Ukraine SBU corruption investigation and disclosure reform

Ukraine is pursuing asset-disclosure reforms for Security Service staff after an anti-corruption probe uncovered alleged criminal protection networks inside the agency.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on parliament to restore wealth disclosure requirements for every SBU employee. The proposal follows dismissals inside the service and the arrest of a high-ranking general as Operation Carthage investigates an alleged criminal protection ring. The measure is framed as part of Ukraine’s broader anti-corruption response while wartime institutions remain under scrutiny.

The process affects Ukraine’s security service, anti-corruption agencies, lawmakers and Western partners watching governance conditions tied to wartime support.

• The proposal would end the SBU’s asset-reporting exemption. • The investigation is called Operation Carthage. • NABU is cited as the investigating agency. • The evidence alleges SBU officials accepted monthly payments.