Fighting on Two Fronts: Ukraine’s High-Stakes War Against Wartime Corruption

Ukraine has intensified anti-corruption actions during the war: NABU and SAPO have opened multiple investigations into bribery, embezzlement and procurement fraud affecting defense, energy, infrastructure and state-owned firms — including the high-profile 'Operation Midas' tied to Energoatom — while balancing domestic political pushback and pressure from the EU as accession talks progress.