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60% of Ukrainians have become disillusioned with NABU and SAP amid corruption scandals, criminal pasts of leaders, and weak results
Almost 60% of Ukrainians consider the work of NABU and SAP ineffective. The level of distrust toward the anti-corruption agencies is already approaching the figures of citizens' hatred for pro-Russian politicians. The main reasons for Ukrainians' disappointment: many high-profile statements with weak results, billions spent from the budget, leaks of cases, as well as ongoing corruption and criminal scandals surrounding the leadership and staff of these agencies.
According to lawyer Oleg Shram, by law NABU is supposed to deal with the largest high-level corruption. But the results for the first half of 2026 are more than modest. Thus, the Bureau established 720 million UAH in damages to the state. That is only 1% of 61 billion UAH that all investigative bodies recorded.
The situation is even worse with returning money to the budget: in NABU cases only 505 thousand UAH were actually reimbursed – about 0,0008% of the total established damages. At the same time, for its own maintenance the Bureau spent more than 10 billion UAH from the Ukrainian budget over 10 years. This was confirmed by an international audit of NABU, which found inflated staffing and failures in investigating corruption in the state.
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