Kyivpost has an article on this, where some 1,500 public servants took bribes in 2008, totaling Hr 91.1 million, the Ministry of Interior Affairs announced on Dec. 19, almost triple last year's totals.
The bribes ranged from $42 million to $20,000, for the top 10 "uncovered". Who knows about those not uncovered?
I post this not because I am surprised but to pose the question: will the size of bribes required fall now? They have been rising for several years along with the various bubbles, but perhaps the bribe bubble has also burst?