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On Wednesday, 4 November, detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) conducted investigative actions at the premises of three senior officials of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The Bureau is likely to publish details soon about the continuation of Operation “Carthage.” This was reported by NABU.
The searches took place after information emerged about threats to NABU detectives from a senior SBU official. According to the Bureau, he threatened to use a weapon and obstructed the investigative actions. Detectives went to the official based on a ruling by a judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC).
In addition, NABU noted that SBU special forces arrived at the locations where the searches were being conducted.
The Bureau also reported that, as part of Operation “Carthage,” they uncovered a criminal organization whose members systematically paid illicit benefits to senior law enforcement officials. In return, those officials were to ensure the unhindered operation of fraudulent call centers and other illegal enterprises.
According to NABU, officials from the SBU, the Office of the Prosecutor General, the National Police, as well as representatives of the criminal underworld, could have been involved in the scheme.
As Ukrainska Pravda writes, investigative actions are being carried out, among others, at the office of Anton Kravchuk, head of the SBU’s Main Directorate for Internal Security.
The outlet reports that it was Serhiy Duka — an SBU official who, NABU claims, threatened detectives with a weapon. The Anti-Corruption Action Center notes that Duka was one of the key perpetrators of the attack on NABU in 2025.
At the same time, former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko stated that searches are being conducted at three senior SBU officials whose units participated in investigations of criminal proceedings concerning NABU Director Semen Kryvonos, as well as the close circle of Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor (SAP) head Oleksandr Klymenko and members of his family.
Kravchenko called the actions of the Anti-Corruption Bureau “political revenge.”
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