Ukraine's Operation Carthage: NABU, SAPO expose bribery scheme involving senior officials
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Wed, 4 November 2026
11 reports- Ukrinform (Ukraine)08:31first to report
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have exposed a scheme involving the payment of bribes to senior law enforcement officials in exchange for allowing fraudulent call centers and other illegal businesses to operate unhindered.
- Ukrinform (Ukraine)11:05
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have completed the pre-trial investigation into a large-scale corruption scheme in the energy sector.
- sputnikglobe.com11:25
Employees of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), police and the Prosecutor General's Office were involved in the scam call center cover-up, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said on Wednesday.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)13:14
Ukraine’s main anti-graft agency said it conducted searches on Wednesday against top SBU officials allegedly tied to an ongoing investigation into fraud call centers. The agency accused one SBU officer of obstructing searches with firearms, while the SBU confirmed the searches and called for impartiality following longstanding animosity between the agencies.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)14:08
Narodowe Biuro Antykorupcyjne Ukrainy i Specjalna Prokuratura Antykorupcyjna poinformowały o wykryciu organizacji, która miała wręczać łapówki wysokim rangą przedstawicielom organów ścigania. W zamian funkcjonariusze mieli umożliwiać oszukańczym centrom telefonicznym niezakłóconą działalność.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)14:31
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said Wednesday it has completed pre-trial investigation into “Operation Midas,” a probe that implicated former ministers in a kickback scheme involving state nuclear energy company Energoatom. NABU said it identified at least $124 million in illicit transfers between 2020 and 2025 and is still working to trace and seize funds.
- tportal (Croatia)16:51
Ukrajinski antikorupcijski istražitelji u srijedu su optužili više sigurnosne dužnosnike da štite mrežu nezakonitih poduzeća u sklopu sve šire istrage koja bi mogla izazvati napetosti između ključnih sigurnosnih službi
- N1 Info (Croatia)16:57
Ukrajinski antikorupcijski istražitelji u srijedu su optužili više sigurnosne dužnosnike da štite mrežu nezakonitih poduzeća u sklopu sve šire istrage
- Ukrinform (Ukraine)17:31
Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Oleksandr Poklad has dismissed SBU employees who became subjects of a National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) investigation.
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)17:32
Ukrajinski antikorupcijski istražitelji u srijedu su optužili više sigurnosnih dužnosnika da štite mrežu nezakonitih poduzeća u sklopu sve šire istrage koja bi mogla izazvati napetosti između ključnih sigurnosnih službi. Najviši dužnosnici ukrajinske sigurnosne službe SBU, policije i ureda državnog...
- 24sata (Croatia)20:13
SBU, koji također izvodi borbene operacije, potvrdio je u priopćenju da istražitelji pretražuju prostorije nekih njegovih djelatnika te dodao da surađuje s njima
Thu, 5 November 2026
9 reports- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)00:19
Ukraine’s Security Service removed two senior officials amid a widening NABU investigation into an alleged criminal network involving fraudulent call centers, bribery, and organized crime. The probe has already led to the resignation of Ukraine’s prosecutor general.
- Novinky (Czechia)08:03
Národní protikorupční úřad Ukrajiny (NABU) a Specializovaná protikorupční prokuratura Ukrajiny (SAPO) v rámci operace Kartago odhalily novou zločineckou organizaci, jejíž členové systematicky upláceli vysoce postavené úředníky orgánů činných v trestním řízení. Cílem bylo zajistit fungování podvodných call center, prodej drog a nelegální výrobu padělaných cigaret a cizích měn.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)09:50
Anti-corruption agencies allege law enforcement officials protected fraudulent call centers, drug trafficking and counterfeiting operations
- bne IntelliNews12:37
Senior Ukrainian security officers protected at least 52 scam call centres for a network that discussed throwing acid at a journalist, anti-corruption investigators alleged.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)14:10
A Ukrainian outlet reported that the police chief of the Kyiv region was targeted but not detained in an anti-corruption raid on Wednesday. The raid is reportedly part of a probe into suspected cover-ups of scam call centers in recent months, a case that led to the ouster of Ukraine’s prosecutor general. Anti-graft agencies also hinted at more evidence implicating top security officials, some of whom were sacked hours after Wednesday’s raids.
- Ukrinform (Ukraine)16:23
Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have notified five alleged members of a criminal organization of suspicion. The organization was exposed the previous day as part of Operation Carthage.
- Ukrinform (Ukraine)16:23
Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have notified five alleged members of a criminal organization of suspicion. The organization was exposed the previous day as part of Operation Carthage.
- Tagesschau (Germany)17:03
Ukrainische Antikorruptionsbehörden haben neue Ermittlungsergebnisse veröffentlicht, die schockieren: Der Korruptionsskandal zieht offenbar noch weitere Kreise als bisher bekannt - und betrifft auch Geheimdienst und Polizei. Von F. Kellermann.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)19:01
Recordings released by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau allegedly link an SBU general and police officials to a Russian-led drug cartel that tortured victims and plotted acid attacks on journalists. Why does the security service keep landing in scandal, and why has it never been reformed?
Fri, 6 November 2026
2 reports- bne IntelliNews06:21
Credit: bne IntelliNews Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators have served notices of suspicion on five people, including SBU and police officers, in a case tying senior security officials to a criminal ring.
- iDNES (Czechia)09:00
Je to skandál, který může Ukrajinu hodně bolet. Tamní protikorupční úřad (NABU) spolu s protikorupční prokuraturou odhalily propojení mafiánských struktur s tamními tajnými službami (SBU), policií i justicí. Díky tomu mohli zločinci nerušeně provozovat podvodná call centra i jiné nelegální podniky.