Hot air balloon transporting Belarusian cigarettes found in Volyn region
In the Shatsk community, Volyn region, border guards discovered a hot air balloon used to smuggle Belarusian-made cigarettes across the border.
Crime
16 December 2025
12 December 2025
Terrorist attack in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district: Three suspects detained
The Kyiv Police and the Security Service of Ukraine have detained three individuals suspected of organising a terrorist attack in the Darnytskyi district of the capital.
Sumy resident who shot at teenagers arrested without right to bail
The Zarichnyi Court of Sumy has chosen a preventive measure for a Sumy resident who shot at teenagers - 60 days in custody without the possibility of bail.
11 December 2025
National Guard soldier killed, four injured in Kyiv explosions
A National Guard soldier was killed and four people were injured in two explosions in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district. The injured include another National Guard serviceman, a security guard, and two police officers. Prosecutors are treating the incident as a terrorist attack.
Tank armour scheme: NABU and SSU expose misappropriation exceeding 102 million
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau, in collaboration with the Security Service of Ukraine, has uncovered a corruption scheme that resulted in the theft of more than 102 million UAH. These funds were intended for the Defence Forces’ armoured vehicles to equip them with explosive reactive armour. Among the suspects are three members of an organised group.
10 December 2025
Security forces foil terror plot in Zhytomyr planned by 16-year-old girl on Russian orders
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) counterintelligence and the National Police have prevented a terrorist attack in Zhytomyr that a 16-year-old schoolgirl had been preparing on instructions from Russia.
NABU detectives conduct searches of State Tax Service officials
Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine conducted searches of officials from the State Tax Service.
Mole case in NABU: Court releases detective Husarov under house arrest
The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv changed the preventive measure from arrest without bail to round-the-clock house arrest for Viktor Husarov, a detective of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Scheme for selling decommissioned Navy ships foiled in Kyiv
The Kyiv police foiled a scheme for selling military ships decommissioned from the Ukrainian Navy, and suspicions were handed over to an employee of the Ministry of Defense and two employees of a state-owned enterprise.
Man's body with stab wounds found in Kyiv — media reports on death of cosmonaut Kadeniuk's son
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in the Pecherskyi district of the capital, who was found with stab wounds.
Court sentences organizer of illegal border crossing scheme to 4 years in prison
In Chernivtsi Oblast, a court sentenced a man who organized illegal crossings of conscription-age men across the border to 4 years of imprisonment.
SBU sentences official from temporarily occupied Lysychansk in absentia to 10 years in prison for collaboration
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) proved in court the collaborationist activities of the head of the education department of the occupation administration in Lysychansk, Luhansk region.
09 December 2025
Shooting in Sumy: police detained man who wounded four teenagers
In Sumy, police detained a man who shot at four teenagers from the window of a high-rise building.
SBU detains Russian agent in Mykolaiv region who spied on Defence Forces movement
The military counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Russian informant in the Mykolaiv region, who was spying on the movement of armored vehicles of the Defense Forces near the front line in the south.
08 December 2025
Artists of national ensemble Hutsuliia report attack on their bus
In the Lviv region, a group of young men assaulted artists of the national song and dance ensemble Hutsuliia as they were returning from abroad.
07 December 2025
Poland requests Interpol to search for two Ukrainians suspected of sabotage
Poland has submitted a request to Interpol to search for and detain, under Interpol red notices, two Ukrainian citizens suspected of sabotage on the railway – Oleksandr Kononov and Yevhen Ivanov.
NSDC sanctions for USD 250,000: court arrests lawmaker's accomplice, bail set at UAH 4M
The High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure in the form of detention with the possibility of posting bail of UAH 4,542,000 for one of the group members who, together with a member of parliament, were caught inciting the provision of improper benefits in connection with the application of NSDC sanctions against a competing company.
06 December 2025
Supreme Court upholds life sentence for nurse who leaked data on Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers to enemy
The Supreme Court confirmed the verdict against the nurse sentenced to life imprisonment for passing information about the Defense Forces to the Russian FSB.
05 December 2025
Murder of Territorial Recruitment Center serviceman in Lviv: Suspect is in custody
The Frankivsk District Court of Lviv has imposed pre-trial detention on the suspect in the murder of a Territorial Recruitment Center serviceman, ordering 60 days in custody without the right to get bail.
MP Skorokhod confirms searches in her home
Member of parliament Anna Skorokhod has confirmed that searches are being conducted in her home.
NABU, SBU expose criminal group headed by parliament member
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, and the Security Service of Ukraine have exposed a criminal group led by a member of the Ukrainian parliament.
Counterintelligence detains two Russian agents in Kharkiv region
The counterintelligence unit of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained two Russian agents who were providing the enemy with coordinates of Defense Forces positions in the Izium direction.
04 December 2025
Poland issues EAW for second Ukrainian suspect involved in railway sabotage
The District Court in Warsaw on Thursday, December 4, issued a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) for Ukrainian citizen Oleksandr Kononov, who was involved in the sabotage on the Polish railway network.
Court sentences Russian agent who helped Russian forces advance in Pokrovsk to 15 years in prison
A female agent of Russia's FSB, who directed airstrikes and artillery fire on Defense Forces positions in Donetsk region, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
02 December 2025
Arrived as instructor for Armed Forces of Ukraine: Counterintelligence reveals British citizen recruited by Russia
In October, the Security Service of Ukraine uncovered a former military instructor, a citizen of the United Kingdom, who had been collaborating with the Russian invaders. Sources have now disclosed his name — Ross David Cutmore.
Over 200 criminal cases against informants registered in Donetsk region - prosecutor’s office
Since February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 200 criminal proceedings have been registered against informants in Donetsk Oblast. More than 130 people have been convicted.
Over 2,000 criminal cases for collaborationism initiated in Donetsk region since 2022
In Donetsk region, since February 2022—the start of full-scale war—more than 2,000 criminal proceedings have been initiated for collaboration, of which nearly 500 are against former law enforcement officers and more than 300 are against educators.
01 December 2025
Poland initiates European arrest warrant for two Ukrainians involved in railway sabotage
Warsaw is initiating the issuance of a European arrest warrant for two Ukrainian citizens suspected of involvement in sabotage on the Polish railway.
29 November 2025
SBU uncovers Russian spy network planning attacks in western part of Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) neutralized a Russian agent network that was preparing caches with components for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) intended for terrorist attacks in one of the western regions.