Crime
The National Police have uncovered a network of illegal cryptocurrency exchanges that have defrauded customers across Ukraine
Law enforcement agencies are carrying out large-scale searches in connection with a case of fraud involving crypto-assets. A network of illegal exchange platforms has been uncovered in seven regions of Ukraine; its members are suspected of misappropriating citizens’ funds.
A fraudulent call centre has been uncovered in Kyiv, which defrauded US citizens of over 500 thousand dollars
The Kyiv Cyber Police have uncovered a fraudulent call centre whose operators were tricking US citizens out of their money via fake investment platforms. According to preliminary figures, the losses exceeded 500 thousand dollars.
Nord Stream sabotage: Germany has brought charges against the Ukrainian Serhiy Kuznetsov
The German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has published the text of the charges brought against the Ukrainian Serhiy Kuznetsov, who is suspected of carrying out the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines on 26 September 2022.
Border guards have uncovered a cigarette smuggling operation worth nearly 20 million hryvnias on the border with Romania
At the ‘Mamalyga’ border crossing, border guards foiled a large-scale attempt to smuggle tobacco products out of Ukraine. The cigarettes were concealed amongst a consignment of fresh strawberries.
The police have uncovered a pseudo-investment scheme involving Czech citizens as victims
Ukrainian and Czech law enforcement agencies have uncovered a group of individuals who were defrauding foreign nationals under the guise of investment via an online platform. The losses incurred by Czech citizens amount to approximately 1.6 million hryvnias.
The SSU has detained the former Minister of Energy of the occupied Crimea in Kyiv
A former head of the Crimean Autonomous Republic’s Republican Committee on Fuel, Energy and Innovation Policy, who collaborated with the Russian Federation following the occupation of the peninsula, has been detained in Kyiv. He has been informed that he is suspected of high treason.
An online drug dealer with a multi-million drug trade has been exposed in Bukovina
In the Chernivtsi region, law enforcement officers have uncovered a distribution network for drugs and psychotropic substances that operated via Telegram. Over 9.5 kilograms of illicit substances were seized.
The SSU has exposed eight Russian agents who were registering Starlink accounts for the Russian military
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained eight Russian agents who were registering Starlink satellite terminals for the Russian military. The suspects were apprehended in several regions of Ukraine.
‘Protection’ for a call centre worth $1 million: MP Mykola Tyshchenko has been served with a notice of suspicion
According to the pre-trial investigation, in August 2023, the Member of Parliament approached a citizen whom he believed to be one of the organisers of a network of call centres, asking him to provide US$1 million.
Nine Ukrainians have been caught in Poland collaborating with the Russians. They were organising protests amongst Ukrainian refugees
In Poland, nine Ukrainians and two Belarusians are suspected of collaborating with Russians who were organising Russian influence operations. They have already been deported from the country.
The SSU has detained two Russian agents who were planning a terrorist attack in the centre of Kyiv
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained two Russian agents suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in the centre of Kyiv. According to the investigation, they were planning to blow up a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier near Independence Square.
The State Bureau of Investigation has transferred seized crypto-assets worth over 372 million hryvnias to the ARMA for management
The State Bureau of Investigations has transferred the seized crypto assets of a transnational hacking group to the ARMA for management. The sum in question is over 8.3 million USDT, which, at the current exchange rate, exceeds 372 million hryvnias.
