# Investigation
An official at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is suspected of extorting 100,000 euros from a manufacturer of combat drones
The Security Service of Ukraine and the Office of the Prosecutor General have reported that a scheme involving the extortion of unlawful benefits at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been uncovered. According to the investigation, a legal adviser at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, together with her son, demanded 100,000 euros from a manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems.
Legal cigarette manufacturers have not seen any impact from the ESBU’s work, as the black market is growing, according to Forbes
Business representatives consider the impact of the ESBU’s work to be insignificant, as, despite the agency’s claims that an illegal cigarette factory has been shut down, the black market in Ukraine continues to grow rapidly. According to Kantar Ukraine, it has reached 19.8 per cent. The Bureau describes these findings as “premature”.
The SSU and the National Police have uncovered 12 new schemes to evade mobilisation in various regions of Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have announced that they have dismantled twelve new schemes designed to evade mobilisation. According to law enforcement officials, the organisers were offering those liable for military service forged documents or illegal passage across the state border.
The Economic Security Bureau is facing systemic problems and a staffing crisis – a report by the Verkhovna Rada’s Temporary Investigation Commission
In its final report, the Verkhovna Rada’s Temporary Investigative Commission concluded that the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine is showing only partial positive progress. At the same time, the committee highlighted staff shortages, weak internal controls and the risk of the agency losing its institutional capacity.
"The Rock" has responded to journalists’ reports of seven further fatalities in the regiment
The 425th Separate Assault Regiment ‘Skelya’ has commented on a report by ‘Babel’ regarding seven further conscripts who were killed during training exercises with the regiment. They say they are cooperating with law enforcement agencies and are striving to “reduce to zero” non-combat casualties.
A court in Mykolaiv has remanded the Nissan driver in custody in connection with a road traffic accident that left 12 people dead
In Mykolaiv, a court has imposed a pre-trial measure on the driver of a Nissan Murano, who is suspected of causing a road traffic accident that claimed the lives of 12 people. The suspect has been remanded in custody without the possibility of bail.
Two suspects have been arrested in Ukraine in connection with the murder of a woman wanted by Interpol in connection with an attempted murder in Monaco
Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have reported the arrest of two individuals suspected of the murder of Ukrainian national Anastasia Berezovskaya. She had been wanted by the law enforcement authorities of the Principality of Monaco in connection with an attempted murder of a family.
Searches were carried out at the premises of drone manufacturer VYRIY and at the home of Oleksiy Babenko, a shareholder in ‘Babel’, following an article about the ‘Skelya’ regiment
On 7 July, law enforcement officers carried out searches at VYRIY Industries, one of Ukraine’s drone manufacturers, as well as at the home of Oleksiy Babenko, a co-owner of the company and a shareholder in the publication ‘Babel’. The publication links the current information campaign to a recently published journalistic investigation.
The National Police have announced the dismantling of a drug gang with cells in five regions of Ukraine
Law enforcement officials have announced the dismantling of a criminal gang which organised the full cycle of production and distribution of narcotic and psychotropic substances. According to the investigation, the network’s activities spanned several regions of Ukraine.
A woman, whom the media had linked to the case of the attempted assassination of Vadym Yermolayev, was found dead near Kyiv
The body of a woman has been found near Kyiv; according to sources within the law enforcement agencies, she was a suspect in the case of the attempted murder of businessman Vadym Yermolayev in Monaco. According to the sources, two suspects have also been detained in connection with the case.
A Ukrainian woman is suspected of involvement in the attempted murder of businessman Yermolayev. She has been placed on Interpol’s wanted list
Interpol has named 39-year-old Ukrainian woman Anastasia Berezovska as a suspect in the Monaco bombing, in which Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolayev, who is subject to sanctions, was injured.
A fraudulent call centre that defrauded people of over 2.7 million hryvnias has been uncovered in Lviv
Law enforcement officers have uncovered an organised group in Lviv which was using a fraudulent call centre to swindle money from citizens of Ukraine and EU countries. The total amount of losses identified exceeds 2.7 million UAH.
