# Investigation
A suspect in a case involving the illegal extraction of sand has been served with a notice of suspicion in the Zhytomyr region
An investigation is underway in the Zhytomyr region into a case of illegal sand extraction, which has caused the state losses of over 2.5 billion hryvnias. Law enforcement officials have notified a further suspect involved in the scheme of the charges against them.
The SSU carried out strikes on the ‘Saki’ and ‘Gvardeyskoye’ airfields in occupied Crimea
The Security Service of Ukraine has carried out drone strikes on the ‘Saki’ and ‘Gvardeyskoye’ military airfields in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Hangars containing aircraft, drones and equipment were hit.
The National Police have uncovered a network of illegal cryptocurrency exchanges that have defrauded customers across Ukraine
Law enforcement agencies are carrying out large-scale searches in connection with a case of fraud involving crypto-assets. A network of illegal exchange platforms has been uncovered in seven regions of Ukraine; its members are suspected of misappropriating citizens’ funds.
A fraudulent call centre has been uncovered in Kyiv, which defrauded US citizens of over 500 thousand dollars
The Kyiv Cyber Police have uncovered a fraudulent call centre whose operators were tricking US citizens out of their money via fake investment platforms. According to preliminary figures, the losses exceeded 500 thousand dollars.
Border guards have uncovered a cigarette smuggling operation worth nearly 20 million hryvnias on the border with Romania
At the ‘Mamalyga’ border crossing, border guards foiled a large-scale attempt to smuggle tobacco products out of Ukraine. The cigarettes were concealed amongst a consignment of fresh strawberries.
The police have uncovered a pseudo-investment scheme involving Czech citizens as victims
Ukrainian and Czech law enforcement agencies have uncovered a group of individuals who were defrauding foreign nationals under the guise of investment via an online platform. The losses incurred by Czech citizens amount to approximately 1.6 million hryvnias.
Dozens of reposts by Tsyvinskyi instead of charges: how is the ESBU case against Telegram channels with a million subscribers progressing?
Six months after the opening of criminal proceedings against a number of Telegram channels, detectives from the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) had still not announced any charges. Instead, the number of posts on these platforms concerning the director of the Economic Security Bureau has risen significantly, and their tone has changed dramatically: from accusations that Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi was working for hostile intelligence services to his being quoted extensively.
The SSU has detained the former Minister of Energy of the occupied Crimea in Kyiv
A former head of the Crimean Autonomous Republic’s Republican Committee on Fuel, Energy and Innovation Policy, who collaborated with the Russian Federation following the occupation of the peninsula, has been detained in Kyiv. He has been informed that he is suspected of high treason.
An online drug dealer with a multi-million drug trade has been exposed in Bukovina
In the Chernivtsi region, law enforcement officers have uncovered a distribution network for drugs and psychotropic substances that operated via Telegram. Over 9.5 kilograms of illicit substances were seized.
The SSU has exposed eight Russian agents who were registering Starlink accounts for the Russian military
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained eight Russian agents who were registering Starlink satellite terminals for the Russian military. The suspects were apprehended in several regions of Ukraine.
The SSU has detained two Russian agents who were planning a terrorist attack in the centre of Kyiv
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained two Russian agents suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in the centre of Kyiv. According to the investigation, they were planning to blow up a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier near Independence Square.
The State Bureau of Investigation has transferred seized crypto-assets worth over 372 million hryvnias to the ARMA for management
The State Bureau of Investigations has transferred the seized crypto assets of a transnational hacking group to the ARMA for management. The sum in question is over 8.3 million USDT, which, at the current exchange rate, exceeds 372 million hryvnias.
