Crime
Over 15 million hryvnias were embezzled from Ukrzaliznytsia’s procurement contracts: the case has been referred to court
The case involving four members of a group suspected of embezzling over 15 million hryvnias through the procurement of repair and construction materials for Ukrzaliznytsia has been referred to court. According to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), the scheme operated through tenders for paint and linoleum, which were awarded to pre-arranged companies.
Journalists have uncovered another senior ESBU official with relatives in Russia and assets worth millions
Journalists from Bihus.Info have identified another official from the Economic Security Bureau (ESBU) whose father holds a Russian passport and possesses assets that cannot be accounted for by official income. The individual in question is Serhiy Zhuravlov, deputy head of the Economic Security Bureau’s regional office in Volyn Oblast. Earlier, the head of the Bureau, Oleksandr Tsivinskyi, found himself embroiled in a scandal due to his father’s Russian passport.
Schemes involving embezzlement of funds during the construction of fortifications were uncovered in Dnipropetrovsk region
Law enforcement officers uncovered corruption schemes during the construction of defensive lines in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Officials from the military unit and civilian accomplices are involved in the case.
A court in Vienna has definitively refused to extradite Dmitry Firtash to the United States
The Supreme Court proceedings regarding the extradition of Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to the United States have concluded with a decision by the Austrian court. The court denied the prosecution's request, and Firtash's extradition is no longer possible due to his diplomatic immunity.
Three Ukrainian citizens to stand trial in Albania in case involving network of call centres for recruiting drug dealers
Three Ukrainian citizens will stand trial in the Republic of Albania in a case involving an organised group that created a network of call centres to recruit individuals for illegal drug trafficking.
The State Bureau of Investigation has announced that a military officer is suspected of selling drones from a military unit's warehouse.
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigations detained the head of a warehouse at one of the military units in the Odesa region. According to the investigation, he appropriated drones and other military equipment intended for the defence of the southern region.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian citizen on suspicion of spying for Russian military intelligence.
The Counterintelligence Department of the Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian citizen suspected of cooperating with Russian military intelligence. According to the investigation, he was gathering information about the location of Defence Forces units.
An underground cigarette factory was uncovered in the Chernivtsi region
Law enforcement officers reported six members of a criminal group suspected of organising an underground tobacco factory in the Chernivtsi region. The factory had the capacity to produce over 50,000 cigarettes per day.
An attempt to illegally export pine lumber through the Tisa checkpoint was stopped in Transcarpathia
Detectives from the Territorial Administration of the Economic Security Bureau in Zakarpattia region stopped an attempt to illegally export timber across the border with Hungary. A batch of pine sawn timber was being transported through the Tisa checkpoint.
A scheme for the illegal legalisation of foreigners in EU countries was uncovered in Kyiv
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have exposed a large-scale group in Kyiv that was involved in producing forged documents to legalise foreigners in European Union countries. Law enforcement officials reported the arrest of seven key figures.
ESBU warns of mass distribution of fake emails with malicious attachments
The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine has recorded cases of mass e-mailing by unidentified persons posing as representatives of the agency. The messages contain requests to provide constituent, financial, and tax documents.
The Security Service of Ukraine is conducting investigative activities in one of the departments of the Lviv City Council
In Lviv, employees of the Security Service of Ukraine are conducting investigative activities in one of the city council departments. They concern circumstances that may be related to the conscription of military personnel.
