Crime
Border guards in Kharkiv have uncovered three distribution channels for counterfeit cigarettes; the value of the seized goods amounts to 8.4 million hryvnias
In Kharkiv, border guards, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies and the public prosecutor’s office, have shut down three distribution networks for counterfeit tobacco products. During the searches, goods and property worth approximately 8.4 million hryvnias were seized.
Yermak commented on reports of his father’s trip to Russia
Andriy Yermak, the former head of the President’s Office, has stated that he is unaware of any possible trip made by his father, Boris Yermak, to Russia in 2019. At the same time, he described the circulation of such information as part of a campaign against his family.
The SSU in Kharkiv has uncovered a scheme involving fictitious guardianship to evade conscription
In Kharkiv, the Security Service of Ukraine has uncovered a group of individuals who organised a scheme to arrange fake guardianship of children in order to obtain a deferment from conscription. Those involved in the case include a lawyer, her accomplices and a court employee.
A group of suspects has been caught in Transcarpathia attempting to seize a foreign woman’s property worth over 21 million hryvnias
Law enforcement officers have uncovered a group of individuals suspected of attempting to illegally transfer the ownership of property belonging to an Azerbaijani citizen in Kyiv and Uzhhorod. The total value of the property is over 21.3 million hryvnias.
In the corruption case before the Supreme Court, the father of a NABU detective has been charged, says Tetiana Kozachenko
Among the judges who have been served with a notice of suspicion by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is the father of Bogdan Prokopaneko, a current NABU detective. On the eve of being served with the notice, the law enforcement officer received an apartment in Kyiv as a gift from a relative.
Customs officers in Krakivka have seized over a hundred smuggled Japanese koi carp worth more than a million hryvnias
At the Krakivets-Korchova border crossing, customs officers discovered a consignment of ornamental Japanese koi carp that someone had attempted to import without declaring them. The fish were being transported in boxes of water in the boot of a car.
Cyber police have arrested a hacker from Odessa who was stealing user accounts from US online platforms.
Law enforcement officers in Odessa have uncovered a member of an international hacking group involved in the theft of user accounts on US online platforms. According to the investigation, the criminals compromised nearly 30,000 accounts and caused losses amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv has launched an internal investigation following the scandal surrounding Volodymyr Bugrov
An internal investigation has been launched at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv following a public scandal involving former rector Volodymyr Bugrov. A special commission has already held its first meeting and announced that it will be gathering information from students and university staff.
The SSU has uncovered a scheme in the Kyiv region to evade conscription under the guise of charitable foundations
In the Kyiv region, law enforcement officers have detained three people suspected of organising a scheme to illegally evade conscription. According to the investigation, they offered conscripts fake deferrals or illegal travel abroad.
Luxury cars, weapons and over 22 million hryvnias in cash have been seized from National Police officials
During searches of the homes of senior National Police officials, law enforcement officers seized luxury cars, weapons, Swiss watches and large sums of cash. Five suspects have already been arrested in connection with the case.
The SSU has uncovered a scheme involving the protection of porn offices in three regions
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Office of the Prosecutor General have announced the exposure of a corruption scheme involving National Police officers in three regions. According to the investigation, law enforcement officers may have received illicit benefits in exchange for turning a blind eye to the activities of so-called ‘porn offices’.
The SSU is conducting searches at National Police units in three regions
On the morning of 20 May, searches began at the regional headquarters of the National Police in the Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zhytomyr regions
