Crime
In Brazil, a 12-year-old girl faked her own abduction and demanded a ransom from her parents
In Brazil, the police have solved an unusual case involving the alleged abduction of a 12-year-old girl. After several hours of searching, the police established that the child had made up the story herself in order to get money from her family
A woman was mauled to death by Cane Corso dogs in Boryspil
On 19 June, in Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast, two Cane Corso dogs attacked an elderly woman in her own garden. The victim was taken to hospital, but the doctors were unable to save her life
Former head of the Ministry of Culture has been charged in connection with ‘music tours’
The former acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine has been served with a notice of suspicion in a case concerning the illegal smuggling of men liable for military service across the state border. According to the investigation, the departures were organised under the pretence of participating in charity concerts abroad
In Poland, a woman attacked a 14-year-old boy because of the Ukrainian language
In Gdańsk, Poland, a 14-year-old boy was attacked whilst speaking Ukrainian with his friends at a children’s playground. According to the boy’s family, a woman first demanded that he stop speaking Ukrainian and then used physical force. Following the incident, the boy was taken to hospital
Court hands down life sentence for the murder of Odessa activist Demyan Ganul
The Primorsky District Court of Odessa found Sergei Shalaev guilty of the murder of activist Demyan Ganul. He was sentenced to the most severe punishment — life imprisonment with confiscation of property and stripping of his military rank.
The SSU and the National Police have exposed hackers who created a fake ‘Reserve+’ app for draft dodgers
The SSU and the National Police carried out a special operation in several regions of Ukraine and uncovered a hacker group that had developed a fake version of the ‘Reserve+’ app. Through this fake service, those liable for military service were able to alter their account details and use forged documents during checks.
The National Police carried out the second phase of the ‘RUBICON’ special operation against online drug trafficking
The National Police of Ukraine have carried out the second phase of the large-scale anti-drug special operation ‘RUBICON’. Law enforcement officials announced that they had dismantled drug laboratories, seized a large consignment of drugs and identified hundreds of individuals involved in the illicit trafficking of narcotic substances.
The management of the Kyiv Regional Road Administration has been exposed for a bribery scheme involving the leasing of state property
Law enforcement officers have uncovered a large-scale scheme to embezzle funds at the state-owned enterprise ‘Kyiv Regional Road Administration’. According to the investigation, the company’s management demanded bribes from business owners in return for the lease of state-owned property.
An extortion ring operating in a prison in Zhytomyr and run by prisoners serving life sentences has been uncovered
In Zhytomyr, law enforcement officers have uncovered a scheme of criminal influence organised from within prisons. The suspects extorted money from a prisoner by using psychological pressure, threats and intimidation.
At the border with Poland, border guards discovered 77 containers containing exotic animals and insects
At the ‘Krakivets–Korchova’ border crossing, customs officers and border guards uncovered an attempt to smuggle exotic animals into Ukraine. The boot of the car contained 77 containers with live reptiles, insects and other wildlife.
The SSU, the State Bureau of Investigation and the National Police have uncovered four channels for the illegal sale of weapons in Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigations and the National Police have dismantled four networks involved in the illegal sale of weapons, ammunition and explosives in various regions of the country. Eleven people were arrested as part of the special operation.
A scheme to supply methadone to the Kyiv Remand Centre via postal parcels has been uncovered in the Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers have dismantled an organised group that had set up a drug supply network to the Kyiv Remand Centre. According to the investigation, the scheme involved both prisoners and people at liberty.
