Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau raids senior SBU official Anton Kravchuk
On November 4, Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau searched the home of SBU Internal Security Department chief Colonel Anton Kravchuk. The raid followed searches involving Sergei Duka, a senior SBU official, as part of a second series of searches targeting SBU leaders that day.
Key points
- NABU searched the home of Anton Kravchuk, head of the SBU's Internal Security Department, on November 4
- The searches came shortly after NABU officers searched the home of Sergei Duka
- Duka is the first deputy head of the SBU National State Protection Department
- Kravchuk's search was the second series of raids involving senior SBU officials that day, according to law-enforcement sources
- SBU special forces reportedly arrived at the scene
- NABU did not disclose which criminal proceedings the searches concerned
- Former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko called the actions political retaliation
Why it matters
The searches affected two senior SBU officials responsible for internal security and national state protection. They took place as part of a broader series of raids on SBU leadership and amid criminal proceedings involving NABU director Semen Kryvonov, the close circle of SAP chief Oleksandr Klimenko, and members of Klimenko's family. The involvement of senior security officials raises broader questions about the independence and political neutrality of Ukraine's anti-corruption and security institutions.
What happened
NABU conducted a search at the home of Anton Kravchuk, the SBU Internal Security Department chief, on November 4. The action followed a search involving Sergei Duka, the SBU National State Protection Department's first deputy head. Law-enforcement sources described Kravchuk's search as the second series of searches involving senior SBU officials that day. According to NABU, SBU special forces arrived at the scene. The bureau did not identify the criminal proceedings underlying the searches and said it would provide further information later.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reporting focused on the identities and positions of the SBU officials searched, the sequence of the actions and the reported presence of special forces. The searches were also placed in the context of criminal proceedings involving NABU director Semen Kryvonov and the close circle of SAP chief Oleksandr Klimenko and his family. The political interpretation of the raids came from former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko, who called them politically motivated retaliation.
Where reporting differs
Ruslan Kravchenko described the NABU's actions as political retaliation. Ukrainian media reports nevertheless confirmed that the searches took place, while NABU did not disclose their legal basis or the proceedings concerned.
Background
According to NABU, Sergei Duka threatened detectives with a firearm and obstructed the investigative actions. Units led by the senior SBU officials targeted by the searches participated in investigations into criminal proceedings against NABU director Semen Kryvonov and the close circle of SAP chief Oleksandr Klimenko. Ukrainian outlet ЦПК also reported that Duka was one of the key participants in an attack on NABU in 2025.