Russian crimes against journalists: 575 cases confirmed, minister says
Since the full-scale invasion, Russia has already committed 575 crimes against journalists and media.
Crime
29 March 2024
27 March 2024
Two Russian accomplices detained over plot to help enemy strike Kyiv TV tower, General Staff
As a result of a special operation, the Security Service of Ukraine detained a group of FSB assets who were working to assist the Russian invasion forces in preparing a missile strike targeting a Kyiv TV transmission tower and units of the Army’s General Staff.
Shooting occurs in Zhytomyr, one injured
A man was injured during a morning shooting in Zhytomyr.
26 March 2024
Two occupation administrations chiefs from “LPR” to be tried for aiding enemy - SBU
The Security Service forwarded to court criminal cases against “gauleiters” from Kremenna and Novodruzhesk in the occupied part of Luhansk region, who were appointed to positions in occupation administrations.
SBU detains Russian agent who tried to join Ukraine's National Police
In the Kyiv region, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained an agent of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) who tried to join the National Police and spy on Ukraine's Offensive Guard.
Russians abduct civilian in occupied Kherson region
In the temporarily occupied Kherson region, Russian invaders broke into the house of Oleksii Hrinko, a resident of Liubymivka, Kakhovka district, put a bag over his head and drove him in an unknown direction.
25 March 2024
Two Russian torture chamber guards arrested in Kherson
The Security Service of Ukraine exposed two more enemy accomplices who, during the temporary capture of Kherson, worked as guards at a torture chamber the invaders had set up in the city.
22 March 2024
EU on anniversary of ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin: “No escape for perpetrators”
On the anniversary of the International Criminal Court’s move to issue a warrant for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the European Union reaffirmed full support for the ICC work and stressed that holding all those complicit in crimes amid the Russian war in Ukraine remains a priority matter.
17 March 2024
Child’s kidnapping, mother's murder could be planned in advance - media
A German-Russian family couple could be planning the murder of a young Ukrainian woman and abduction of her newborn daughter long before committing the crime.
12 March 2024
SBU exposes FSB network operating under Russia-run church cover
The Security Service of Ukraine neutralized a Kyiv-based criminal ring that is believed to have been operating under the cover of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), performing various malign influence operations on Russia’s FSB orders.
SBU nabs spouse of former regional official over spying for Russia
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian asset who is believed to have been collecting sensitive data about Ukraine’s Defense Forces in Vinnytsia region, as well as publicly justified Russian aggression.
11 March 2024
Top prosecutor says Ukraine probing three cases along with ICC
The Prosecutor General's Office together with the International Criminal Court are investigating three cases into the crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
09 March 2024
Suspected killer of military man detained in Podilsk, Odesa region
Police have detained a man who allegedly killed a soldier in Podilsk, Odesa region.
Ukraine’s Justice Minister calls out as false Russia’s claim ICC judgments inapplicable to them
Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska of Ukraine says that the International Criminal Court’s warrant for Russian commanders will be implemented regardless of whether Russia has ratified the Rome Statute.
06 March 2024
Russia using Serbian agent to infiltrate EU bodies - Western intel
Russian intelligence is using a Serbian agent to infiltrate EU institutions and to spread pro-Kremlin talking points about its invasion of Ukraine.
05 March 2024
German prosecutors charge two entrepreneurs of supplying drone components to Russia
The Federal Prosecutor's Office of Germany indicted two individuals over exporting to Russia components for unmanned aerial vehicles in circumvention of EU sanctions.
ICC Prosecutor: Reasonable grounds to believe two Russian commanders bear responsibility for three crimes
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan says there are reasonable grounds to believe that the commander of the long-range aviation of Russia’s aerospace force Sergei Kobylash and Black Sea fleet commander Viktor Sokolov bear individual criminal responsibility for at least three crimes.
Bucha atrocities: Ukraine presses murder charges against two Russian servicemen
Two Russian military servicemen, who in March 2022 are believed to have executed a civilian in the town of Bucha near Kyiv have been charged with murder.
SBU detains Russian agent who tried to commit terrorist attack at post office in Zaporizhzhia
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Russian military intelligence agent who tried to blow up a post office in the center of Zaporizhzhia.
03 March 2024
Russian agent spying on Ukrainian Armed Forces jailed for 15 years
A court has sentenced to 15 years in prison a tactical training instructor of a public organization of the Mykolaiv region who worked for Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
26 February 2024
Bulgaria bans entry of alleged Russian “illegals” on espionage suspicions
In a move aimed at safeguarding national security, Bulgaria’s State Agency National Security (SANS) has slapped an entry ban on two individuals suspected of espionage on behalf Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
Law enforcers nab family couple for spotting missile strikes targeting energy infrastructure in Lviv region
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed in Lviv region a family couple who is believed to have been helping the Russians prepare a missile attack on local energy infrastructure.
14 February 2024
Ukrainian teenager attacked in Germany
In the German city of Mettmann, a Ukrainian teenager suffered a severe head injury after a conflict with an unknown man in a restaurant.
13 February 2024
Canadian woman confesses to smuggling electronics for Russian army
A Canadian woman of Russian descent detained in the United States has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned electronics into Russia.
Russian informant who was tracking air defence exposed in Odesa
Law enforcement officers have exposed a resident of Odesa who provided Russian special services with information on the location of military facilities and the movement of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s border guards expose drug smuggling attempt involving drone
Three residents of Volyn region were detained after border guards and security service operatives prevented their attempt to smuggle 22 kilograms of hashish out of Ukraine using an unmanned aerial vehicle.
12 February 2024
Killer of Ukrainian basketballer in Germany detained - MFA
German police have already arrested the killer of a 17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player, and the investigation is ongoing.
Young Ukrainian basketball player killed in knife attack in Germany
In Dusseldorf, Germany, a 17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player was stabbed to death and his friend, also a young athlete, was hospitalized. Police are investigating the case.
10 February 2024
National Guardsmen detain man noting down coordinates of infrastructure facilities
In Kyiv, National Guardsmen detained a suspicious man at a roadblock who had been writing down the coordinates of critical facilities in a notebook.