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They warned that the video circulating online since yesterday is AI-fake.
Yesterday, pro-Russian and foreign media spread information that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had conducted searches at the home of former head of the Defense Procurement Agency Arsen Zhumadilov, but today NABU’s press service denied it. They assured that the video "going around" the internet, which deliberately shows boxes of cash, one of which is allegedly for "Servant of the People," is a fake created using AI.
They explained that the main goal of such materials is to discredit the Bureau, undermine trust in state institutions, and damage Ukraine’s image.
"Such materials are a vivid example of how advanced artificial intelligence tools are increasingly used by the enemy for information warfare," the statement says.
Zhumadilov left the agency in September 1. Before working there he headed Medical Purchases of Ukraine and the State Rear Operator (SRO). And he was appointed head of the AOP — a specialized state enterprise of the Ministry of Defense responsible for procuring weapons and military equipment — in March 2025. This happened amid a scandal: then-minister Rustem Umerov, despite the supervisory board’s decision, refused to reinstate Maryna Bezrukova to the corresponding position.
Later Zhumadilov himself became involved in a scandal as head of the AOP, dismissing his deputy — former NABU director Artem Sytnyk — and abolishing the system Sytnyk had created that prevented purchasing weapons bypassing the agency. The Anti-Corruption Center criticized the decision, saying Zhumadilov and Umerov were thus trying to "ensure convenient and loyal control over the agency." The AOP tried to justify the move, linking Sytnyk’s dismissal to the need for optimization.
In addition, Zhumadilov is a figure in the "Mindich tapes." The recordings indicate that he and Umerov met with businessman Timur Mindich, suspected of corruption, regarding SRO procurements of low-quality body armor. Zhumadilov confirmed the meeting but insisted there were no prior agreements and that he acted solely in the interest of quality: "I told him (Mindich — ed.) about the body armor that if they are of good quality — we will accept them, and if they are poor quality — then no."
Document: PDF proof of the original version of the news item "НАБУ спростувало вкид про обшуки у Жумаділова". It records the publication content at the moment of the first scan, the preservation date and the source: ZN.ua.
