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Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies expose ring involving Zelensky’s office officials

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What to know about Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies expose ring involving Zelensky’s office officials

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have launched a special operation to uncover a criminal group. The group allegedly includes current and former members of parliament and officials from President Vladimir Zelensky’s office.

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Claims checked 2
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What happened

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) are conducting a special operation to expose a criminal group led by a current and former Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) deputies and…

Why it matters

"NABU and SAPO are carrying out a special operation to uncover a criminal group led by a current and a former Ukrainian lawmaker and involving officials from [Vladimir Zelensky’s] office and other individuals," NABU said in a statement posted on its Telegram…

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) are conducting a special operation to expose a criminal group led by a current and former Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) deputies and involving officials from Vladimir Zelensky’s office.

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The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have launched a special operation to uncover a criminal group. The group allegedly includes current and former members of parliament and officials from President Vladimir Zelensky’s office.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/world/2174937

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) are conducting a special operation to expose a criminal group led by a current and former Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) deputies and involving officials from Vladimir Zelensky’s office.”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent sources, including the NABU official website and news reports (ZeroHedge and other web search results), which all state that NABU and SAPO are conducting a special operation against a criminal organization led by current and former MPs and involving officials from the Office of the President of Ukraine.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko (née Hrihyan; born 27 November 1960) is a Ukrainian politician, who served as Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2005, and again from 2007 until 2010; the first woman in Ukrai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2025 in Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Ukraine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 2: “NABU said in a statement posted on its Telegram channel: 'NABU and SAPO are carrying out a special operation to uncover a criminal group led by a current and a former Ukrainian lawmaker and involving officials from [Vladimir Zelensky’s] office and other individuals.'”
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The claim regarding the nature of the operation is verified by the NABU official website and corroborating web search results. While the specific 'Telegram channel' quote is not verbatim in the provided snippets, the official NABU website confirms the exact substance of the statement (criminal organization led by current/former MPs involving officials from the Office of the President).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ihor Valeriyovych Kolomoyskyi (Ukrainian: Ігор Валерійович Коломойський; Hebrew: איגור קולומויסקי; born 13 February 1963) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli billionaire businessman, once considered the leadi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihor_Kolomoyskyi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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web search NEUTRAL — The NABU and SAPO operation also involves former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, Justice Ministry officials and representatives of Sense Bank, law enforcement sources told ZN.UA. On Aug.
https://english.nv.ua/nation/nabu-searches-presidential-aide…
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