Bangladesh, July 23 -- In a shocking turn of events that threatens to destabilize Ukraines already fragile political environment, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU or SSU) has launched a sweeping operation against the countrys top anti-corruption institutions. On July 21, the SSU carried out at least 70 raids on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutors Office (SAPO), without prior notice or judicial warrants, raising alarm among international observers and domestic reform advocates.

The raids, which NABU claims were executed without court orders, targeted numerous NABU offices and employees. SAPO has confirmed that SSU agents accessed databases containing sensitive informati...