Crime
Ukraine's shadow economy: where and how are funds leaking from the budget?
Illegal cigarette production, envelope wages, equipment smuggling, business fragmentation into sole proprietorships in food retail, and conversion centres are just some of the schemes that cause the state budget to lose up to 400 billion hryvnia annually. These are resources that could be directed towards defence, energy, medicine, or education.
In Germany, Deutsche Bank raided on suspicion of money laundering
The Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Criminal Police Office are conducting investigations at the offices of Germany's largest bank. According to media reports, the case may relate to business dealings involving Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Execution of the head of the village council in Crimea: police detained the suspect 13 years later
Law enforcement officials reported the arrest of a suspect in the high-profile murder of an official committed in 2013 near the administrative building of the Simeiz village council.
In Odessa, a doctor will be tried for the death of a cadet after a medical injection
The investigation believes that the doctor's negligence and disregard for information about allergies led to fatal consequences.
The Security Service of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate detained a journalist in Kyiv on suspicion of spying for Belarus.
According to the investigation, the woman worked for the Belarusian KGB for many years, using her journalistic activities to gather intelligence and attempt to infiltrate the Ukrainian Defence Forces.
Companies from the Intergal-Bud group transferred ownership to Tajik citizens after granting multi-million dollar loans to a newly established firm.
Companies linked to one of Ukraine's largest property developers transferred hundreds of millions of hryvnia to a new company, which subsequently went bankrupt, while the companies themselves changed ownership to foreign investors.
A man was detained in Mykolaiv for a fake bomb threat in the Kyiv metro
Law enforcement officers quickly identified the author of the false report, which could have had serious consequences for the security of the capital.
In Transcarpathia, police shut down three channels for the sale of military weapons and detained the dealers.
Law enforcement officers seized automatic weapons, grenades, ammunition and a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher from illegal circulation. Criminal proceedings have been initiated in all cases.
Four police officers killed and one wounded during special operation in Cherkasy region
During the arrest of an armed suspect in the Cherkasy district, law enforcement officers came under targeted fire. The attacker was eliminated, and the investigation is clarifying all the circumstances of the tragedy.
A network smuggling and distributing the dangerous drug kratom has been exposed in Ukraine
The prohibited substance was disguised as dietary supplements and sent by post throughout the country, including to military personnel.
The State Bureau of Investigations uncovered an overpayment of nearly UAH 18 million during the purchase of beds for military personnel in Odesa.
The heads of the Odessa Housing Management Department are suspected of negligence in procurement for the army. Due to inflated prices, the state lost tens of millions of hryvnias, and one of the suspects is already in custody.
Lviv customs officers and police shut down a channel for smuggling psychotropic substances from the EU with a turnover of up to 2 tonnes per month
Law enforcement officers dismantled a criminal organisation that systematically imported psychotropic substances from European Union countries and earned up to $250,000 per month. During searches, hundreds of kilograms of prohibited substances were seized and six suspects were detained.
