# Investigation
"Six months with new ESBU head Tsyvinsky: business sees no breakthrough in de-shadowing," - Forbes
No progress in de-shadowing. The ESBU has been working with its new head, Oleksandr Tsyvinsky, for six months. What has he failed to change? Business opinion
In 2025, anti-corruption authorities obtained 108 convictions and filed a record number of confiscation claims.
In 2025, the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and NABU secured 108 convictions, stepped up civil forfeiture, and are working on legislative changes to prevent cases from being dragged out in court.
Kryvonos declared his readiness to face suspicion and explained the course of high-profile investigations by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU)
NABU Director Semen Kryvonos stated that anti-corruption authorities act exclusively within the law and are ready to announce suspicions against anyone, including their own leadership, if there is evidence of a crime, while investigations into high-profile cases continue with the participation of international partners.
Eurojust exposes money laundering network worth at least €306 million: 13 people arrested in France and Romania
French and Romanian law enforcement agencies, coordinated by Eurojust, conducted a joint operation against a group suspected of laundering hundreds of millions of euros obtained, in particular, from drug trafficking and investing part of the money in real estate.
Maxwell refused to testify before the US Congress in the Epstein case, citing the Fifth Amendment.
Jeffrey Epstein's former associate Ghislaine Maxwell did not answer a single question during her interrogation in the US Congress, which drew sharp criticism from lawmakers and suspicions of an attempt to obtain a presidential pardon.
The State Bureau of Investigation uncovered a scheme involving rotten food products and millions in kickbacks for food supplies to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Officials from the military unit, together with suppliers, organised a large-scale scheme to embezzle funds while supplying the Armed Forces with food, providing the military with poor-quality products.
In five months of operation, the StopTisk portal received 176 complaints about interference in business.
The Prosecutor General drew attention to the gap between public statements about pressure on businesses on social media and the lack of official appeals that trigger the mechanism for protecting entrepreneurs.
Norwegian ambassador resigns after her family`s ties to Jeffrey Epstein are made public
The resignation of one of Norway`s key diplomats came after the publication of American documents exposing her family`s financial ties to a notorious financier.
Opposition leader Guanipa detained again in Venezuela after release from prison
A new scandal is unfolding in Venezuela over political repression after the re-arrest of a key opposition figure who had been released from prison the day before.
The Security Service of Ukraine exposed an FSB agent banker in Kyiv who was passing on military data
In the capital, law enforcement officers detained a bank employee who, on behalf of Russian special services, was collecting sensitive data about Ukrainian military personnel and volunteers.
ESBU Director Tsyvinsky promoted regional department heads: the head of the Odessa division was awarded the rank of colonel.
At the end of January, the director of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, Oleksandr Tsyvinsky, awarded special ranks to a number of heads of regional departments, including the head of the Odesa branch, Serhiy Muntian, whose activities had previously been criticised by members of parliament.
In Britain, the head of the Prime Minister's office resigned over the Epstein files scandal.
In the United Kingdom, the political crisis surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case, has deepened. In response to public pressure, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, Keir Starmer, has resigned.
