Anti-Corruption Centre "MEZHA" found that Vira Badiva declared property and a car at prices significantly lower than market rates, while her minor daughter received large gifts from relatives.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski published an appeal to Elon Musk amid reports of restrictions on military Starlink in Ukraine.
The trial of Serhiy Kuznetsov, accused of organising the sabotage against the pipelines, began on Wednesday. The defendant denies involvement in the explosions in the Baltic Sea.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs explained why the country currently cannot raise tariffs or ban the transit of Russian grain through its territory, citing EU rules and financial risks.
An unidentified perpetrator opened fire on servicemen in Kharkiv region, killing five people. Police have opened a criminal case and are searching for the attacker.
The State Bureau of Investigation announced that a court found nine former Odesa TCC employees guilty of unlawful detention and the use of torture.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has scheduled a preparatory hearing in the criminal proceedings against Denis Komarnytskyi and eight co-defendants.
The commander of the Third Army Corps announced the completion of four phases of Operation "Vivaldi". Ukrainian forces regained control of 16 settlements and prevented the encirclement of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
On 7 October, the government officially approved the possibility of gas exports for private operators. Under the adopted decision, companies are entitled to export up to 15% of the volumes of gas they supplied to the gas transmission system (GTS) in the previous month.
An expert assessment by ExPro indicates the potential significance of this decision for business: launching exports could provide private producers with over 2 billion hryvnia in revenue per month.
The Association of Gas Production Companies of Ukraine recorded contacts with the Ministry of Energy in its lobbying report. Specifically, on 30 June, a contact with Deputy Minister Hanna Lihun was declared, during which amendments to the draft resolution regulating gas exports were discussed.
Among the beneficiaries of such lobbying work, the association listed several key market players:
A significant aspect of the story was the intervention of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention. On 7 July, NABU experts identified a corruption-inducing factor in the draft resolution. The agency drew attention to the fact that the Ministry of Energy was granted the right to independently form the list of companies admitted to exports, without clearly defined selection criteria.
NABU warned of the risks of adopting opaque decisions and the abuse of authority by officials, demanding that the document be reworked. Despite these reservations, three months later, the Cabinet of Ministers still approved the opening of gas exports.
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