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The fight against corruption in Ukraine is one of the main tasks of law enforcement agencies. However, the process of proving corruption crimes in criminal cases is accompanied by problems that negatively affect the quality of the pre-trial investigation. The purpose of the article is to identify and study typical investigative errors and develop recommendations on the proper use of means and methods of proof in criminal cases of corruption crimes, taking into account the norms of national legislation and international criteria for ensuring human rights in criminal proceedings. To achieve this goal, a comparative and systemic structural analysis of international and domestic regulatory legal acts and court decisions, a selective study of materials from criminal cases on corruption crimes were made. It has been established that the process of proving in cases of corruption crimes in Ukraine will fully comply with international standards for ensuring human rights, provided that operational officers, investigators, and prosecutors comply with the admissibility criterion of evidence, especially when using secret measures. Investigative errors Аннотация Борьба с коррупцией в Украине является одной из главных задач правоохранительных органов. Однако процесс доказывания по уголовным делам о коррупционных преступлениях сопровождается проблемами, которые негативно влияют на качество досудебного расследования. Целью статьи является выявление и изучение типичных следственных ошибок и разработка рекомендаций по надлежащему применению средств и способов доказывания по уголовным делам о коррупционных преступлениях с учетом норм национального законодательства и международных критериев обеспечения прав человека в уголовном процессе. Для достижения данной цели были произведены сравнительный и системно-структурный анализ международных и отечественных нормативно-правовых актов и решений судов, выборочное изучение материалов уголовных дел о коррупционных преступлениях. Установлено, что процесс доказывания по делам о коррупционных 40 Doctor of Law, Professor, Manager of the Department of Criminalistics and Forensic Science, Faculty No 6, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs; Ukraine. 41 Doctor of Law, Professor, Professor of the Department of Criminalistics and Forensic Science, Faculty No 1, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs; Ukraine. 42 Candidate of Law, Manager of the Department of Criminalistics and Forensic Science, Faculty No 1, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs; Ukraine. 43 Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Criminal Law Subjects and Forensic Examinations, Faculty No 1, Donetsk Law Institute of Ministry of Internal Affairs; Ukraine. 44 Candidate of Law, Manager of the Laboratory of Handwriting analysis, Linguistic, Psychological and Art Critic Researches, Hon. Prof. M. S. Bokarius Kharkiv Research Institute of Forensic Examinations; Ukraine.