In order to effectively monitor and investigate possible misuse of funds provided by the U.S. Government to Ukraine for post-war reconstruction, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of State is setting up cooperation and effective exchange of information with NABU. This was discussed during a meeting between Jason Loeffler, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, and Semen Kryvonos, Director of NABU.
On April 25, 2023, NABU joined investigative actions conducted by colleagues from the UK's National Crime Agency at the request of detectives with the approval of SAPO under the international legal assistance tool. Such interaction is an example of the effective use of international legal cooperation and information exchange. As a result, detectives obtained evidence crucial for an investigation.
On April 21, 2023, an interdepartmental investigation team comprising NABU detectives and SBI investigators, under the procedural guidance of SAPO prosecutors, notified the ex-deputy minister of defense and the former head of one of the MOD departments of suspicion of abuses in the procurement of food for the Armed Forces. The actions of the suspects caused almost UAH 12 million in damages and hindered the military from carrying out their direct duties to defend the country. They fall under Part 2 Art. 28, Part 2 Art. 114-1, Part 2 Art. 28, Part 2 Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Director of the National Bureau Semen Kryvonos and rector of Yaroslav Mudryi NLU Anatoliy Getman signed a memorandum of cooperation for the development of anti-corruption education in Ukraine. This will bring more opportunities for students to gain practical knowledge and skills, as well as unique experience in combating corruption in Ukraine.
The need to raise the number of detectives is predetermined by the challenges that Ukraine will face during its reconstruction. This was stressed by Director of the National Bureau Semen Kryvonos during the presentation of the State Anti-Corruption Program on April 5, 2023.