Police closing in on masterminds behind illegal border crossing schemes for draft dodgers
A massive police raid is in progress across the country as part of an active inquiry into the schemes of trafficking military draft dodgers across the border.
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10 January 2025
09 January 2025
Couple to face trial for leaking air defense positions to enemy in Sumy region
A 53-year-old woman and her 59-year-old husband are set to stand trial for collecting information about the location of electronic warfare (EW) and air defense (AD) systems in Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
08 January 2025
Ukrainian court to try in absentia three members of Russian puppet “LPR parliament”
Three “lawmakers” from the self-styled "People's Council of the LPR" are facing trial in absentia in Ukraine for aiding and abetting the enemy.
07 January 2025
SBU exposes Russian agents spying on volunteers and officials of international organizations
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has uncovered Russia’s FSB agent network, which was gathering information about officials of international organizations and volunteers in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa.
Russian accomplice facing trial in Vinnytsia region
A resident of Tulchyn who passed sensitive data on Ukraine’s Defense Forces’ units and fortifications to the Russian intelligence agency will be put on trial in Vinnytsia region.
06 January 2025
SBU foils terror attack on military facility in Kyiv region
Counterintelligence operatives detained four members of a Russian human intelligence network, including a minor, who were planning to set off an explosive device at a military facility in Kyiv region.
02 January 2025
Police report 10 arson attacks on military vehicles across Kyiv region in past year
In Kyiv region, a total of 10 arson attacks targeting Ukrainian military vehicles was recorded in 2024.
Man nabbed in Chernihiv for glorifying Russian aggression
A man was detained in Chernihiv over shouted words of support for the aggressor state during a moment of silence for the fallen soldiers.
31 December 2024
SBU detains Russian agents who set fire to relay cabinets in Kyiv, Volyn regions
Officers of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) and National Police have neutralized two groups of Russian agents who, under orders from the Russian FSB, carried out arson attacks in Kyiv and Volyn regions.
30 December 2024
Bribery scandal: another former court head detained
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has detained a former head of the Regional Commercial Court of Appeal, allowing for a bail option of UAH 30.28 million.
28 December 2024
Searches conducted in Kharkiv region targeting TRC and MMC staff
In Kharkiv region, 39 searches were carried out involving employees of district Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TRC) and Military Medical Commissions (MMC), who are implicated in a case concerning document falsification to evade mobilization.
27 December 2024
Kyiv Administration Department Head exposed for fraudulent disability claim
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and National Police investigators have uncovered fraudulent actions by the Director of the Department of Social and Veterans Policy of the Kyiv City State Administration. The official is accused of unlawfully obtaining a second-degree disability status.
26 December 2024
Three former court heads charged in $1M bribe case - NABU
The National Anti-corruption Bureau has pressed charges against the former head of the Western Commercial Court of Appeals with extorting undue benefit from a private company representative.
24 December 2024
Kherson law enforcers detain Russian torture chamber guard
The Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigation detained in Kherson a former employee of a pre-trial detention center, who during the temporary occupation of the city by Russian troops agreed to be a guard at the torture chamber set up in the penitentiary facility.
19 December 2024
Commander of 211th Pontoon Bridge Brigade to be held in custody
A court has ordered the commander of the 211th Pontoon Bridge Brigade of the AFU Support Forces to be held in custody, with the option of posting bail set at 908,400 UAH. The commander was previously charged with abuse of power.
Ukrainian arrested in Lithuania on suspicion of transporting illegal migrants – MFA
A 48-year-old Ukrainian national has been detained in Lithuania on suspicion of transporting illegal migrants. He will remain in custody until March 13, 2025.
18 December 2024
Chief of gambling regulator detained over supporting Russian online casino - source
The State Bureau of Investigation on December 18 apprehended the head of the Ukrainian Gambling and Lottery Regulation Commission, Ivan Rudyi, over allegedly backing the operations of a Russian online casino.
17 December 2024
Investigation into abuses in 211th Brigade: Searches conducted in military unit, commander notified of suspicion
A pre-trial investigation has been initiated by law enforcement officials against officials of the 211th Pontoon Bridge Brigade of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a notice of suspicion has been served to its commander.
16 December 2024
Road accident with seven dead near Lviv: Two suspects taken into custody
The court ruled to take into custody two suspects involved in a road accident near Lviv on December 15 that resulted in the deaths of seven people and injuries to three others.
11 December 2024
Massive searches at Ukrzaliznytsia facilities in case regarding abuses by officials
The National Police, with the support of Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian railways), is carrying out investigative actions related to abuses by officials involved in international passenger transportation.
SBU uncovers another scheme for smuggling men across border
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has dismantled another scheme in Transcarpathia involving smuggling of military-aged men across the border via a river.
10 December 2024
Court imprisons woman for tipping Russia on Army maneuvers
In Kharkiv region, a court has sentenced a woman to six years and six months in prison for passing Russia about the movement of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Law enforcers nab five Russia-hired arsonists
The SBU and National Police operatives detained five suspects believed to have been committing arson attacks on Russia’s orders in three regions across Ukraine.
09 December 2024
NABU exposes current, former heads of regional commercial court over million-dollar bribe
Detectives with the National Anti-corruption Bureau exposed the current and former heads of the Lviv region's commercial court in receiving a bribe of $1 million.
08 December 2024
Russian detained in the Netherlands on suspicion of stealing chip production data
A 43-year-old Russian man who had worked for ASML and Mapper Lithography was detained in the Netherlands.
07 December 2024
Russian accomplices in Dnipro exposed in helping enemy prepare strike on railway infrastructure
The SBU unit in Dnipropetrovsk region detained two Russian informants who had been helping the Russians identify coordinates for missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s railway infrastructure in order to undermine military supply routes.
In Russia, officer kills conscript for refusing to go to war
After a Russian officer shot a 19-year-old conscript, Artem Antonov, his relatives say this could have been an act of revenge for his refusal to sign a contract and go to war against Ukraine.
05 December 2024
Russia uses Interpol to persecute Ukrainian military - rights activists
Ukrainian human rights activists presented in The Hague at the 23rd session of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court a report on illegal trials of prisoners and civilians imprisoned in Russia and in the temporarily occupied territories.
02 December 2024
North Macedonia detains man who planned to fight in Ukraine on side of Russia
Police in North Macedonia have detained a citizen suspected of intending to join the Russian army and fight in Ukraine.
30 November 2024
Russian informant directing missile strikes on Zhytomyr region sentenced to 15 years in prison
A court has sentenced a Russian agent to 15 years in prison for directing enemy missiles and drones towards Zhytomyr region and planning to flee to Russia.