Crime
Law enforcement officers have uncovered eight schemes to evade conscription in various regions of Ukraine
The Security Service, the State Bureau of Investigations and the National Police have arrested the organisers of schemes that helped conscripts avoid conscription.
A special operation has been launched in Kyiv: shots were fired at a car carrying a mother and her child
A shooting took place in the Svyatoshynskyi district of the capital, targeting a car in which a woman and a child were travelling. According to reports, they were unharmed.
In the Rivne region, a man who opened fire on soldiers and a police officer has been charged
The suspect was arrested following a manhunt and placed in a temporary detention centre. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the possible inclusion of a charitable donation in the cost of Ukrposhta’s services
The Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office has announced a pre-trial investigation into the possible unlawful inclusion of an additional charge in the cost of parcel delivery.
Business in Crimea, taxes paid to Russia and Novinsky’s life in Croatia
A company linked to Vadym Novynskyi’s family continues to operate in occupied Crimea and pays taxes to the Russian Federation’s budget. The businessman himself currently resides in Europe.
The police have seized over 1,000 weapons and rounds of ammunition in various regions of Ukraine
Over the course of a week, law enforcement officers uncovered 20 caches of weapons and ammunition. More than 30 people have been charged with the illegal possession and sale of weapons.
Budget losses from the black market for vapes could reach 10 billion hryvnia in 2026
Despite high-profile statements by law enforcement agencies regarding the dismantling of illegal schemes, the black market for e-cigarettes in Ukraine continues to grow. Experts estimate that in 2026 alone, the state budget risks losing around 10 billion hryvnias in tax revenue due to the activities of ‘grey’ networks.
A fake SBU officer swindled over 6 million hryvnias from a People’s Artist
In Kyiv, a 36-year-old man has been charged with fraud; according to the investigation, he posed as an SBU officer and swindled a People’s Artist of Ukraine out of over $128,000 and 400,000 hryvnias. Law enforcement officials have not officially disclosed the victim’s name, but UNN, citing its own source, reports that the victim is Valentina Antoniuk.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has confiscated 8.3 million hryvnias from the family of the deputy chief of the Kyiv police
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has upheld the civil forfeiture of assets belonging to the family of Taras Polienko, Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv. Over 8.3 million hryvnias are to be recovered for the state – this includes the value of a penthouse, proceeds from its sale, and two parking spaces in the “Zarechnyi” residential complex in Kyiv.
The grey market for vapes in Ukraine accounts for almost 100%, according to a Kantar study
According to research firm Kantar, the illegal e-cigarette market accounts for 93 per cent of the total market in Ukraine. As a result, experts estimate that the budget is losing 10 billion hryvnias in this sector.
Duplicate receipts and ‘self-checks’: how the UVAPE shop in the capital works (VIDEO)
Every year, the Ukrainian budget loses between 8 and 10 billion hryvnias due to the illegal vape market, according to various estimates. One of the largest chains accused of illegal activity is Uvape. Recently, the Director of the Economic Security Bureau, Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, reported on the dismantling of this illegal scheme. However, the chain continues to operate, still evading tax payments.
He sold non-existent cars to the Ukrainian Armed Forces on behalf of Serhiy Prytula’s charitable foundation
Police have extradited a Ukrainian national from Estonia who is suspected of organising a fraudulent scheme involving the sale of non-existent vehicles to the military. According to the investigation, the monthly losses exceeded 5 million hryvnias.
