The Ukrainian parliament acted to undo changes to two anti-corruption offices after mass protests forced President Volodymyr Zelensky to reverse course.

There have been instances of corruption within Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence. In 2023, the department inflated the price of food for troops which led to the resignation of deputy minister Viacheslav Shapovalov and the dismissal of procurement department director Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.

President Volodymyr Zelensky's sudden move to strip the country's anti-corruption infrastructure of its independence stunned the European Union. Even as the Ukrainian authorities now attempt to reverse the controversial move that faced a harsh backlash from the EU and the wider public,