Crime
The Security Service of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigation, and the National Police uncovered eight schemes for evading mobilisation in several regions of Ukraine.
Law enforcement officers eliminated eight new schemes for evading mobilisation at once. Among those detained were judicial officials, a university rector, a lawyer, and an employee of the Trade and Commerce Chamber. The suspects charged up to $10,000 for their services.
The owner of Pin-Up admitted to collaborative activities and received a suspended sentence
The court approved a plea bargain in the case of Igor Zotko, owner of the Pin-Up online casino. Despite proven facts of cooperation with businesses linked to the aggressor state, he avoided actual imprisonment, receiving only a probationary period and financial contributions to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A taxi driver who broke a passenger's jaw during a ride will stand trial in Kyiv
The conflict in the taxi ended with the woman being hospitalised and the driver facing criminal proceedings and trial.
The court upheld the fine imposed on the Yabko chain for selling Apple products without proof of origin.
The Lviv District Administrative Court dismissed the claim of the owner of the Yabko store and upheld the fine of nearly 200,000 hryvnias for the lack of documents certifying the origin of Apple equipment.
A member of the Berehove District Council was charged with concealing more than 8 million hryvnias in his tax return.
The Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor's Office has announced that it suspects a member of the district council of submitting false information in his declaration and legalising funds that the investigation considers to be of illegal origin.
Illegal taps into oil pipelines and theft of millions worth of oil: organised group dismantled in Sumy region
Law enforcement officers in Sumy region shut down a criminal group that systematically stole oil from an oil pipeline, causing millions in losses to the state and posing a threat to energy and defence security.
The ESB in Kyiv Region returned UAH 4.6 million in unpaid rent taxes to the budget
Detectives from the Economic Security Bureau in the Kyiv region secured full compensation for losses incurred by the state from a mineral extraction company after violations were confirmed by a forensic economic examination.
A scheme involving fake "volunteer battalions" was uncovered in Vinnytsia: certificates were sold to draft dodgers for thousands of dollars.
Law enforcement officers in Vinnytsia have dismantled a criminal group that helped conscripts evade mobilisation in exchange for money. The organisers enrolled clients in a pseudo-volunteer battalion that had no connection to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The US struck a drug trafficker`s vessel in the Pacific Ocean: two people were killed
The US military attacked a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean. According to the US Southern Command, the operation was the first since the arrest of Nicolas Maduro in early January and resulted in the deaths of two people.
An official of the Kyiv City State Administration was charged with causing losses to the Kyiv budget in excess of 580 million hryvnias.
The issuance of local loan bonds in the absence of borrowing needs led to many years of interest payments and significant losses for the capital`s budget. The investigation considers such actions to be official negligence.
Full bail amount paid for Yulia Tymoshenko in HACC case
The High Anti-Corruption Court confirmed that the full amount of bail set by the court as a preventive measure in anti-corruption proceedings had been paid for the MP.
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have announced new charges against Saldo for creating an occupation battalion in the Kherson region.
Law enforcement officers have documented new crimes committed by the head of the Russian occupation administration on the left bank of the Kherson region, who organised an illegal armed group and supported its activities.
