Police uncover embezzlement of over UAH 43M during reconstruction of Chornomorsk port
Police have exposed the head of a contracting company for misappropriating UAH 43.4 million in budget funds during the reconstruction of the port of Chornomorsk.
Crime
27 January 2026
Police officers killed in Cherkasy region while arresting man suspected of attempting to assassinate deputy
Four police officers were killed in the Cherkasy region during an operation to arrest a suspect in the attempted murder of a city council deputy.
Man threatens passers-by with grenade in Kyiv region, policeman uses weapon
In the Kyiv region, a man threatened people and law enforcement officers with a grenade. During his detention, he was wounded by a policeman with a service firearm.
23 January 2026
Embezzlement under 'green' tariff: NABU court remands one suspect in custody
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has imposed a preventive measure of 60 days in custody on a trusted associate of a former high-ranking official, one of the suspects in the case involving the embezzlement of funds intended for payments under the "green" energy tariff.
Court in Vinnytsia region begins hearing in case of teacher killing two students
On January 22, the Vinnytsia City Court began hearings in the case of a teacher accused of murdering two students in the town of Sharhorod.
22 January 2026
Ukrainian national accused of drug trafficking extradited from Germany
A resident of Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi region has been extradited from Germany after being sentenced to six years in prison for illegal drug trafficking and subsequently fleeing abroad.
21 January 2026
Suspect in shooting of minibus belonging to TRSSC placed on wanted list in Lviv region
In the Lviv region, the identity of a suspect who fired several shots from a traumatic weapon at a minibus belonging to servicemen of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center has been established, and he has been placed on the wanted list.
Man convicted in Poland for assaulting Ukrainian teenagers
A Polish court sentenced 41-year-old Mariusz W. to seven months in prison for assaulting three teenagers from Ukraine last year because they were speaking Ukrainian.
Recruiter for Russia’s Wagner group sentenced to 15 years in Ukraine
The Vinnytsia City Court has sentenced a recruiter for the Russian Wagner private military company (PMC) to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property for high treason.
20 January 2026
Russian commander notified in absentia of suspicion over orders to strike Ukraine's energy sector
A deputy commander of a Russian Armed Forces unit has been notified in absentia of suspicion for ordering strikes on Ukraine's energy and gas transmission infrastructure using Geran-2 type UAVs.
18 January 2026
In Odesa, preventive measure chosen for TCC employees and public organization member accused of kidnapping man and demanding money
In Odesa, a court remanded three employees of the TCC and SP (Territorial Centers for Recruitment and Social Support) and one member of a public organization into custody, who recently kidnapped a man in the city and demanded USD 6,000 from him.
17 January 2026
Faulty mines case: Court orders custody, with bail up to UAH 120M
The court has ordered the detention of suspects in a case involving nearly UAH 3 billion in losses linked to defense procurement, with the option of posting bail ranging from UAH 20 million to more than UAH 120 million.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, military medical commission head foiled for organizing large-scale scheme for draft dodgers
The Security Service of Ukraine has dismantled a large-scale scheme for evading mobilization in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Among the scheme's organizers was the head of the military medical commission at a territorial recruitment and social support center.
15 January 2026
Ex-head of district court in Kharkiv region sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison for treason
The former head of the Balakliia District Court in the Kharkiv region has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for collaborating with occupying forces in 2022.
Man who shot at police officer during call detained in Lutsk
In Lutsk, during a call regarding domestic violence, a father-in-law aimed at his daughter-in-law and grandson, but the police officer managed to shield them with his body. The perpetrator was detained.
SBU detains collaborator in Kyiv who implemented Russian 'educational standards' in Crimea
Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained in Kyiv a collaborator who implemented Russian "educational standards" in temporarily occupied Crimea.
14 January 2026
Man who stabbed soldier of Territorial Recruitment Center detained in Lviv
A 46-year-old resident who stabbed a serviceman of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center was detained in Lviv. The detainee was notified of the charges against him.
13 January 2026
German prosecutors charge two Ukrainians with espionage
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor General has brought charges against two Ukrainian nationals on suspicion of espionage aimed at sabotage.
Defective mortar rounds for AFU: Preventive measures imposed on four suspects
Preventive measures have been imposed on four suspects in a case involving the supply of unusable mortar rounds to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which caused losses estimated at UAH 3 billion.
12 January 2026
Court postpones preparatory hearing in Kolomoiskyi case
The Podilskyi District Court of Kyiv has postponed the preparatory hearing in the case of businessman Ihor Kolomoisky concerning damages inflicted on PrivatBank and Ukrnafta.
Knife attack at school in Kyiv: Student's actions considered attempted murder
The actions of a minor attacker at a school in the capital have been considered an attempted murder, and the police have launched a criminal investigation.
In Kyiv, schoolboy attacks teacher and classmate with knife
In Kyiv, the police are investigating the circumstances of an attack at a school by one of the students with a knife on a teacher and a classmate.
In Chernivtsi region, violator injures border guard while attempting to break through border
In the Chernivtsi region, a violator injured a border guard while attempting to break through the border.
10 January 2026
SSU announces suspicion against “deputy minister of agriculture” in occupied Luhansk region
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has exposed the activities of the so-called “deputy minister of agriculture of the LPR.”
08 January 2026
Russian agent caught red-handed in Odesa for reconnaissance on Ukrainian forces
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained another agent of Russian military intelligence (GRU) in Odesa, who was directing enemy attacks on the city and supporting the invaders on social media.
SSU foils Russian plot to strike Kropyvnytskyi CHP plant, detains teen agent
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a 16-year-old resident of Kropyvnytskyi who, acting on orders from Russia’s FSB (Federal Security Service), was preparing a missile strike on a local combined heat and power (CHP) plant.
07 January 2026
GRU agent sentenced to 15 years for directing strikes on Ukrainian airfields
A court sentenced a Russian military intelligence (GRU) agent to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for directing Russian air strikes on Ukrainian airfields with combat helicopters in the Khmelnytskyi region.
Russian spy embedded in AFU caught guiding airstrikes
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in cooperation with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have detained another agent of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) who was adjusting aerial strikes on military facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
04 January 2026
Ukraine dismantles international cocaine trafficking network linked to EU
Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has exposed and shut down a transnational cocaine trafficking channel supplying drugs from European Union countries.