# Investigation
In the Lviv region, a former commander of a military unit has been charged in connection with losses of over 79 million hryvnias relating to ‘combat’ allowances
In the Lviv region, law enforcement officers have notified a former military unit commander that he is under suspicion in a case concerning the unjustified payment of additional ‘combat’ allowances to military personnel. According to the investigation, the state budget has suffered losses of over 79 million hryvnias.
Illegal extraction of groundwater worth over 257 million hryvnias has been uncovered in the Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers in the Kyiv region have uncovered two schemes involving the illegal extraction of groundwater in the Brovary and Fastiv districts. The total amount of losses incurred by the state exceeded 257 million hryvnias.
A gang of extortionists has been arrested in Cherkasy over a fictitious debt of 250 thousand dollars
In Cherkasy, law enforcement officers have arrested members of a criminal gang suspected of extorting money from a local family. According to the investigation, the suspects demanded 250,000 dollars, resorting to threats, harassment and intimidation.
A scheme involving the illegal extraction of granite worth over 1.2 billion hryvnias has been uncovered in the Kirovohrad region
In the Kirovohrad region, law enforcement officers have notified one of the participants in an illegal granite mining scheme that he is under suspicion. According to the investigation, the losses amount to more than 1.2 billion hryvnias.
The former secretary to Pavlo Buzdygan, Deputy Director of the ESBU, received 565,000 UAH in payments prior to her dismissal
Tetyana Petrenko, a senior detective at the Economic Security Bureau and former secretary to the deputy director, received 565 thousand UAH in payments from the budget on the eve of her dismissal. At virtually the same time, at least four other Bureau staff members received monthly salaries ranging from 255,000 to 465,000 hryvnias.
The SSU and the National Police have exposed hackers who created a fake ‘Reserve+’ app for draft dodgers
The SSU and the National Police carried out a special operation in several regions of Ukraine and uncovered a hacker group that had developed a fake version of the ‘Reserve+’ app. Through this fake service, those liable for military service were able to alter their account details and use forged documents during checks.
The National Police carried out the second phase of the ‘RUBICON’ special operation against online drug trafficking
The National Police of Ukraine have carried out the second phase of the large-scale anti-drug special operation ‘RUBICON’. Law enforcement officials announced that they had dismantled drug laboratories, seized a large consignment of drugs and identified hundreds of individuals involved in the illicit trafficking of narcotic substances.
The management of the Kyiv Regional Road Administration has been exposed for a bribery scheme involving the leasing of state property
Law enforcement officers have uncovered a large-scale scheme to embezzle funds at the state-owned enterprise ‘Kyiv Regional Road Administration’. According to the investigation, the company’s management demanded bribes from business owners in return for the lease of state-owned property.
An extortion ring operating in a prison in Zhytomyr and run by prisoners serving life sentences has been uncovered
In Zhytomyr, law enforcement officers have uncovered a scheme of criminal influence organised from within prisons. The suspects extorted money from a prisoner by using psychological pressure, threats and intimidation.
At the border with Poland, border guards discovered 77 containers containing exotic animals and insects
At the ‘Krakivets–Korchova’ border crossing, customs officers and border guards uncovered an attempt to smuggle exotic animals into Ukraine. The boot of the car contained 77 containers with live reptiles, insects and other wildlife.
The SSU, the State Bureau of Investigation and the National Police have uncovered four channels for the illegal sale of weapons in Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigations and the National Police have dismantled four networks involved in the illegal sale of weapons, ammunition and explosives in various regions of the country. Eleven people were arrested as part of the special operation.
A scheme to supply methadone to the Kyiv Remand Centre via postal parcels has been uncovered in the Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers have dismantled an organised group that had set up a drug supply network to the Kyiv Remand Centre. According to the investigation, the scheme involved both prisoners and people at liberty.
