Overview
- Ukraine’s NABU and SAPO said an undercover operation uncovered an organized group of sitting lawmakers who took illicit payments in exchange for parliamentary votes.
- NABU reported that State Protection officers restricted detectives’ entry to Verkhovna Rada committee premises, while the security service said it conducted routine identity checks under martial law.
- Journalists reported that investigators were later allowed into the government district, and searches were carried out at parliamentary offices and the Parkovyi Exhibition Center.
- Ukrainska Pravda and ZN.UA reported that notices of suspicion were served to four Servant of the People MPs — Yevhen Pyvovarov, Ihor Nehulevskyi, Olha Savchenko, and Yurii Kisiel — though officials have not publicly confirmed full identities.
- The probe follows earlier high-profile investigations, including an energy-sector kickback case that led to Andriy Yermak’s dismissal, drawing close scrutiny from Ukraine’s international partners focused on rule-of-law progress.