Crime
Сьогодні — 04.06.2026
A network smuggling men to Slovakia for $26,500 has been uncovered in Zakarpattia
Law enforcement officers have arrested members of a group that organised the illegal smuggling of people across the Ukrainian-Slovak border. The organisers received $26,500 from two men in return for their services.
The SSU in Zakarpattia has uncovered the embezzlement of over 100 million hryvnias during the construction of protective works for an electrical substation
Law enforcement officers have uncovered a scheme to embezzle public funds allocated for the protection of energy infrastructure in Zakarpattia Oblast. The former head of the regional Infrastructure Restoration and Development Service is implicated in the case.
A record 522 kilograms of cocaine, hidden amongst bananas, has been seized in Hungary
Hungarian law enforcement officials have reported the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history. Over half a tonne of the drug was discovered in a consignment of bananas that had arrived from Ecuador via Germany.
A network involved in the production and sale of forged documents has been uncovered in the Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers have dismantled a large-scale operation in the Kyiv region involving the production and sale of forged documents. Fifteen people have been charged in connection with the case, and six suspects have been arrested.
The SSU and the National Police have uncovered six channels for the illegal sale of captured weapons in regions across Ukraine
Law enforcement officers have shut down six underground channels for the sale of weapons and ammunition in various regions of Ukraine. As part of a special operation, the organisers of the schemes were arrested and a substantial arsenal of weapons was seized.
The police have referred the case of nine members of the organisation, who are suspected of sexually exploiting women, to the courts
Law enforcement officers have concluded their investigation into nine members of a criminal organisation suspected of recruiting women for sexual exploitation. According to the investigation, the group’s monthly income exceeded 10 million hryvnias.
The SSU in Zakarpattia has detained a GRU agent who was gathering information on defence enterprises
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian military intelligence agent in Zakarpattia. According to the investigation, he was gathering information on defence industry enterprises in the west of the country and their employees.
The NABU and the SAPO have uncovered a new corruption scheme at Energoatom — they suspect the embezzlement of 170 million hryvnias
The NABU and the SAPO have uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme at Energoatom involving the construction of a power station in the Mykolaiv region.
Lozinsky has been charged with a new offence relating to the procurement of equipment
The NABU and the SAPO have announced that new charges have been brought against the former Deputy Minister of Community, Territorial and Infrastructure Development in connection with the procurement of critical equipment at inflated prices.
Two TCC servicemen have been charged in connection with an incident involving a man in Dnipro
In Dnipro, two members of the Territorial Defence Forces have been charged in connection with the unlawful detention of a man. According to the police, during a document check, he was forcibly placed in a car and, after his health deteriorated, left near a rubbish bin.
Following the exposure of ESBU staff taking bribes, the Rada called for an investigation into the agency’s criminal proceedings
Two employees of the Economic Security Bureau have been charged with accepting bribes. In light of these events, the Verkhovna Rada has called for an investigation into the agency’s activities and the legality of the criminal proceedings that have been opened.
A court has remanded two suspects in custody in connection with a case involving a multi-million-pound bribe for drones
The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed preventive measures on an official of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the owner of a drone manufacturing company, who are suspected of demanding a bribe of $1 million during the procurement of drones for the State Border Guard Service
