# Investigation
The murder of Portnov in Spain: Ukraine joins the joint investigation
Ukraine and Spain are setting up a joint international investigation team to investigate the murder of Andriy Portnov, the former deputy head of the administration of the fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych. According to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, the Ukrainian side has already handed over to the Spanish judicial authorities all the documents required to launch the JIT.
The SSU and the National Police have detained five pro-Russian campaigners in various regions
In several regions of Ukraine, law enforcement officers have detained five people suspected of spreading pro-Russian propaganda. They called for shelling and the seizure of Ukrainian territory.
A former official of the Assad regime has been convicted of torture in the US
A federal jury in Los Angeles has found former Syrian official Samir Osman Al-Sheikh, who headed Damascus Central Prison during the regime of Bashar al-Assad, of conspiracy to commit torture, the torture of prisoners, and lying to US immigration authorities.
A tax evasion scheme involving international transport has been uncovered in Zakarpattia
In the Zakarpattia region, detectives from the State Bureau of Investigations have uncovered a tax evasion scheme involving the organisation of international coach services. This is said to have caused losses amounting to millions to the state budget.
Vienna has noted an increase in Russian intelligence activity targeting diplomatic facilities
In the Austrian capital, there have been reports of Russian diplomatic facilities being actively used to gather intelligence. According to experts and Western officials, these sites have become a key hub for the Kremlin’s signals intelligence operations.
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.
