Overview

• Parliament reinstated NABU and SAPO independence on July 31 after unprecedented wartime protests and EU warnings.
• Two days later, the agencies detained four suspects, among them a ruling-party MP, local officials and National Guard servicemembers.
• Investigators said the bribery ring inflated drone and electronic jamming contracts, generating kickbacks of up to 30 percent.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised the swift actions and underscored the importance of independent anti-corruption bodies.
• EU Delegation Head Katarína Mathernová affirmed that the agencies’ autonomy reversal is key to advancing Ukraine’s EU accession.