# Anti-corruption agency targets alleged criminal group involving lawmaker, presidential staffers

https://mins.news/en/item/25793

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-19 06:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/anti-corruption-agency-says-it-targets-criminal-group-led-by-lawmaker-presidential-staffers/

> Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau said on Aug. 19 that it was conducting a special operation to expose an alleged criminal organization led by a current and former lawmaker and involving senior officials from the President’s Office. Further details are expected later.

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