# Investigation
The National Police in the Ternopil region have uncovered a scheme involving the illegal trafficking of weapons
In the Ternopil region, law enforcement officers carried out a large-scale special operation to combat the illegal trafficking of weapons. Following the investigation, seven individuals were served with notices of suspicion.
The State Security Service in Cherkasy region has uncovered an illegal cigarette factory
In the Cherkasy region, law enforcement officers have uncovered an illegal cigarette factory. According to the National Police, the illegal operation was capable of producing up to 50,000 packets of cigarettes a day.
In Zaporizhzhia, a police officer fired his weapon during an attack (VIDEO)
In Zaporizhzhia, a patrol officer fired his service weapon during an attack on law enforcement officers. Investigators are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Over crimes in Bucha: the EU is preparing sanctions against nine individuals
The European Union is preparing sanctions against nine people accused of war crimes linked to the killings in Bucha.
The SSU has explained the detention of a NABU employee at a checkpoint near Sumy
The Security Service of Ukraine has stated that the check carried out on a National Anti-Corruption Bureau employee at a checkpoint near Sumy was due to the need for further verification. The NABU had previously claimed that the detention of their employee was unfounded.
Selective monitoring, questionable appointments and trips abroad: what the country’s chief financial intelligence officer is accused of
The State Financial Monitoring Service is a body that is supposed to act as the country’s financial intelligence agency, identifying flows of funds used for terrorist financing and money laundering. Instead, the agency has found itself at the centre of high-profile scandals.
Hidden cigarettes were found in boilers at the border with Romania
At the ‘Porubne–Siret’ border crossing, customs officers discovered tobacco products hidden inside electric water heaters during a vehicle inspection. The cigarettes did not bear Ukrainian excise stamps.
The director of NABU avoided punishment for bribing voters by registering as the child’s father under false pretences – a former MP has released the child’s mother’s testimony
Semen Kryvonos, Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, adopted a boy to avoid punishment for bribing voters, and then gave him up. This was stated by Boryslav Bereza, a Member of Parliament of the 8th convocation, who published a video featuring the child’s mother on his YouTube channel.
Over 15 million hryvnias were embezzled from Ukrzaliznytsia’s procurement contracts: the case has been referred to court
The case involving four members of a group suspected of embezzling over 15 million hryvnias through the procurement of repair and construction materials for Ukrzaliznytsia has been referred to court. According to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), the scheme operated through tenders for paint and linoleum, which were awarded to pre-arranged companies.
Journalists have uncovered another senior ESBU official with relatives in Russia and assets worth millions
Journalists from Bihus.Info have identified another official from the Economic Security Bureau (ESBU) whose father holds a Russian passport and possesses assets that cannot be accounted for by official income. The individual in question is Serhiy Zhuravlov, deputy head of the Economic Security Bureau’s regional office in Volyn Oblast. Earlier, the head of the Bureau, Oleksandr Tsivinskyi, found himself embroiled in a scandal due to his father’s Russian passport.
Schemes involving embezzlement of funds during the construction of fortifications were uncovered in Dnipropetrovsk region
Law enforcement officers uncovered corruption schemes during the construction of defensive lines in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Officials from the military unit and civilian accomplices are involved in the case.
A court in Vienna has definitively refused to extradite Dmitry Firtash to the United States
The Supreme Court proceedings regarding the extradition of Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to the United States have concluded with a decision by the Austrian court. The court denied the prosecution's request, and Firtash's extradition is no longer possible due to his diplomatic immunity.
