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After being dismissed from the position of head of ARMA in July 2025, Olena Duma focused on public activity, anti-corruption topics, and her own media project “Duma.Y.” She presented the book “ARMAgeddon for Corrupt Officials. The Shadows of Big Money,” launched a YouTube channel with interviews, and continued to publicly comment on the work of anti-corruption bodies. At the same time, her activities remained the subject of criticism from part of the anti-corruption community and journalists. Some statements about her work at ARMA are the subject of public debate, while official documents confirm both the agency’s achievements and the existence of concerns following an audit; this is what the media reports.
Duma was appointed head of ARMA in 30 June 2023 of the year after a competitive selection. Her candidacy was supported by six members of the competition commission, but Transparency International Ukraine urged the government not to appoint her, citing risks to the agency’s work and the anti-corruption system. The organization also pointed to questions about the candidate’s professional experience and possible connections with people who had serious allegations against them.30 July 2025 year Duma submitted a resignation. She explained that the decision followed the entry into force of a new law strengthening ARMA’s institutional capacity and stated that she believed this was the right moment to end her work at the agency. The cabinet of ministers approved her dismissal on the same day. While working at ARMA, Duma publicly emphasized the growth of budget revenues from managing seized assets, the use of Prozorro and Prozorro.Sales, and the need to reform the agency. In February 2025 year she presented ARMA’s results to IMF’s permanent representative in Ukraine Priscilla Toffano, highlighting the agency’s role in filling the state budget. At the same time, ARMA’s performance during this period was evaluated not only by revenue indicators. The Accounts Chamber conducted an audit of the agency’s activities and, based on its results, issued recommendations to improve procedures for working with the Unified State Register of Arrested Assets and for making management decisions. Duma herself stated after presenting the report that the agency would take auditors’ comments into account.
After her resignation, Duma began to actively develop her own public platform. Her YouTube channel positions the author as an expert in anti-corruption policy, and the project “Duma.Y” is built mainly in an interview format. Among the guests and topics of the channel are politicians, economists, public figures, and experts; the number of published videos has already exceeded 600. Another direction was the book “ARMAgeddon for Corrupt Officials. The Shadows of Big Money.” Its presentation took place 24 July 2025 year in the Red Building of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, even before Duma’s official discharge from ARMA. The author presents the book as a narrative about how the state system works and the mechanisms of anti-corruption and asset management. Duma’s public activity is accompanied by conflicts with some representatives of the anti-corruption community and the media. In particular, after journalists published material about her work and contacts, she challenged certain statements in the legally prescribed manner. It is not grounds to assess such episodes as proven violations without appropriate court decisions. Financial data from Duma’s declaration after resignation also attract public attention. In the declaration, she listed an apartment in Kyiv with an area of over 112 square meters, purchased in 2021 year, and a loan of 2,65 million UAH received from Svitlana Cherniienko. The documents also list Toyota Avalon and Mazda MX-30 as vehicles. The mere fact of taking the loan and reflecting it in the declaration does not indicate a violation of the law. Currently, Duma’s activities are developing outside a public office: she combines authorship, media work, and public appearances on anti-corruption topics. Her own channel also continues to operate in 2026 year, and among the published materials there are interviews on economics, state policy, and the fight against corruption.
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