# Investigation
Guns for civilians: is legalisation needed, what do the experts say, and what is the current situation?
Following the terrorist attack in Kyiv, experts are once again debating the legalisation of firearms. Some are in favour, whilst others are firmly opposed. ThePublic has compiled the experts’ views, the history of legislative initiatives and the experiences of other countries.
General Zhukov, the head of the suspended patrol officers, has not yet submitted his resignation – National Police of Ukraine
Yevgeniy Zhukov, Head of the Patrol Police Department, has not yet submitted his resignation and has not been suspended from his duties.
Vegetable thefts in school greenhouses. A former official from Kyiv has been sentenced to seven years
The Dnipro District Court of Kyiv has sentenced the former head of the Education Department of the Dnipro District State Administration to seven years in prison. She was found guilty of embezzling public funds during the 2023 procurement of vegetable cutters and chairs for school shelters.
“We need a clear plan from the ESBU,” – the Ministry of Finance has stated that the government is prepared to find the funds to finance the bureau
First Deputy Finance Minister Roman Yermolichev stated that the government would find additional funds to finance the ESBU. However, a clear plan is required from the bureau: when and how many staff members will be hired.
The property of the “Kyiv Radio Plant” was sold for 23 times less than its market value
More than 10,000 square metres of property belonging to the state-owned joint-stock holding company “Kyiv Radio Plant” were transferred into private ownership for 2.7 million hryvnias, even though their market value exceeded 62 million hryvnias. According to the investigation, this concerns six properties belonging to the strategic enterprise, and the state suffered losses of over 60 million hryvnias.
UAH 100 million in losses: The National Police’s Internal Affairs Department has uncovered large-scale fraud schemes involving the procurement of firewood for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Law enforcement officers have carried out large-scale searches across a number of regions in Ukraine as part of an investigation into corruption schemes relating to the procurement of firewood for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Six individuals have been charged.
The person currently heading the ESBU should also be a professional, the MP explained why Tsivinsky is ineffective
Danylo Getmantsev, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, stated that the head of the Economic Security Bureau, Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, should be not only politically independent, but also professional and results-oriented. However, the parliamentary committee currently sees no signs of improvement within the Economic Security Bureau.
Yermak and Mindich were summoned to a meeting of the High Anti-Corruption Court, but neither attended — UP
Andriy Yermak, the former head of the President’s Office, and businessman Timur Mindich — the main figure in Operation Midas — were summoned to appear before the High Anti-Corruption Court. However, neither of them attended.
A group suspected of misappropriating the flats of deceased citizens has been uncovered in Kropyvnytskyi
In Kropyvnytskyi, law enforcement officials have reported the dismantling of an organised gang which, according to the investigation, had been seizing the flats of deceased and solitary individuals. The total amount of damages established stands at 5.7 million hryvnias.
A suspect wanted by the FBI for cybercrimes has been arrested in Zakarpattia
In Zakarpattia, law enforcement officers have arrested a man who was wanted by the US authorities on suspicion of large-scale cybercrime. According to the investigation, he had been hiding in Ukraine under a false name.
A scheme involving bogus employment and the illegal deferment of conscripts has been uncovered in Odessa
Law enforcement officials have reported the exposure of a group of officials at a municipal enterprise in Odessa who organised a scheme to embezzle public funds and register fictitious employees.
Journalists contacted the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine regarding a meeting between Director Oleksandr Tsivinsky and businessman Vyacheslav Lysenko
The editorial team at UA.NEWS has sent an official request to the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine regarding the circumstances surrounding a meeting between the agency’s director, Oleksandr Tsivinskyi, and businessman Vyacheslav Lysenko, who is implicated in criminal proceedings.
