The number of raider attacks in Ukraine has decreased
In the first seven months of 2026, 103 criminal cases involving corporate raiding were registered in Ukraine, which is 36% fewer than during the same period last year.
Overall, since 2021, the number of cases involving corporate raiding in Ukraine has decreased fivefold.
On average, law enforcement agencies register about 15 such cases per month. So far in 2026, the highest number of cases was opened in March—31 cases.
The majority of these cases involve the forgery of documents submitted for the state registration of companies and sole proprietorships.
Under this charge, 74 cases were opened in the first seven months, accounting for nearly 72% of the total number of corporate raiding cases.
Additionally:
- 17 cases involve the unlawful seizure of corporate property;
- 12 cases were opened due to obstruction of lawful business activities.
At the same time, amid an overall decline in raider-related cases, the number of cases involving the unlawful seizure of corporate property has increased.
In the first seven months of 2026, 17 such cases were registered—more than in all of 2025.
The share of this category of cases also more than doubled—from 7% in 2025 to 17% in 2026.
According to OpenDataBot, charges have so far been filed in only one in five cases—21 out of 103.
Law enforcement agencies have referred 11 cases to court. All of them involve document forgery.
At the same time, no proceedings registered in 2026 under articles concerning obstruction of lawful economic activity or unlawful appropriation of corporate property have been referred to court to date.
This is evidenced by data from OpenDataBot.
Recently, as part of the new “Themis” operation, NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) uncovered a scheme through which members of a criminal organization were able to illegally seize real estate and other assets belonging to legal entities. According to the investigation, current and former members of parliament, high-ranking officials from the Office of the President and the Ministry of Justice, judges, and hackers may have been involved in the scheme.
