Crime
Large-scale theft of natural gas worth 87.5 million hryvnias has been uncovered in Chernivtsi
The criminals illegally laid a gas pipeline to a block of flats, connected themselves to the gas distribution system and were, in effect, stealing gas intended for the local boiler room.
In the Zhytomyr region, a former director of a state-owned enterprise is suspected of being involved in a gabbro scheme worth 71 million hryvnias
A former director of a state-owned enterprise in the Zhytomyr region has been notified that he is under suspicion in connection with schemes involving the extraction and sale of gabbro. According to the investigation, the state has suffered losses amounting to 71 million hryvnias.
A scheme involving the embezzlement of over 60 million hryvnias from road repair funds has been uncovered in the Vinnytsia region
The Vinnytsia Regional Police have uncovered an organised group suspected of embezzling over 60 million hryvnias of public funds allocated for road maintenance and repairs. Ten individuals involved in the case have been served with notices of suspicion.
A new aspect of the case concerning the supply of substandard mines has come to light — a tax scheme, according to the investigation
Law enforcement agencies have announced new charges in the case concerning the supply of substandard mines to Ukrainian defence forces. The latest development involves a tax evasion scheme.
In the Lviv region, a former commander of a military unit has been charged in connection with losses of over 79 million hryvnias relating to ‘combat’ allowances
In the Lviv region, law enforcement officers have notified a former military unit commander that he is under suspicion in a case concerning the unjustified payment of additional ‘combat’ allowances to military personnel. According to the investigation, the state budget has suffered losses of over 79 million hryvnias.
Illegal extraction of groundwater worth over 257 million hryvnias has been uncovered in the Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers in the Kyiv region have uncovered two schemes involving the illegal extraction of groundwater in the Brovary and Fastiv districts. The total amount of losses incurred by the state exceeded 257 million hryvnias.
A gang of extortionists has been arrested in Cherkasy over a fictitious debt of 250 thousand dollars
In Cherkasy, law enforcement officers have arrested members of a criminal gang suspected of extorting money from a local family. According to the investigation, the suspects demanded 250,000 dollars, resorting to threats, harassment and intimidation.
A scheme involving the illegal extraction of granite worth over 1.2 billion hryvnias has been uncovered in the Kirovohrad region
In the Kirovohrad region, law enforcement officers have notified one of the participants in an illegal granite mining scheme that he is under suspicion. According to the investigation, the losses amount to more than 1.2 billion hryvnias.
In the Rivne region, a 13-year-old boy drowned in the Horyn River: details of the tragedy
A 13-year-old boy, who had been reported missing, has died in the Rivne region. The child’s body was found in the Horyn River near the village of Tsepcevychi
A ‘deputy’ of the occupying authorities in the Kherson region has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment
The Kherson City Court has found local resident Oleksandr Fomin guilty in absentia of collaboration for having joined the illegally established occupying ‘Kherson Regional Duma’. He has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment
In Kyiv, a taxi driver alerted the police to some suspicious packages
In the Svyatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, a taxi driver, whilst carrying out a fare, contacted the police because he suspected the contents of the parcels he was due to deliver. After the parcels had been handed over, the police detained a woman and discovered substances resembling drugs
In Kharkiv, a man injured someone with a shard of a bottle and assaulted passers-by
In Kharkiv, police have arrested a man suspected of attacking several people in the Kholodnohirskyi district of the city. Three people were injured as a result of the incident
