Crime
A criminal network controlled by ‘thieves-in-law’ has been uncovered at the Khmelnytskyi remand centre
Law enforcement officials have announced the dismantling of a criminal network at the Khmelnytskyi remand centre, which operated under the control of ‘thieves-in-law’. Five inmates have been charged with extortion, organising criminal gatherings and drug trafficking.
A local councillor and head of a forestry enterprise in the Lviv region is to stand trial over the illegal felling of trees worth over 100 million hryvnias
In the Lviv region, an indictment has been filed against the director of a forestry enterprise, who is suspected of illegal logging in the Stryi district. According to the investigation, the amount of damage exceeds 103 million hryvnias.
In the Donetsk region, a woman was hiding a Russian soldier in her home — she was arrested and the militant was killed
The Security Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, detained a Russian spotter in the Donetsk region and killed a Russian soldier who was hiding in her house.
The State Bureau of Investigation suspects a Ternopil Regional Council official of illegally registering land belonging to a defence enterprise
Officers from the State Bureau of Investigations, working in conjunction with the Security Service of Ukraine, have exposed an official from one of the city councils in the Ternopil region for illegally transferring land belonging to a defence enterprise to private entities. The value of the plots exceeds 15 million hryvnias.
A suspect in a series of thefts following the Russian Federation’s attack has been arrested in Kyiv
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers have arrested a man suspected of a series of burglaries at flats damaged during a night-time missile attack by the Russian Federation. The suspect took advantage of the fact that residents were in shelters and broke into homes in the Podil district
The Ternopil Regional Emergency Medical Service has reported the death of a man
A conscript has died in Ternopil on the premises of the regional recruitment and social support centre. The incident occurred on the evening of 23 May
An armed man opened fire near the White House
A shooting took place near the White House in Washington after an armed man opened fire on US Secret Service agents. The attacker was shot dead in the ensuing exchange of fire
A blogger has been sentenced to 15 years for coordinating attacks on Kupiansk
The court has sentenced a blogger who collaborated with Russian intelligence services and passed information to the enemy about Ukrainian military personnel in the Kupiansk area to 15 years’ imprisonment, with confiscation of his property
Former Austrian intelligence officer found guilty of spying for the Kremlin
Egisto Ott, a former Austrian intelligence officer, has been found guilty of collaborating with the Russian secret services. A court in Vienna has established that he passed on confidential information and data from police databases to Moscow
The SSU has detained Russian agents who were ‘hunting’ Ukrainian politicians and military commanders
The Security Service of Ukraine has reported the arrest of two men suspected of working for Russia’s FSB and gathering intelligence for missile strikes and sabotage operations. According to the investigation, one of the suspects had been in ‘standby mode’ for over 12 years.
The State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General have notified two military personnel that they are under investigation in connection with the sale of 500 kg of explosives
Law enforcement officials have announced the arrest of two more military personnel in connection with a case involving the illegal trafficking of ammunition and explosives. According to the investigation, the group’s members attempted to sell 500 kilograms of explosives and other ammunition worth 88,000 US dollars.
The National Police in the Kharkiv region have uncovered a large-scale operation involving the production and sale of counterfeit cigarettes
Law enforcement officers carried out a large-scale special operation in Kharkiv and the surrounding region, during which they uncovered an underground operation producing counterfeit tobacco products and the illegal sale of e-cigarettes. As a result of the searches, products and property worth tens of millions of hryvnias were seized.
