Crime
How far can a scam go: what threatens a man who flew for years pretending to be a pilot
Investigators in the United States believe that a Canadian resident illegally obtained hundreds of free flights using fake airline employee documents.
The ESBU shut down three illegal petrol stations in the Kyiv region
Detectives from the Economic Security Bureau uncovered and shut down three illegal petrol stations in two districts of the Kyiv region, seizing thousands of litres of fuel.
Collaborators who stole nearly 200 cars during the occupation were exposed in the Kherson region
The Kherson Regional Police reported suspicions about an organised group of collaborators who, in 2022, illegally seized property worth hundreds of millions of hryvnias under the guise of nationalisation.
Europol dismantles largest synthetic drug production network in EU history
European police have carried out their largest ever operation against synthetic drugs, dismantling dozens of laboratories and seizing thousands of tonnes of precursors in several EU countries.
Arson of a military vehicle on behalf of the enemy: a 29-year-old perpetrator was detained in Kyiv
The man agreed to carry out the sabotage in exchange for the promised reward, but instead of money, he received suspicion and the prospect of a prison sentence.
A foreigner was detained in Khmelnytskyi for extorting $300,000 from a crypto entrepreneur
A man with a permanent residence permit in Ukraine threatened the victim's family and demanded payment of an alleged debt in foreign currency. The court remanded the suspect in custody with bail set at almost half a million hryvnia.
Tymoshenko stated in the High Council of Justice that she did not know MP Kopytin before their personal meeting.
During the consideration of the issue of seizure of property, the leader of the Batkivshchyna faction stated that the contact was initiated by a member of parliament, and the court partially granted the prosecution's request.
Over 51 million hryvnias in losses: entrepreneur to be tried for fraud involving solar power
The investigation established that for years the state had been overpaying for electricity that did not actually exist due to inaccurate reporting by a private company.
Telephone fraud worth hundreds of thousands: in the Lviv region, the case of a vishing group was referred to court
Three residents of Lviv region, who posed as bank employees, defrauded nearly two dozen people and will soon stand trial.
Fight at the VDNG skating rink: police announce suspicion of a young Kyiv resident
A conflict in the changing room of the capital's skating rink escalated into a fight, causing panic among visitors and ending in criminal suspicion.
NABU and SAP exposed a scheme to embezzle UAH 141 million on the "green" tariff in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region
Solar power plants, which were effectively out of operation due to the occupation and damage, received payments for years for electricity that was not supplied to Ukraine`s power grid.
A risky experiment based on weak institutional capacity, - lawyer comments on initiatives by ESBU Director Tsivinsky
The initiatives of Oleksandr Tsivinsky, Director of the Economic Security Bureau, are a risky experiment based on weak institutional capacity. In the Ukrainian context, any "quick" mechanism that lacks a clear legal basis and judicial oversight can become an instrument of discretion. This opinion was expressed by lawyer Vyacheslav Trunov in an interview with ThePublic.
