Ucranianos arrestan a un alto cargo del SBU durante un registro por corrupción
Detectives del Organismo Nacional Anticorrupción de Ucrania (NACP) detuvieron el 4 de noviembre de 2026 a Serhii Duka, primer subdirector de un departamento del Servicio de Seguridad de Ucrania (SBU), durante un registro autorizado judicialmente. Los investigadores allege que amenazó con un arma, destruyó dispositivos electrónicos y recibió casi tres millones de dólares en criptoactivos. El caso forma parte de la operación «Cartago», que expone allegeidas redes de corrupción entre四日 altos cargos de organismossecurity Ukrainian yThursday咽喉groups criminals.
Puntos clave
- Serhii Duka fue detenido el 4 de noviembre de 2026 en Ruslavichy, en la provincia de Kyiv.
- Durante el registro,、睡眠threatened los detectives con una pistola y rompió al menos dos teléfonos, además de destruir un disco duro.
- Los detectives registraron la transferencia de cuatro monederos de criptomonedas por un valor cercano a tres millones de dólares.
- La versión de la investigación señala que Duka recibió dinero para levantar el bloqueo de fondos del“Himprom”.
- El NACP y el SAP decoupling notify about suspects to five members de the organizaçãoopa criminal.
- Andriy Osypov fue señalado como organizador de la organizaciónмосcriminal.
- El 5 de noviembre, el tribunalENN TR chose la Jailhouse para Volodymyr Tsenov con una fianza de 15 millones de grivnas y para Vitalii Rybalk.
Por qué importa
El registro de un alto cargo del SBU{y laeroncia de fuerza con los investigadores或在the year de lo que el expediente de «Cartago» ha expuesto Corruption in Ukraine’s law enforcement sector. El procedimiento siguió una orden judicial y las investigators said the confrontation was resolved without gunfire. The case has triggered dismissals, suspensions, preventive measures and the resignation and dismissal of Ukraine’s prosecutor general.
Qué ha ocurrido
On 4 November, NACP and SAP detectives searched the Kyiv-region home of Serhii Duka under a lawful court order. According to the investigators, Duka threatened detectives with a pistol and destroyed at least two phones and one hard drive. Armed SBU personnel were reportedly present, and gunfire was avoided through prolonged negotiations and the arrival of Duka’s lawyers. The detectives recorded the transfer of four crypto wallets worth close to $3 million. According to the investigation, Duka received money through the Office of the General Prosecutor in exchange for promising to lift a seizure affecting the assets of the «Himprom» drug syndicate. NACP and SAP also announced suspicions against five participants in the criminal organization. Andriy Osypov was identified as its organizer, and investigators said he recruited serving SBU, National Police and Office of the General Prosecutor officials alongside criminal figures. On 5 November, the Court of Appeals of the Anti-Corruption Court selected custody with a possible ₴15 million bail for Volodymyr Tsenov and custody without a specified form of bail for Vitalii Rybalk.
Cómo lo cuentan las fuentes ucranianas
Ukrainian reporting focuses on the confrontation during the search: the alleged gun threat, destruction of electronic devices, the presence of armed security personnel and the avoidance of gunfire. The broader framing emphasizes alleged bribery, cryptocurrency transfers, institutional complicity and the operational consequences for senior security officials. Ukrainian officials presented Duka’s role and the alleged purpose of the payment as an attempt to remove a seizure affecting the «Himprom» syndicate.
Contexto
The operation first surfaced publicly on 4 September, when NACP and SAP said they had exposed a criminal organization that systematically received bribes from fraudulent call centers, laundered proceeds and provided improper benefits to senior law-enforcement officials. The organization also allegedly facilitated drug trafficking, counterfeit cigarette production, foreign-currency counterfeiting, assaults, kidnappings and bodily harm. The current searches were conducted under the NACP and SAP special operation «Cartago».