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なぜ重要か

The confrontation during a legally authorized search of a senior SBU official highlights allegations of obstruction of investigators and the involvement of senior law-enforcement personnel in organized crime. The wider “Carthage” operation links alleged bribes, crypto-asset payments and influence over seized criminal assets with an alleged network spanning the SBU, National Police, Office of the General Prosecutor and criminal actors. It has already led to criminal suspicions, preventive measures, dismissals, suspensions and the resignation and dismissal of the General Prosecutor.

何が起きたか

On 4 November 2026, NABU and SAP conducted searches at senior SBU and police officials as part of the “Carthage” special operation. Under the procedural supervision of SAP prosecutors, NABU detectives announced suspicions against five participants in a criminal organization accused of systematically providing improper benefits to senior law-enforcement officials so that fraudulent call centers and other illegal businesses could operate without interference.

Serhii Duka, the first deputy head of the SBU's Department for State Protection, was detained in Roslavychi in Kyiv region. Investigators say he threatened NABU detectives with a pistol during the search and destroyed at least two phones and one hard drive with a hammer. The search was authorized by a court order. Armed personnel were reportedly present at the property, but gunfire was avoided after prolonged negotiations and the arrival of Duka's lawyers.

NABU detectives also say they documented the transfer to Duka of four crypto wallets worth nearly $3 million. According to investigators, the money was intended to secure action through the Office of the General Prosecutor to lift an asset seizure affecting the Khimprom drug syndicate.

The five people named as suspects are Andrii Osipov, Serhii Duka, Volodymyr Tsenov, Oleksandr Demianchuk and Vitalii Rybalk. Osipov was identified by investigators as the organizer of the criminal organization, which allegedly involved serving officials from the SBU, National Police and Office of the General Prosecutor as well as criminal actors. On 5 November, HACC ordered Tsenov held under custody with the possibility of a ₴15 million bail and Rybalk held under custody without a specified form of bail.

ウクライナメディアの見方

Ukrainian reporting focuses heavily on the confrontation during the search, highlighting the alleged threats, destruction of devices, presence of armed personnel and the avoidance of gunfire. It places the incident within the broader “Carthage” operation, where investigators describe alleged bribery, crypto-asset transfers and institutional complicity. Ukrainian officials say Duka's role was identified and the alleged payment was intended to free assets seized from the Khimprom syndicate.

背景

The “Carthage” operation by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office first became public on 4 September, when authorities said they had exposed a criminal organization that systematically received bribes from fraudulent call centers and laundered the proceeds. The organization allegedly provided improper benefits to serving officials of the SBU, National Police and Office of the General Prosecutor. Authorities also said its activities included drug trafficking, counterfeit cigarette production, foreign-currency counterfeiting, attacks, abductions and assaults. After the General Prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko resigned following the detention of Office of the General Prosecutor staff, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed him on 15 September.