Public investigations

This story isn’t about Ukraine’s top-level corrupt officials, the ones making headlines while enriching themselves off state resources. It’s about regional operators — local fixers, working hand in hand with municipal officials to drain defense budgets while the country’s attention…

Following the adoption of a law by Ukraine’s parliament granting the Prosecutor General authority over the country’s anti-corruption bodies, NABU and SAPO, public debate has intensified around the effectiveness of these institutions. The question is simple: where are the convicted…

The legal gambling market in Ukraine can’t seem to catch a break from scandals. If operators aren’t tied to russia, they are likely working illegally and evading taxes. The latest case is the online poker platform GGPoker, which, much like…

Over the past two years, Ukraine has seen a wave of high-profile arrests: Supreme Court Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev caught with a $2.7 million bribe; the head of Khmelnytskyi’s disability commission Tetiana Krupa found with piles of cash at home;…

When people are struggling financially and looking for ways to earn money, scammers always show up — taking advantage of their hopes and offering fake promises of quick income. This was the case in the 1990s with the rise of…