# Investigation
Rebooting the ESBU: against the backdrop of record low budget reimbursements, Tsivinsky announced a vacancy for an "ambassador of truth"
The effectiveness of the Economic Security Bureau declined rapidly in the second half of 2025.
In 2025, the National Police Criminal Investigation Department solved more than 71,000 crimes during the war.
Full-scale war, migration and illegal weapons have had a significant impact on the crime situation, but criminal investigation units have maintained control and stepped up their work on war crimes.
The Security Service of Ukraine exposed a Russian informant in the Navy who passed on the coordinates of naval drones
Military counterintelligence foiled preparations for a Russian missile attack on units working with Sea Baby and Magura marine drones. The suspect was detained while gathering coordinates for the strike.
Tokayev claims Russia laundered billions of dollars through Kazakh banks and tightened controls
The President of Kazakhstan reported large-scale financial abuse by the Russian Federation and announced tough measures against money laundering and crypto schemes.
Former head of the State Border Guard Service Serhiy Deyneka dismissed from military service by decision of the Military Medical Commission
The former head of the State Border Service of Ukraine was dismissed from service due to health reasons. At the same time, criminal proceedings are ongoing, in which the court must determine a preventive measure.
Ukraine's shadow economy: where and how are funds leaking from the budget?
Illegal cigarette production, envelope wages, equipment smuggling, business fragmentation into sole proprietorships in food retail, and conversion centres are just some of the schemes that cause the state budget to lose up to 400 billion hryvnia annually. These are resources that could be directed towards defence, energy, medicine, or education.
In Germany, Deutsche Bank raided on suspicion of money laundering
The Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Criminal Police Office are conducting investigations at the offices of Germany's largest bank. According to media reports, the case may relate to business dealings involving Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Execution of the head of the village council in Crimea: police detained the suspect 13 years later
Law enforcement officials reported the arrest of a suspect in the high-profile murder of an official committed in 2013 near the administrative building of the Simeiz village council.
The Security Service of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate detained a journalist in Kyiv on suspicion of spying for Belarus.
According to the investigation, the woman worked for the Belarusian KGB for many years, using her journalistic activities to gather intelligence and attempt to infiltrate the Ukrainian Defence Forces.
Companies from the Intergal-Bud group transferred ownership to Tajik citizens after granting multi-million dollar loans to a newly established firm.
Companies linked to one of Ukraine's largest property developers transferred hundreds of millions of hryvnia to a new company, which subsequently went bankrupt, while the companies themselves changed ownership to foreign investors.
In Transcarpathia, police shut down three channels for the sale of military weapons and detained the dealers.
Law enforcement officers seized automatic weapons, grenades, ammunition and a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher from illegal circulation. Criminal proceedings have been initiated in all cases.
Four police officers killed and one wounded during special operation in Cherkasy region
During the arrest of an armed suspect in the Cherkasy district, law enforcement officers came under targeted fire. The attacker was eliminated, and the investigation is clarifying all the circumstances of the tragedy.
