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The budget has lost out on over 90 billion hryvnias due to illicit tobacco
Over the years of full-scale war, Ukraine’s state budget has lost over 90 billion hryvnias due to the proliferation of illicit tobacco products. In 2024, following a reduction in the ‘tobacco shadow’ by the end of 2025, the situation deteriorated once again.
Obukhiv, the largest manufacturer of toilet paper, has suspended operations following an attack by the Russian Federation
The company’s website states that production has been suspended for safety reasons and to deal with the aftermath of the attack.
A US court has allowed investors to file a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk
A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that former Twitter shareholders (now X) are entitled to bring a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk.
The head of the Economic Security Bureau in Lviv Oblast has declared that he is renting accommodation from the owner of the market in Sykhiv
Mykhailo Borusovskyi, acting head of the Territorial Office of the Economic Security Bureau in Lviv Oblast, has submitted his declaration for 2025. The document states that he lives in a rented flat owned by the proprietor of a grocery market in Sykhiv.
Medicine with a ‘sales plan’: how Natalia Karamelyeva transformed a municipal medical centre into a private clinic
The Municipal Consultative and Diagnostic Centre in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv has found itself at the centre of several high-profile scandals: legal disputes with medical staff, complaints about fee-based services, concerns regarding access to dental care, and official responses and documents in which doctors are assigned not only medical but also financial targets.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the construction of a nuclear fuel production facility for nuclear power stations
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the siting, design and construction of a nuclear facility for the production of fuel assemblies for nuclear power stations within the territory of the Pivdennoukrainsk municipal community in Mykolaiv Oblast. The project is to be implemented by Energoatom, and the facility itself is seen as a step towards reducing Ukraine’s dependence on external supplies of nuclear fuel.
Thousands of flights have been cancelled due to a sharp rise in the cost of aviation fuel
Airlines around the world are cancelling flights en masse due to a sharp rise in jet fuel prices against the backdrop of the war in Iran. Fuel prices have more than doubled, and the market faces the risk of a shortage.
Sale of medicines at petrol stations and post offices: the main risks of the new initiative have been identified
The initiative to sell medicines outside pharmacies carries more risks than meets the eye.
NVIDIA shares, ‘borrowed’ cars and wealthy wives: what ESBU’s management declared ahead of the deadline
The annual asset declaration campaign in Ukraine is entering its final stages: officials must disclose their assets by 31 March 2026.
Big figures, old cases and a new spin: the Economic Security Bureau has been boasting about its predecessors’ achievements
The Economic Security Bureau has published a report on its performance in 2025 for the media and civil society. Unlike the report published in accordance with legal requirements, this document does not contain many performance indicators. Instead, it highlights the appointment of a new director as the Bureau’s key achievement.
The ESBU has opened criminal proceedings against blogger Zolkin – Yaroslav Zheleznyak
MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak has announced that the Economic Security Bureau has opened criminal investigations into the blogger Zolkin. According to him, the cases relate to possible tax evasion and money laundering.
Konstantin Zhevago has been served with a notice of suspicion in France in connection with the ‘Finance and Credit’ bank case
Konstantin Zhevago, a former Member of Parliament and beneficiary of the ‘Finance and Credit’ bank, has been served with a notice of suspicion in France. He is suspected of embezzling over 500 million hryvnias from the bank.
