Crime
The bank’s former board chairman has been notified that he is under suspicion of illegal financial transactions amounting to 210 million hryvnias
The former chairman of the board of one of Ukraine’s banks has been notified that he is under suspicion of receiving an unlawful benefit. According to the investigation, more than 210 million hryvnias’ worth of high-risk financial transactions were carried out through the accounts of companies under his control.
The police have revealed the cause of death of Vladimir Kononnikov, commander of the 154th Brigade
Colonel Volodymyr Kononnikov, commander of the 154th Separate Mechanised Brigade, was found dead on 28 June. According to the Zaporizhzhia Regional Police, the officer had sustained a gunshot wound, and investigators are establishing the circumstances of his death.
Scandal at the ‘Artek Prykarpattya’ camp: parents have reported bullying and physical abuse of their children
A scandal has erupted at the ‘Artek Prykarpattia’ children’s camp in Truskavets following allegations by parents of bullying, physical abuse and an inadequate response from staff. The police are already investigating one of the incidents
In Mukachevo, a man attacked his neighbour with a knife: the victim was taken to hospital
In Mukachevo, police have arrested a 62-year-old local man suspected of attempting to murder his neighbour. According to the investigation, the man stabbed the victim twice in the entrance hall of a block of flats
An official at Ukrzaliznytsia is suspected of causing losses to the state amounting to 48 million hryvnias
The Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has notified the director of one of the branches of JSC ‘Ukrzaliznytsia’ that he is under suspicion. According to the investigation, in 2025 he organised auctions for the lease of freight semi-wagons using a scheme which, according to law enforcement officials, caused the state-owned enterprise losses of over 48 million hryvnias
A drug trafficking network from Europe has been dismantled in Kyiv
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers have arrested a 35-year-old local man suspected of organising the supply of cocaine from a European country. He was arrested whilst collecting a postal parcel, and cocaine and other narcotic substances with an estimated value of nearly 3 million hryvnias were seized from his flat.
Venislavsky stated that there were no grounds for Syrsky’s dismissal
Fedir Venislavskyi, a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament and Fedir Venislavskyi, a member of the parliamentary committee on national security, defence and intelligence, has stated that the situation surrounding the 425th Separate Assault Regiment ‘Skelya’ does not constitute grounds for the dismissal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi. At the same time, law enforcement agencies are investigating possible violations within the unit
In Kryvyi Rih, a man threatened passers-by with a grenade — police
In Kryvyi Rih, police have detained a man who allegedly threatened passers-by with a live grenade.
The SSU and the FBI have uncovered large-scale cyberattacks by Russian intelligence services targeting officials’ messaging apps
The Security Service of Ukraine, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has uncovered systematic cyberattacks by Russian intelligence services targeting the messaging apps of officials, military personnel, politicians and activists. Users in Ukraine, Europe and the US were targeted in these attacks.
A former minister from the Yanukovych era is suspected of embezzling more than 5.6 million hryvnias in grant funds
A former Member of Parliament and ex-Minister for Environmental Protection during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych is suspected of embezzling over 5.6 million hryvnias of public funds. The individual in question is believed to be Viktor Boiko.
The grandmother of an SBU investigator spent nearly 20 million hryvnias on property in Kyiv
Over a three-year period — from 2021 to 2023 — Maria Yermolenko from Kremenchuk, who is now 79 years old, officially purchased property in Kyiv and in the vicinity of the capital worth almost 20 million hryvnias. The telephone number and email address listed in her business registration belong to her grandson — Dmytro Voitenko, an investigator with the Security Service of Ukraine’s Main Investigation Directorate. When asked about the source of the funds, he replied: ‘Well, that’s not really known.’
In the Lviv region, a 24-year-old man caused a fatal road accident and confessed to murdering his mother — police
In the Lviv region, law enforcement officers have arrested a 24-year-old driver who caused a fatal road traffic accident and is believed to be involved in the murder of his mother.
