In a shocking turn of events that threatens to destabilize Ukraine’s already fragile political environment, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU or SSU) has launched a sweeping operation against the country’s top anti-corruption institutions. On July 21, the SSU carried out at least 70 raids on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), without prior notice or judicial warrants, raising alarm among international observers and domestic reform advocates.

The raids, which NABU claims were executed without court orders, targeted numerous NABU offices and employees. SAPO has confirmed that SSU agents accessed databases containing sensitive information about ongoing covert operations, special investigations, and protected witnesses.

According to a statement from NABU, the intrusion into its operations represents a gross violation of legal norms and a threat to Ukraine’s anti-corruption framework, painstakingly built over years of Western-backed reforms. “These actions undermine public trust in the rule of law and serve only to weaken institutions that stand at the forefront of the fight against graft,” the bureau declared.

SAPO officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, have expressed concern that the SSU now has access to intelligence that could jeopardize ongoing high-profile corruption probes involving figures close to Ukraine’s political elite. “This is not just a violation of protocol—it’s a dismantling of independent oversight,” said one SAPO prosecutor.

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