Crime
NABU conducts searches at the central office of the State Tax Service and regional offices
Detectives arrived at the main office of the tax service and offices in several regions, the reasons are not disclosed at this time
A scheme for selling decommissioned military ships was uncovered in Kyiv
An official from the Ministry of Defence and two employees of a state-owned enterprise are suspected of underestimating the value of the ships and causing losses to the state
A scheme for illegally transporting children abroad was uncovered in the Odesa region
Law enforcement officers stopped a group that was sending orphans abroad for adoption under the guise of ‘holidays’
Europe under pressure from Russia's hybrid war: security services foiled plans to blow up planes to the US
The Kremlin is launching a large-scale sabotage campaign in Europe, and one of the recently foiled operations could have been the biggest terrorist attack since 9/11.
Law enforcement officers uncovered an underground tobacco production operation worth over 25 million hryvnias
A group of individuals organised a full cycle of illegal production, from cultivation to sale. The products were sold throughout Ukraine. Dozens of tonnes of tobacco and equipment were seized.
The situation with criminal cases against businesses has not changed in any way, – lawyer commented on the work of the ESBU
VB PARTNERS partner Denys Shkarovskyi believes that the situation with criminal proceedings against businesses has not changed in any way. This is evidenced by the official statistics of the Office of the Prosecutor General, which were analysed by lawyers.
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained nine dealers who traded in trophy weapons from the front line
Law enforcement officers prevented new attempts to illegally sell weapons and ammunition in several regions by seizing grenade launchers, automatic weapons, explosives and ammunition.
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained two foreigners who set fire to administrative buildings on behalf of Russian intelligence
Law enforcement officers exposed agents who were setting fires in western Ukraine to destabilise the situation and were working under the control of Russian supervisors.
A tax evasion scheme was uncovered in Bukovina in a chain of frozen semi-finished food stores
Detectives uncovered a tax minimisation scheme involving the fragmentation of business in 24 stores of a well-known franchise. The unpaid taxes exceed twenty million hryvnias
The central office of the Economic Security Bureau has not seized any counterfeit cigarettes or alcohol in three months
In three months, the central office of the Economic Security Bureau has not seized a single unit of illegal excise goods. Experts emphasize that the state loses billions every year, and illegal sales outlets continue to operate even after searches.
MP Skorokhod appeared for questioning at the NABU in a case involving bribery for sanctions
Hanna Skorokhod appeared for questioning at the NABU. The investigation suspects her of inciting bribery for sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council against a competing company. The MP denies any wrongdoing.
Dnipro deputy arranged a fictitious business trip and went on vacation to Rhodes — police opened a case
National Police investigators exposed a deputy of the Dnipro City Council who spent two weeks in Greece, registering it as a business trip. He faces criminal liability.
