Crime

Following the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, the group’s units remaining in the Central African Republic established their own funding system based on the illicit drug trade

On the evening of 11 July, a shooting took place in Toronto, Canada, during the Salsa on St. Clair festival. Two people were killed in the incident and several others were injured

On the evening of 11 July, a fatal road traffic accident occurred in the Izmail district of the Odesa region. On the Odesa–Reni road, a minibus struck a 13-year-old boy, who died at the scene as a result of his injuries

On the evening of 11 July, a shooting incident took place in the centre of Bila Tserkva, resulting in an 18-year-old man being injured. Law enforcement officers are investigating the circumstances of the incident and searching for the person who opened fire

The court has handed down a sentence to the logistics officer of one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ training units, who was accused of embezzling food supplies intended for service personnel. According to the investigation, the illegal scheme had been operating for several months, and the losses to the state amounted to almost half a million hryvnias

In Kryvyi Rih, law enforcement officers have arrested a woman suspected of illegally selling the psychotropic substance PVP. According to the investigation, she sold the drug directly during face-to-face meetings with buyers

British police have released a 26-year-old man who had previously been detained on suspicion of involvement in the death of Anne Widdecombe, a former minister and politician with the Reform UK party. He is no longer considered a suspect in the case

In Lviv, law enforcement officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found inside a car on 10 July. Investigators are currently treating the case as a possible suicide

Polish customs officials at the ‘Yagodin’ border crossing discovered cigarettes in a lorry, even though the vehicle’s documents stated that it was carrying rolls of polythene film. Yevhen Plinsky also speculates on possible irregularities during the customs clearance process on the Ukrainian side.

Law enforcement officials have reported the arrest of a further four people involved in the events that took place on 8 July in Lviv during the emergency drills. Investigators are identifying all those involved in the incident.

At the ‘Kroscienko-Smilnica’ border crossing, Polish customs officers discovered three gold bars in the possession of a Ukrainian citizen, which she had failed to declare upon entering the country. The total value of the seized gold is approximately 1.5 million zlotys.

Law enforcement officials have reported that they have uncovered a cocaine supply route from European Union countries to Ukraine. According to the investigation, a 41-year-old resident of Odesa was arrested whilst attempting to sell one kilogramme of the drug.