Klymenko Oleksandr Vasylovych

Chief Anti-Corruption Prosecutor of the Country

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Chief Anti-Corruption Prosecutor of the Country

A lawyer from Chernihiv region (born 1986, Sribne settlement), graduate of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law Academy. Investigator at the Ministry of Internal Affairs / police (2010–2016; investigated embezzlement at Ukrzaliznytsia), since 2016 — detective, later head of a department at NABU; handled high-profile cases of Onyshchenko, Nasirov, Tatarov, Hladkovskyi. Winning a prolonged competition, since July 28, 2022, he has headed the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) — his appointment was one of the conditions for EU accession. He leads the investigation of "Midas" / "Mindichgate" regarding corruption at Energoatom.

Leads the "Midas" case, uses others' apartments and cars

In autumn 2025, amid the Mindich case, media wrote about possible attempts by authorities to remove Klymenko and "bury" the case; the Security Service of Ukraine denied preparing charges against him and Arakhamia. Heads of SAP and NABU publicly warned about attacks on the anti-corruption system.

Former prosecutor colleague Bronevitsky accused Klymenko of allegedly unlawfully obtaining lawyer status. Declaration-2025 — mostly salary (5+ million UAH, the same amount in accounts), use of others' apartments and cars.

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Scanned Telegram publication

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office appealed to the acting Prosecutor General with a request to initiate an independent audit of the SAPO. Yesterday, 4 November, the European Commission published the Report on Ukraine as part of the EU Enlargement Package. It emphasized the need to carry out an external independent audit of SAPO to ensure proper control and oversight of the body’s work. In light of this, today the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office sent an official a...

Scanned Telegram publication

Head of the SAP Oleksandr Klymenko spoke at the first International Anti-Corruption Forum IACF 2026 in Bucharest 19 October the forum, initiated by Ukraine with the support of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI), brought together about 100 anti-corruption specialists, including 75 international representatives from 32 countries and international organizations. Oleksandr Klymenko presented the results of SAP and NABU’s work and outlined the directions of international cooperation needed to...