# Investigation
The SSU and the National Police have uncovered six channels for the illegal sale of captured weapons in regions across Ukraine
Law enforcement officers have shut down six underground channels for the sale of weapons and ammunition in various regions of Ukraine. As part of a special operation, the organisers of the schemes were arrested and a substantial arsenal of weapons was seized.
The police have referred the case of nine members of the organisation, who are suspected of sexually exploiting women, to the courts
Law enforcement officers have concluded their investigation into nine members of a criminal organisation suspected of recruiting women for sexual exploitation. According to the investigation, the group’s monthly income exceeded 10 million hryvnias.
The SSU in Zakarpattia has detained a GRU agent who was gathering information on defence enterprises
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian military intelligence agent in Zakarpattia. According to the investigation, he was gathering information on defence industry enterprises in the west of the country and their employees.
Journalists have uncovered questionable assets belonging to the head of the Kyiv Regional Directorate of the State Security Service, who was appointed by Tsivinsky
Roman Lysakovsky, whom Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi recently appointed as acting head of the Kyiv regional office of the Economic Security Bureau, stated in his latest declaration that his wife—a dentist and owner of a dental practice in Ternopil—earned just over 60,000 UAH over the course of the year. However, she recently sold this practice, which was a successful business.
Why have forensic economic assessments become a problem for businesses, and how does this relate to Ukraine’s investment climate?
Despite the law enforcement agencies’ high-profile statements about protecting businesses, entrepreneurs continue to face numerous instances of pressure from the authorities. One of the most common tools used for this purpose remains forensic economic analysis.
Two TCC servicemen have been charged in connection with an incident involving a man in Dnipro
In Dnipro, two members of the Territorial Defence Forces have been charged in connection with the unlawful detention of a man. According to the police, during a document check, he was forcibly placed in a car and, after his health deteriorated, left near a rubbish bin.
DIAM is covering up corruption schemes by refusing to provide information in response to requests, says an expert
Urban planning expert Heorhiy Mohylnyy has accused DIAM of corruption and a systematic refusal to provide public information.
Following the exposure of ESBU staff taking bribes, the Rada called for an investigation into the agency’s criminal proceedings
Two employees of the Economic Security Bureau have been charged with accepting bribes. In light of these events, the Verkhovna Rada has called for an investigation into the agency’s activities and the legality of the criminal proceedings that have been opened.
Did the ESBU set up the Prosecutor General with a falsified expert report in the case of JSC ‘Ukrgazvydobuvannya’? A lawyer’s perspective.
Lawyer Mykola Orekhovsky has claimed that the Economic Security Bureau fabricated evidence in the case concerning the alleged embezzlement of state funds at JSC “Ukrgazvydobuvannya”. According to him, the charges are based on an expert assessment that was carried out with numerous irregularities and without taking into account the specific nature of the companies.
The Main Intelligence Directorate, the Security Service of Ukraine and the Navy have dismantled a maritime smuggling route from Abkhazia and seized a Russian drone carrying explosives
Ukrainian law enforcement and military personnel have dismantled an organised group involved in maritime smuggling across the Black Sea. During the special operation, they seized counterfeit tobacco products, weapons and a Russian drone equipped with a warhead.
Ukrainian and Latvian law enforcement agencies have uncovered a fraudulent call centre that was arranging loans for Latvian citizens
Law enforcement agencies in Ukraine and Latvia have uncovered an organised criminal group whose members gained access to the victims’ bank accounts and took out loans in their names under the pretext of recovering lost investments. It has been provisionally established that the losses amount to at least 4 million hryvnias.
Five members of a gang are to stand trial in the Kyiv region for producing counterfeit fuel
Law enforcement officers have concluded their investigation into an organised group suspected of illegally producing and selling counterfeit fuel in the Kyiv region. According to the investigation, the state has suffered losses amounting to over 19.5 million hryvnias.
