for internal and external accountability, problems with guarantees of institutional independence, unstable and opaque personnel procedures, and limited managerial and analytical capacity
Targeting NABU detectives over their origins or relatives in occupied territories is discriminatory, ZMINA human rights advocate warns
Lunyova emphasized that the state often perceives individuals from occupied territories, or those with relatives there, as an additional security risk. Consequently, they may be suspected of disloyalty or even treason solely for maintaining contact with loved ones still under occupation. In her view, this approach contradicts the state's publicly declared policy
Reservists of Security Service of Ukraine may be behind Telegram attacks on NABU and SAPO — MP Zheleznyak
Following an investigation into anonymous Telegram channels that attacked anti-corruption agencies -- the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) -- questions arose about the draft deferments of their alleged owners
Prosecutor General Kravchenko is attempting to control NABU and SAPO; anti-corruption bodies remain under pressure — Ukrainska Pravda news outlet
It was Kravchenko who developed mechanisms to subordinate anti-corruption bodies to the prosecutorial vertical and limit their independence, according to the Anti-Corruption Action Center
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
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