Overview

• President Zelenskyy signed Bill No. 12414 on July 22, placing the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office under the Prosecutor General’s Office.
• Thousands of Ukrainians defied martial law to hold rare protests in Kyiv and across major cities, marking the first domestic demonstrations since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
• Zelenskyy convened talks with anti-corruption and security leaders and pledged to draft corrective legislation to restore the agencies’ autonomy and strengthen rule-of-law protections.
• European Commission officials formally requested explanations and warned that the changes could derail Ukraine’s EU accession by breaching key anti-corruption standards.
• Civil society groups including Transparency International and protest leaders such as veteran Oleh Symoroz condemned the law as a political power grab that threatens Ukraine’s democratic reforms.