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Three MPs Charged in Major Bribery Scandal

12/28/2025

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MPs Charged for Bribery

Three Servant of the People MPs—Yevhen Pyvovarov, Ihor Nehulevskyi, and Yurii Kisiel—are charged under Article 368 for accepting bribes.
Surveillance showed cash-filled envelopes exchanged in Yurii Kisiel's office.
Yurii Koriavchenkov fled Ukraine amid the investigation.
Investigators have wiretapped Kisiel’s office, uncovering connections to high-level officials and a cash distribution scheme.
Taras Melnychuk was interrogated as the investigation builds on previous claims that MPs received unofficial salaries.

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NABU Raids Rada

NABU attempted to raid the Verkhovna Rada on December 27, 2025, over a $100 million energy sector kickback scheme.
NABU said its officers were blocked from entering the Verkhovna Rada building in Kyiv.
The investigation targets an organized criminal group involving current MPs, including close allies of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Among the suspects are Justice Minister German Galushchenko and Zelensky's former chief of staff Andriy Yermak, who have faced scrutiny.

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MPs Charged for Bribery

Three Servant of the People MPs—Yevhen Pyvovarov, Ihor Nehulevskyi, and Yurii Kisiel—are charged under Article 368 for accepting bribes.
Surveillance showed cash-filled envelopes exchanged in Yurii Kisiel's office.
Yurii Koriavchenkov fled Ukraine amid the investigation.
Investigators have wiretapped Kisiel’s office, uncovering connections to high-level officials and a cash distribution scheme.
Taras Melnychuk was interrogated as the investigation builds on previous claims that MPs received unofficial salaries.

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