# Investigation
The State Bureau of Investigation reported on a scheme to embezzle hundreds of tonnes of fuel for the Armed Forces of Ukraine worth over UAH 21 million.
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigations have documented a scheme involving the misappropriation of fuel intended for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the investigation, officials from the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and military structures are involved in the scheme.
Evolution or imitation: what the director of the ESBU should really be reporting on in 2026
The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine was established as a fundamentally new analytical body designed to put an end to the era of "mask shows" and coercive pressure on business. According to the Law of Ukraine "On the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine," the main objective of the institution is to counteract economic offences through analytics, prevention, and risk management.
Iran acquired facial recognition technology through a Russian company
An investigation by an international consortium of journalists revealed that Iranian authorities purchased facial recognition software developed by a Russian company. It was later sold to various organisations linked to the country's government.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, city council officials and contractors will be tried for losses amounting to 3.5 million hryvnias
In Dnipropetrovsk region, a pre-trial investigation has been completed in two criminal proceedings concerning damage caused during the repair of utility networks. The indictments have been sent to court.
Lawyer claims that the ESBU uses 100% of tax evasion cases to put pressure on businesses
The head of the Yar.VAL, Vice-President of the All-Ukrainian Public Organisation of Taxpayers, Yosyp Buchynsky, stated that official statistics for the second half of 2025 show that ESBU detectives referred only 12% of criminal proceedings related to tax evasion to court, with 100% of these cases being used to put pressure on businesses.
A group of fake fortune tellers who defrauded citizens was exposed in Kyiv
Law enforcement officers established that the criminals, under the guise of esoteric services, extorted money from citizens, including military personnel and families of deceased defenders. The scheme had been operating since at least 2024.
In the Kyiv region, a military officer is suspected of selling equipment for protecting airspace
The commander of a platoon in one of the military units of the Ukrainian Air Force was notified of suspicion of embezzlement of equipment used for combat duty in the Kyiv region. According to the investigation, he sold the equipment.
Compensation from their own pockets and up to 10 years' imprisonment: MPs propose to increase the responsibility of law enforcement officers
People's Deputies Anna Skorokhod, Georgiy Mazurashu, and Mikhail Sokolov have registered a package of bills that could radically change the process of bringing law enforcement officers to justice. The parliamentarians propose not only to increase penalties for unlawful actions during investigations, but also to introduce a procedure for compensating citizens for damages caused by law enforcement officers at their own expense.
The Medvedchuk "pipe" case: from expert examination to court
The history of the Samara-Western Direction oil product pipeline is one of decades of court proceedings and reviews of decisions, followed by a criminal investigation. After the asset was returned to state ownership, the investigation was closed. In March 2026, the indictment against Viktor Medvedchuk was sent to court.
In Vinnytsia, two doctors are suspected of illegally registering disability
In Vinnytsia, a family doctor at a private clinic and the head of a department at a city hospital were exposed on suspicion of producing fake medical documents and demanding illegal benefits. Cash and jewellery were seized during searches.
The budget loses 2 billion hryvnia annually due to flower smuggling, according to Getmantsev
In Ukraine, 78% of the flower market is in the "shadow," and the state budget's losses from schemes in this sector are estimated at 2 billion hryvnia per year. The MP calls on the Economic Security Bureau and the tax service to take immediate action.
Bill Clinton stated at closed congressional hearings that he was unaware of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
Former US President Bill Clinton testified before a House committee in a case involving Jeffrey Epstein and said he was unaware of his crimes. According to Republicans, the transcript and video of the testimony are to be released in the coming days.
