Crime
Сьогодні — 21.07.2026
They concealed explosives in saucepans. The SBU foiled a double terrorist attack in the centre of Ivano-Frankivsk
The Security Service of Ukraine foiled a double terrorist attack in the courtyard of a residential complex in the centre of Ivano-Frankivsk.
Boris Johnson is calling for urgent measures to be taken to put a stop to a cigarette smuggling ring from Ukraine worth 200 million pounds sterling
According to the Daily Mail, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the British authorities to take action over the possible involvement of companies registered in the UK in a scheme to illegally manufacture and sell tobacco products in Ukraine. According to the publication, criminal proceedings are ongoing in Ukraine, and no court ruling has yet been issued in the case.
In the case concerning fundraising for SMA treatment, a new allegation has emerged regarding the laundering of over 162 million hryvnias
Law enforcement officials have announced a new charge against a Lviv resident who organised a public fundraising campaign for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy. He is accused of laundering property obtained by criminal means.
The editor-in-chief of *Fakty* has reported that his daughter was attacked in the centre of Kyiv
Oleksandr Shvets, editor-in-chief of the publication *Fakty*, has stated that his eldest daughter was assaulted at a public transport stop in the centre of Kyiv. According to him, the incident took place a few days ago on Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard
Ukrainian teenagers were attacked in Poland for speaking Ukrainian
In the Polish town of Płock, a grown man attacked two Ukrainian teenagers after hearing them speaking Ukrainian. According to the victims, the man struck the 15-year-old boy and then forcibly pushed him and his girlfriend off the bus
Gravestone slabs were used to repair a staircase in Chernivtsi: what is known
In Chernivtsi, the renovation of the steps on Philharmonic Square caused a widespread stir after local residents noticed fragments of portraits on the granite slabs that resembled images from gravestones. The city council stated that no new slabs had been laid during the recent works, but promised to investigate the origin of the materials.
A man who hid cocaine in his daughter’s rucksack has been sentenced in Odessa
The Primorsky District Court of Odessa found a 40-year-old local man guilty of the illegal trafficking of cocaine and sentenced him to nine years’ imprisonment with confiscation of his property. Whilst transporting the drugs, the man used his seven-year-old daughter’s rucksack to conceal the illicit substance.
Police seized over 2 kg of cannabis from a resident of the Vinnytsia region
In Vinnytsia, law enforcement officers have arrested a 32-year-old local man suspected of growing cannabis and preparing it for sale. During a search, the police seized over two kilograms of the drug
A woman has been convicted in Kyiv for setting fire to a door in a high-rise block
The Holosiivskyi District Court in Kyiv has found a 35-year-old local woman guilty of setting fire to the entrance hall door of a block of flats. She was sentenced to five years and one month’s imprisonment for the offence
An investigation is underway in Hungary into possible treason by former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó
An official investigation has been launched in Hungary into possible links between former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russia. Prime Minister Péter Magyar confirmed that an investigation was underway, but did not disclose any details of the case.
The SSU has detained an agent who was working for both the FSB and the GRU and was coordinating attacks on Sloviansk
The Counter-Intelligence Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained an engineer from a local heating network in the Donetsk region who is suspected of collaborating with two Russian intelligence services. According to the investigation, he was passing on the coordinates of targets in Sloviansk for missile, air and drone strikes.
A former member of parliament accused of money laundering involving nearly 20 million hryvnias has been extradited from Germany
A former Member of Parliament of the 8th convocation, who had been the subject of an international arrest warrant, has been extradited from Germany to Ukraine. He is accused of stock market manipulation and money laundering amounting to nearly 20 million hryvnias, and was taken into custody following his handover to the Ukrainian authorities.
