"De-shadowing is the key task of the ESBU," – Director of the Bureau Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi

 Due to illegal schemes, the country loses about one trillion hryvnia, with one-third of Ukraine's economy operating in the shadows. This was reported by Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, Director of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda.

"Our team is working to eliminate corruption in the most sensitive areas that generate the largest amount of shadow money. These are organized crime groups. Excise taxes, gambling, and taxes are the main areas we are focusing on," said the Director of the ESBU.

In particular, the ESBU, together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Playcity, have begun cooperation in the context of tax evasion in the gambling business.

"Any payment made by a player should be taxed. We understand how to do this and have begun specific work in this direction," emphasized Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi. "In the three months since I took office, we have already managed to expose criminal groups in the so-called 'shadow gambling industry'."

The Bureau's priorities also include identifying violations of legislation by entities engaged in foreign economic activity when conducting export/import operations, criminal offenses related to the misappropriation of budget funds, and combating the illegal circulation of excisable goods and smuggling.