Shooting in Kyiv: Eight people, including child, hospitalized
Eight people injured in a shooting in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district on Saturday, April 18, are currently being treated in hospitals in the capital.
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19 April 2026
18 April 2026
Shooting in Kyiv leaves several killed, child among injured — mayor
A shooting in Kyiv has left several people dead, with a child among the injured.
Unknown assailants storm Yavoriv recruitment center, attack security personnel
Three individuals broke into the Yavoriv district territorial recruitment and social support center in the Lviv region and attempted to attack members of the security unit.
Police notify of suspicion co-owner of tobacco company, who turned legal factory into clandestine workshop in Kremenchuk
The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) in the Chernivtsi region has notified 11 participants of a large-scale scheme for the illegal production of excisable goods of suspicion. Among them are a co-founder, company employees, and their accomplices who organized the underground manufacture of tobacco products in the Poltava region.
Police detain Russian agent for preparing strike on air defense positions in Odesa region
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a woman who, allegedly on orders from Russia's FSB, was preparing coordinates for a new series of missile and drone strikes on the Odesa region.
17 April 2026
School shooting in Zakarpattia: 15-year-old suspect charged with attempted murder
Law enforcement officers have formally charged a 15-year-old teenager who opened fire at a school in Chop, western Ukraine.
16 April 2026
School shooting in Zakarpattia: Police search for parents of ninth-grade student
Police in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region are searching for the parents of a ninth-grade student who opened fire at a school, injuring another student. The shooter is currently refusing to communicate with psychologists.
Russian agents detained in Dnipro and Odesa for arson and sabotage – SBU
In Dnipro and Odesa, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police of Ukraine have detained two agents of the Russian Federation who carried out arson attacks and acts of sabotage.
15 April 2026
Arson suspect recruited by Russia detained in Lutsk
The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the National Police of Ukraine, has detained a young man in Lutsk who was recruited by Russian intelligence services to carry out an arson attack.
11 April 2026
Court sentences man who set fire to military vehicles to seven years in prison in Sumy region
In the Sumy region, a man has been sentenced to up to seven years in prison for setting fire to two vehicles belonging to military personnel.
10 April 2026
Law enforcement officers expose criminal group that earned about UAH 10M per month from drug trafficking from EU
Police dismantled a transnational drug trafficking channel from the European Union to Ukraine, operated by a group of five individuals who were earning nearly UAH 10 million monthly.
08 April 2026
Rivne resident jailed for spying on Ukrainian airfields for Russian missile strikes
A resident of the Rivne region who directed enemy missiles at Ukrainian airfields has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
07 April 2026
Police notify two Russian servicemen of crimes during occupation of Bucha
Investigators from the National Police have notified two servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces of suspicion for attempted murder and torture of civilians during the temporary occupation of Bucha.
SSU detains Russian agent coordinating airstrikes on Kramatorsk
The counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian agent in the Donetsk region who coordinated airstrikes on Kramatorsk.
03 April 2026
Court orders detention of Lviv Customs inspector suspected of killing serviceman
The Lychakiv District Court of Lviv has imposed a preventive measure of 60 days of pre-trial detention without the right to bail on Lviv Customs inspector Andrii Trush, who is suspected of killing a serviceman of a Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TRC).
SBU exposes draft evasion scheme in Cherkasy involving doctors
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has uncovered and dismantled a large-scale draft evasion scheme in Cherkasy organized by local medical workers.
Ukrainian rail worker jailed for 8 years for spying on Ukrainian forces in Sumy region for Russia's FSB
A court has sentenced a Russian informant to eight years in prison for tracking the temporary deployment sites of aviation units and flight schedules of combat helicopters of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Sumy region.
02 April 2026
Russian sabotage: Poland charges five suspects over arson of Warsaw shopping center
Polish prosecutors have charged five individuals, including a Ukrainian citizen, in connection with the arson of the Marywilska 44 shopping center in Warsaw in 2024, which authorities have connected to a broader Russian sabotage campaign targeting supporters of Ukraine.
NABU foils scheme to embezzle ₴776 million in grain from state corporation
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau has uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme involving the embezzlement of ₴776 million worth of grain from the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine.
SBU detains Irpin builder for registering Starlink terminals on orders from Russian intelligence
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a construction worker from Irpin in the Kyiv region who, on orders from Russian intelligence services, registered Starlink satellite terminals.
In March, nearly thousand individuals attempting to illegally cross Ukraine’s border detained
In March, border guards detained nearly a thousand people attempting to illegally cross the state border.
31 March 2026
Russian agent arrested in Khmelnytskyi for planning to blow up military cars
The Security Service of Ukraine arrested a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent in Khmelnytskyi who was planning to blow up cars belonging to the Armed Forces.
27 March 2026
Over 20 searches conducted at Kyiv University of Culture, large-scale embezzlement exposed
On March 27, law enforcement officials in Kyiv conducted over 20 searches at the premises of Kyiv University of Culture.
SSU detains Russian agent who attempted to cut off power to Kropyvnytskyi
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine have detained an agent of Russia's FSB who was attempting to cut off power to Kropyvnytskyi.
Ukrainian customs foil attempt to smuggle over 200 16th-18th century coins to Poland
Customs officers in the Volyn region have prevented the illegal export of 223 coins minted in the 16th-18th centuries to Poland.
26 March 2026
Man who opened fire on police in Odesa killed during arrest – National Police
A man who opened fire on patrol police officers in Odesa on March 25 was killed during a special operation to detain him.
Kharkiv region deputy sentenced to seven years for deporting Ukrainians to Russia
A deputy of the Kupiansk District Council in the Kharkiv region has been sentenced to seven years in prison with confiscation of property for collaborating with Russian occupiers and organizing the transfer of Ukrainians to the Russian Federation.
25 March 2026
Driver opens fire on patrol police in Odesa
In Odesa, a driver opened fire on patrol police officers during a document check.
Terrorist attack in Bucha: Police notify perpetrator of suspicion
Law enforcement officers have formally notified a 21-year-old resident of the city of Bucha in Kyiv region of suspicion in connection with committing a terrorist act.
Zhytomyr resident sentenced to 15 years for leaking Ukrainian aircraft data to Russia
A resident of the Zhytomyr region who provided Russian intelligence with information about the movements of Ukrainian Armed Forces aircraft has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.