Crime
The DSI has uncovered an illegal alcohol production operation in Kryvyi Rih; over 2 tonnes of the product have been seized
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, law enforcement officers have uncovered an organised gang involved in the illegal production and sale of alcohol. During the searches, over two tonnes of counterfeit products were seized.
Law enforcement officers in several regions have arrested six suspects in connection with arson attacks carried out on behalf of the Russian Federation
The Security Service of Ukraine, in conjunction with the National Police, has detained six people suspected of carrying out arson attacks on behalf of the Russian security services. The suspects are residents of various regions aged between 17 and 23.
The SSU has detained a soldier suspected of spying for the Russian and Belarusian intelligence services
The SSU’s military counter-intelligence unit has detained a serviceman suspected of collaborating with the Russian and Belarusian security services. According to the investigation, he was passing on information about units of the Unmanned Systems Forces.
A judge is to stand trial in Kharkiv for hitting two teenagers on a pedestrian crossing
The State Bureau of Investigations has concluded its investigation into the road traffic accident in Kharkiv, in which two teenagers were injured. The indictment against the judge has already been submitted to the court.
The head of the Solomyanskyi District Court failed to declare a building project near Kyiv for four years
According to the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, Vitaliy Ukraintsev, the head of the Solomyanskyi District Court in Kyiv, failed to declare an unfinished construction project in Stari Bezradychi, Kyiv Oblast, for four years. The Anti-Corruption Centre claims that the judge only included this cottage in his declaration after journalists raised the issue, and that the construction itself could have cost at least $100,000.
A prison inspector in the Russian Federation has been charged with mistreating prisoners
The Office of the Prosecutor General has announced that it has charged an employee of a Russian correctional facility in the Tula region, whom investigators believe to be involved in the systematic abuse of Ukrainian prisoners of war. According to law enforcement officials, between 2022 and 2023, he regularly beat the prisoners, humiliated them and subjected them to psychological pressure.
In Kyiv, a repeat sex offender has been sentenced to six years in prison for raping a 19-year-old woman
The Pecherskyi District Court in Kyiv has sentenced a resident of Kryvyi Rih to six years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman. Following the pronouncement of the sentence, the man was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
The SSU and the National Police have detained four suspects in connection with illegal arms trafficking
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have detained four people suspected of illegally selling weapons and ammunition. According to the investigation, they were smuggling weapons out of frontline areas.
The court has transferred over 48 million hryvnias, seized from an official at the environmental inspectorate, to ARMA
The court has transferred funds seized from an official of the State Environmental Inspectorate to the National Agency for Asset Tracing and Management. The sum in question amounts to over 48 million hryvnias.
A Russian informant who was gathering intelligence for an attack on a thermal power station has been arrested in the Kharkiv region
The SBU has reported the arrest in the Kharkiv region of a man suspected of gathering intelligence to prepare a new Russian strike on one of Ukraine’s largest thermal power stations. According to the investigation, the suspect was tasked with assessing the condition of the facility following previous attacks and checking for the presence of air defence systems in the vicinity.
Cartier, Hermès, Chanel: undeclared designer goods worth 1.5 million hryvnias were discovered at the border
At the ‘Rava-Ruska – Khribenne’ border crossing, customs officers discovered a consignment of undeclared branded goods. Their estimated value is around 1.5 million hryvnias.
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have uncovered a network of call centres that were defrauding EU citizens
As part of the international operation ‘Scammer’, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have dismantled a network of fraudulent call centres that were targeting citizens of European Union countries. The criminals posed as Latvian law enforcement officers and bank employees.
